This month Russian president Vladimir Putin said about a dozen countries were probably producing mid-range missiles of the type banned by the INF treaty. read more

Apart from Khashoggi, prominent world figures also feature in the list including United States President Donald Trump, Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman and Russian President Vladimir Putin read more

US-Russia ties are under deep strain over a number of crises including accusations Moscow meddled in the 2016 US presidential election. read more

The United States delivered Russia a 60-day ultimatum on Tuesday to come clean about what Washington says is a violation of a 1987 nuclear arms control treaty, saying it would be forced to start a six-month process of withdrawal if nothing changed. read more

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s presence at the summit of the Group of 20 powers in Buenos Aires demonstrated he was firmly in control, as he met with Western leaders and sealed an oil pact with Russian President Vladimir Putin. read more

The already strained ties between Washington and Moscow have “no doubt” worsened over Russian’s continued attempts to interfere in the US voting process, Mattis said at the Reagan National Defense Forum in California. read more

The two moments captured the dilemma facing world leaders at the Group of 20 summit in Buenos Aires this weekend: How to deal with the crown prince, who is dogged by controversy over the murder of a Saudi journalist but is also de facto leader of a rich,... read more

The opening day of the summit on Friday was a day of hectic engagements for Narendra Modi who, hours earlier, took part in another powerful trilateral meeting with US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. read more

Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump had a brief meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit on Friday read more

The G20 summit will be accompanied by an array of diplomatic initiatives with several bilateral meetings by the leaders attending, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. read more

Trump on Thursday cancelled meeting with Putin which was scheduled to take place during the Group of 20 industrialized nations in Argentina, citing the current Ukraine crisis. read more

Russia fired on and then seized three Ukrainian ships on Sunday, accusing them of illegally entering its waters in the Sea of Azov, in a dramatic spike in tensions that raises fears of a wider escalation. read more

The crisis also threatened growing diplomatic fallout with US President Donald Trump warning that he may cancel a long-awaited summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin. read more

Trump told The Washington Post that he was waiting for a report from national security advisors on Sunday’s incident in which Russian naval forces seized three Ukrainian vessels. read more

The issue is the biggest looming over Trump’s visit to Argentina, with the two economic giants locked in exchanges of punitive tariffs and Washington effectively threatening to target all remaining Chinese imports, including Apple products made in C... read more