MOSCOW. Jan 14 (Interfax) - The Ukrainian parliament has upheld a motion from President Vladimir Zelensky and extended the period of martial law and general mobilization for another 90 days, Ukrainian ...

MOSCOW. Jan 14 (Interfax) - Coal export via the network of OJSC Russian Railways (RZD) decreased 11.7% year-on-year in December 2025 and amounted to 14.1 million tonnes, the company said. In total, 27 ...

BAKU. Jan 14 (Interfax) - China National Chemical Engineering Corporation (CNCEC) plans to bolster cooperation with the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) in technology and ...

MOSCOW. Jan 14 (Interfax) - The Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada has endorsed Mikhail Fedorov's candidacy for defense minister, nominated earlier by President Vladimir Zelensky. The day before, the ...

Armenia may decide to leave the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) at a referendum when its membership in the EAEU becomes incomparable with membership in the EU, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan ...

BRUSSELS. Jan 14 (Interfax) - Most of the 90-billion-euro European loan to Ukraine will be spent on arms purchases, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday.

It was reported yesterday that Rockwool's Russian subsidiary, Rockwool LLC, had been placed under the temporary management of JSC Construction Assets Development. A corresponding decree was signed by ...

Kazakhstan boosted its fish catch 61.3% to 72.900 tonnes in 2025, from 45,200 tonnes in 2024, the Agriculture Ministry's Fishery Committee told Interfax. Farmed fish production reached 26,300 tonnes ...

Anton Kurinny, a leading expert at OTP Bank's global markets department, also expects the hryvnia's exchange rate to stabilize soon. The hryvnia might stop weakening within the next few days and then ...

ASTANA. Jan 14 (Interfax) - Kazakhstan temporarily reduced oil shipments via the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) terminal in December 2025 due to UAV attacks and bad weather, the country's Energy ...

ALMATY. Jan 14 (Interfax) - The World Bank still forecasts Kazakhstan's GDP will grow 4.5% in 2026 and 3.9% in 2027, maintaining its October 2025 projections, according to the bank's January Global ...

MOSCOW. Jan 14 (Interfax) - Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office have named Batkivshchina faction leader Yulia Timoshenko a suspect in ...