
Russia says the United States’ controversial bid to extend an arms embargo on Iran that is expected to expire under Tehran’s nuclear deal with world countries jeopardizes the prospect of the agreement’s continued preservation. Speaking on Thursday, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the US push was “not only unjustified ...

A total of 77.93 percent of Russians voted for amendments to Russia’s Constitution, the Central Election Commission (CEC) said after 99.9 percent of election protocols were processed. The CEC said 21.26 percent voted against the constitutional amendments, Sputnik news agency reported. CEC head Ella Pamfilova said on Wednesday that almost ...