SYDNEY, July 10 — Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has called for Russia to make reparations for the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, after the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) found Moscow responsible for the tragedy, reported the German Press Agency (dpa).

PARIS, July 9 — Europe's top human rights court has unanimously ruled that Russia was responsible for the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 in 2014 and also that Moscow had repeatedly and systematically violated human rights in Ukraine.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 — Asean’s long-standing aspiration for a Zone of Peace, Freedom and Neutrality (Zopfan) has gained new traction following China and Russia’s readiness to sign the Protocol to the Treaty on the Southeast Asia Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone (SEANWFZ).

MOSCOW, June 29 — The price of gas for the European Union (EU) has increased 2.5-fold since the introduction of large-scale sanctions against Russia — in just four years, from 2021 to 2025, it has increased twice as much as in the previous 20 years, according to RIA Novosti's calculations based on Eurostat data.

THE HAGUE, June 25 — Nato leaders gathered in The Hague on Wednesday for a summit tailor-made for United States (US) President Donald Trump, with European allies hoping a pledge to hike defence spending will prompt him to dispel doubts about his commitment to the alliance.

MOSCOW, June 23 — Russian President Vladimir Putin said today that “unjustified” attacks by the United States on Iran’s nuclear sites were pushing the world towards great danger and promised to try to help the people of the Islamic Republic, though he gave no specifics.

ISTANBUL/MOSCOW, June 23 — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sent his foreign minister to Moscow today to ask President Vladimir Putin for more help from Russia after the biggest military action from the United States against the Islamic Republic since the 1979 revolution over the weekend.

TASHKENT, June 21 — Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof arrived in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, early morning today to begin his official working visit to the republic.

ST PETERSBURG, June 19 — Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto held talks with President Vladimir Putin in the northern Russian city of St Petersburg on Thursday as they explore ways to deepen what some officials have called a burgeoning strategic partnership.

ST PETERSBURG — Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed in a telephone call on Thursday what they saw as frictions between G7 leaders at this week's Group of Seven summit, the Kremlin said.

ALBERTA, June 18 — Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy left the Group of Seven summit yesterday with new aid from host Canada for its war against invader Russia, but without a joint statement of support from members or a chance to meet United States President Donald Trump.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 — Malaysia remains committed to expanding strategic ties with international partners, including Russia, in areas that can yield mutual benefit and contribute to sustainable development.

ST PETERSBURG, June 17 — Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will hold talks with President Vladimir Putin in Russia this week to explore ways to deepen what their foreign ministers cast on Tuesday as a burgeoning strategic partnership.

KYIV, May 26 — Russian forces launched a barrage of 367 drones and missiles at Ukrainian cities overnight, including the capital Kyiv, in the largest aerial attack of the war so far, killing at least 12 people and injuring dozens more, officials said.

BUCHAREST, May 19 — Romania's European allies and markets welcomed centrist Nicușor Dan's presidential election victory over a Eurosceptic hard-right rival on Sunday, relieved that the European Union (EU) member had avoided a lurch to a Donald Trump-inspired political path.

KAZAN (Tatarstan), May 17 — The strong bilateral ties between Malaysia and the Russian Federation have been further reinforced through Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's official visit, which ended yesterday.

KAZAN (Tatarstan), May 17 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today that Malaysia’s growing ties with Russia should not be seen as a zero-sum game, stressing that as an open trading nation, it is vital for the country to expand partnerships to protect its economic interests.

KAZAN, May 16 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has called on the Islamic world to work together and strengthen its fundamentals, which begin with the economy, especially the halal industry that is worth US$3 trillion (RM12.8 trillion).

KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim slammed unilateral decisions taken by some countries, describing it is a sheer display of power and arrogance and does not take into account the interests of small countries.

KAZAN, May 16 — Malaysia remains firm in its position to seek justice and resolution for the families and victims of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 tragedy, which was shot down over Ukraine in 2014, says political secretary to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Muhammad Kamil Abdul Munim.