Martial law and mobilization will be extended in Ukraine for 90 days, from 5:30 a.m. on May 9 through August 6. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky submitted respective bills to the parliament.

ST. PETERSBURG. April 18 (Interfax) - The Russian government has proposed transferring shares of five federally owned companies to JSC Severnaya Verf Shipyard , which is part of United Shipbuilding ...

ASHGABAT. April 18 (Interfax) - Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov accepted credentials from Saudi Arabia's newly appointed Ambassador in Ashgabat Amer bin Ali Al-Shehri at their meeting, the ...

ASTANA. April 18 (Interfax) - Bolashak Mine, operated by Kazchrome's Donskoy Ore Mining and Processing Plant, is restarting after a fire incident at the end of February, Kazchrome, which is part of ...

The Ukrainian government terminated another agreement with Russia at its meeting on Friday, April 18, Ukrainian media reported with reference to government envoy to the Verkhovna Rada Taras Melnichuk.

MOSCOW. April 18 (Interfax) - Sixty-one percent of Russians identify as Orthodox Christian now, according to a poll conducted by the Public Opinion Foundation (FOM). The results of the poll were ...

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has signed into law a bill extending the martial law and mobilization in the country from May 9 to August 6, 2025, local media said, citing the Verkhovna Rada's ...

MOSCOW. April 18 (Interfax) - JSC A7 Holding, wholly owned by former FESCO co-owner and Board Chairman Andrei Severilov, has founded a new legal entity in the freight transportation sector.

MOSCOW. April 18 (Interfax) - Avilon Group, a major Russian car dealer, has lowered its 2025 forecast for new car sales in Russia to 1.1 million-1.2 million from the previously expected 1.4 million ...

BISHKEK. April 16 (Interfax) - The Kyrgyz parliament scheduled the next presidential election for late January 2027 at a meeting on Wednesday. Amendments to the constitutional law on elections of the ...

MOSCOW. April 18 (Interfax) - Approximately 90% of winter grain crop plantings in Russia are in good and satisfactory condition, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said at a government meeting on Friday ...

MOSCOW. April 18 (Interfax) - The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) expects to see a significant increase, by 10%-17%, in the 2025 harvest of grain, oil crops and vegetables.