By Amar Shah Mohsen SHAH ALAM, March 13 — The government has rubbished claims that Malaysian citizens are among mercenaries serving Russia in the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine.  Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said there has not been any...

WASHINGTON, Feb 3 — International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Kristalina Georgieva said that although the IMF raised the global growth forecast, there is still a need "to be mindful of risks," reported Xinhua.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 — The recent six-day visit of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to Russia, which raised global concerns about potential arms deals between the two nations, occurred when both countries grappled with increasing international isolation.

HANOI/NEW DELHI/WASHINGTON, Sept 10 — The United States (US) and Vietnam plan to elevate their relations as US President Joe Biden visits the country from Sunday, with officials saying the focus of the talks will be semiconductors and critical minerals.

JAKARTA, Sept 7 — World leaders were on Thursday set for a series of meetings on security and trade against a backdrop of simmering tensions and open conflicts in parts of the world, as an Asean-hosted summit in Indonesia entered its final day.

SEOUL, Sept 7 — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Thursday any attempts to change the status quo by force in the South China Sea cannot be tolerated, calling for a rules-based maritime order in the region, his office said.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 – Malaysians in Russia, Armenia and Belarus are advised to stay vigilant following the declaration of a counter-terrorist operation (CTO) in Moscow and Moscow region on Saturday.

REUTERS, June 13 — Lawyers for Ukraine at the top UN court on Monday rejected Russia's account of the downing of a Malaysian airliner as a "rambling conspiracy theory", in a case alleging Moscow backed separatists in eastern Ukraine in 2014.

SEOUL, June 12 — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has voiced his willingness to build closer strategic ties with Russia in his congratulatory message to President Vladimir Putin over Moscow's key national holiday, state media said Monday.

BEIJING May 24 — Russia and China are set to sign a set of bilateral agreements on Wednesday during the Russian Prime Minister's trip to Beijing, as the two giant neighbours pledge closer cooperation even as the West remains critical of their ties amid the war in Ukraine.

KAZAN, May 20 — Malaysia is seeking to establish cooperation with Russia in the exchange of technologies, especially those that are well-developed in Russia, including robotics or rocket technologies, Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin told Sputnik.

MOSCOW, May 20 — Malaysia recognises the high quality of Russian grain and plans to start purchasing it for the production of animal feed, Malaysian Agriculture and Food Security Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu told Sputnik.

KAZAN, May 20 — Malaysia is ready to expand student exchange programmes with Russian universities, but mutual recognition of diplomas should be introduced first to give Russian and Malaysian students an incentive to study in both countries, Higher Education Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin told Sputnik.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu was awarded the Medal of Spiritual Unity during his official visit to Russia.

BEIJING, May 5 — Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang assured his Russian and Indian counterparts of deepening bilateral ties, promising that 'coordination and cooperation' will only grow stronger, in a show of solidarity with two of China's biggest neighbours.

BERLIN, Feb 22 — Dismissing mounting evidence that a Russian missile downed Malaysian Airlines flight MH17, news anchors on Russian state-owned TV are shown voicing alternative theories in a new documentary: one claims a Ukrainian fighter jet shot down the plane; another suggests the aircraft was floored by aliens.

THE HAGUE, Feb 8 — International investigators probing the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) over eastern Ukraine are set to present new findings on Wednesday, including possibly naming additional suspects.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 — Malaysia and Russia are expected to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the agriculture and fishing sectors this year to further strengthen the existing bilateral relationship and trade between both countries.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 26 — The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg, France on Wednesday ruled that it will hear the cases against Russia over alleged human rights violations in eastern regions of Ukraine, and the downing of flight MH17.

WASHINGTON, Jan 2 — Managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva warns that Europe faces a "tough winter" and likely more serious problems during the next cold season amid the bloc's plan to end dependence on Russian energy, reported Sputnik.