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Tokyo, Oct. 25 (Jiji Press)--U.S. Democratic Rep. Ami Bera, a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, condemned Russia's recent detention of a Japanese journalist as unacceptable, during an interview with Jiji Press in Tokyo this weekend. "I don't think there's any place where it's acceptable for them to detain reporters," Bera said while referring to past cases involving American...
Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted US special envoy Steve Witkoff in a grand imperial palace on Wednesday to review new ideas on ending the war in Ukraine amid Washington’s latest push to stop Europe’s bloodiest conflict since second world war. The talks in St Petersburg, the ninth time that Witkoff has met Putin in person, began with a goodwill gesture from Russia – the release of a retired US teacher held in Russia. The encounter comes amid concerns in Kyiv and among its allies that the...
Stephen Hubbard has been taken to Pulkovo Airport, Putin said during talks with US envoy Steve Witkoff.
A Chinese student who draped himself in the Japanese rising sun flag in a Russian university classroom has been expelled and asked to leave the country, according to state-run newspaper Global Times. The flag was used by the Japanese military during its imperial expansion and is still used by Japan’s Maritime Self-Defence Force. It remains a symbol of Japanese militarism and aggression in China and other parts of Asia. Moscow State University made the decision after the student was criticised by...
Vladimir Putin called Algeria one of Russia's close friends and allies, speaking about dairy exports to a Moscow business forum, and Algiers answered warmly. The post Putin Calls Algeria a Close Ally on 15 Oct appeared first on The Rio Times.
Many delegates to the International Monetary Fund’s steering committee walked out of a meeting on Saturday when Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov addressed the group in Russian, three sources familiar with the matter said. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has roiled the International Monetary and Financial Committee, preventing it from reaching consensus statements in the years since. There were deep divisions again at this week’s annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank...
Sergei Sokolov, the editor-in-chief of Russia's independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, was detained and taken for questioning on Thursday after authorities searched his home, the newspaper said.
New York, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)--The Committee to Protect Journalists, a New York-based international nonprofit organization, on Wednesday called for the immediate release of a Japanese newspaper reporter detained in Russia on suspicion of espionage. Russia claims that the male reporter for Hokkaido Shimbun Press gathered information on mobilized soldiers and other topics at the direction of...
A Japanese journalist has been detained in Russia on suspicion of spying for Japanese intelligence.
Tokyo, Oct. 14 (Jiji Press)--Japan has asked the Russian government to provide prompt information about a Japanese reporter detained by authorities in Russia and ensure humane, fair and impartial treatment, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Wednesday. He made the remarks at a parliamentary committee meeting after Russia's Federal Security Service said Tuesday that a male reporter for ...