The Russian president received the visitors at the historic Kazan Kremlin. He’s hosting a BRICS summit attended by 30 countries.
The pigeon’s ordeal began in May when it was captured near a port in Mumbai with two rings tied to its legs,carrying words that looked like Chinese.
In national address,the Venezuelan president committed 6000 troops,air and naval forces to conduct operations near the territory he wants to take from Guyana.
Following massive offshore oil discoveries in the region and with elections coming,the Venezuelan president appears to have taken a leaf out of Putin’s playbook.
After a nearly three-decade bid for independence,the unrecognised republic at the centre of a geopolitical fight is no more.
The death toll from an explosion and fire at a fuel depot in Nagorno-Karabakh has sharply increased as hundreds suffered burns while filling up with fuel.
About 1500 families have already crossed the border into Armenia since Azerbaijan renewed bombing their enclave. More are expected to follow.
The EU,US,France and Germany condemned Azerbaijan. Armenia accused Russia of being too distracted by its own war in Ukraine to protect it.
High in the Himalayas,a barrier of breathtaking mountains has not stopped the two giants of Asia from sliding into nationalism,economic rivalry and militarisation.
Some 36 troops set out to free a New Zealand pilot kidnapped by separatists who say they are holding the remains of 12. Indonesia disagrees.
The incident comes as Britain and Gibraltar seek to negotiate a treaty to settle Gibraltar’s post-Brexit status and how to police the border with Spain.