Beijing has warned that Washington’s return to the UN’s cultural group is about resisting Chinese influence China has decried the vote by members of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to allow the US to rejoin the group, warning that Washington is likely to stir strife rather than help foster peace and…

The two sides have not found a “clear pathway to a resolution” so far, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan has said American and Russian officials are holding talks on possible prisoner trades, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told journalists on Friday. The list of candidates for exchange includes Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich,…

An explosion at the compound in Berlin could have triggered a “massive blaze,” a senior journalist has said An improvised explosive device (IED) discovered late on Friday on the grounds of a Berlin compound that houses journalists from Russia’s RIA Novosti and Sputnik Germany media outlets, had been stuffed into a remote basement ventilation shaft,…