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Slovak PM believes that "everyone" will call him to find out details of his conversation with Putin
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico believes that after his meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in China, he will receive many calls from leaders of other European countries. As reported by the Slovak newspaper Dennik N, Fico congratulated...

President Ruto accepts credentials from nine envoys
President William Ruto. [PCS] President William Ruto has accepted the credentials of nine new envoys nominated to represent their countries' diplomatic interests in Nairobi. Speaking during the event held at State House, Nairobi, on Wednesday,...

Slovak PM tells Putin he'll discuss strikes on Russian energy with Zelenskyy
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, during his meeting with Russian ruler Vladimir Putin in China, said he intends to raise the issue of Ukrainian attacks on Russia’s energy infrastructure in his talks with the Ukrainian president. As reported by...

Slovakia wants to normalize relations with Russia, buy more gas
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said during a meeting with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin that he wants to normalize relations with Russia and increase gas supplies through the TurkStream pipeline, Reuters reports. Such statements contradict...

Serbian, Slovak Leaders Lavish Praise on Putin During China Visit
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing, September 2, 2025. Photo: EPA/ALEXANDER KAZAKOV/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN/POOL. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic had warm words for his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin...
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State President Lương Cường receives Slovak PM Robert Fico in Beijing
BEIJING – Vietnamese State President Lương Cường received Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico in Beijing on September 3 afternoon, on the occasion of his attendance at the 80th anniversary of the world people's victory over fascism and working trip...

Dozens of world leaders join China's military parade
The leaders of 26 countries and other foreign representatives have joined Chinese President Xi Jinping to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II with a military parade in the Chinese capital, in a show of solidarity among nations...

China’s Victory Day military parade: Who attended and what happened?
China hosted a major military parade in its capital, Beijing, on Wednesday, marking 80 years since the end of World War II. In the country’s largest ever military parade, President Xi Jinping welcomed world leaders, including Russian President...

Hungary And Slovakia Keep Pressure On Brussels Over Russian Sanctions List
Hungary and Slovakia are once again asking the European Union to remove asset freezes and visa bans on six Russian businessmen in order to secure the roll-over of the bloc’s individual sanctions regime on the Kremlin, which has been in place since...

Former Romanian PMs at Beijing military parade attended by Putin, Kim Jong Un
Former Romanian prime ministers Viorica Dăncilă and Adrian Năstase have been invited to the military parade organized by Chinese president Xi Jinping in Beijing to mark the end of World War II, Euronews reported. They are featured in a group photo...

Iran's President denounces West's 'double standards' as he joins parade in China
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has criticised the UN's nuclear agency and accused western powers of "double standards" as he joined the leaders of China, Russia and North Korea for a military parade in Beijing. The Iranian leader was one of 26...

From Vladimir Putin To Kim Jong Un: A Look At World Leaders Who Attended China's Military Parade In Beijing
From Vladimir Putin To Kim Jong Un: A Look At World Leaders Who Attended China's Military Parade In Beijing | X @SputnikInt Hong Kong: The leaders of 26 countries joined Chinese President Xi Jinping to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World...

National judo team departs for Slovakia to compete in European Championship
The Azerbaijani athletes participating in European Junior Judo Championships have departed for Bratislava, Slovakia, Azernews reports. Thee flight carrying the national team took off from Heydar Aliyev International Airport. Azerbaijan will be...

China displays its military might at parade attended by Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-Un
Eighty cannon shots that shook Tiananmen Square marked the beginning of China’s largest display of military muscle in recent years. The parade commemorating the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) and...
Putin and Kim join Xi at China's military parade as Trump lashes out "Please give my warmest regards to Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong Un, as you conspire against The United States of America," Trump said on Truth Social. Read More »
This photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik shows Kim Jong Un, right, with Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on Sept. 3. (Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump took aim at Chinese leader Xi Jinping as...
China Parades Its Military—and Its Friends
Chinese troops march during a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on September 3, 2025. (Photo by Greg Baker / AFP) (Photo by GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty...

Putin calls on Slovak PM to shut down reverse gas and electricity to Kyiv
Russian ruler Vladimir Putin has suggested restricting reverse gas and electricity supplies to Ukraine from Europe in order to force Kyiv to stop striking energy infrastructure linked to the West. According to Russian Interfax, Slovakia is one of...

Can the EU implement its new press freedom law?
Published on 02/09/2025 - 16:00 GMT+2 •Updated 16:03 The new rules aim to protect the editorial independence of journalists, as well as their sources, including against the use of spyware. In the Media Freedom Act (MFA) there are also provisions...

A look at the world leaders joining China's military parade in a show of solidarity with...
Leaders from the U.S., Western Europe, Japan and India were not present at the event and countries like South Korea and Singapore sent lower-level officials. But Xi’s guest list showed Beijing’s growing influence in the Global South and other...

Trump reacts to China Military Parade with Putin, Jong-un presence
Trump posted the remarks Tuesday on the US social media company Truth Social’s platform, which he owns, writing: "The big question to be answered is whether or not President Xi of China will mention the massive amount of support and ‘blood’ that...