Russia

Pompeo on Tuesday alleged that Iran had become a "new home base" for al-Qaeda, doubling down the maximum pressure campaign against Iran before leaving office in less than 10 days.

Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov admitted in November 2020 that Ambassador Antonov could attend the inauguration ceremony of the new US President. However, the participation of foreign countries' representatives at this event is not stipulated, he noted.

The report came from the Congressional Research Service (CRS), a bipartisan research wing of US Congress, which said that India is keen on sharing technology and co-productive initiatives while the US suggests it to reform its defence offset policy.

The fishing boat, Onega, sank near the Novoya Zemlya archipelago with 19 people on board, Xinhua news agency quoted the local media reports citing the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations as saying.

On Friday, four members of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organization were detained, the FSB said in a press release on Saturday. The suspects planned to detonate an explosive device near an administrative building of law enforcement agencies and launch an armed attack on police officers.

Explosives and other components used in the making of an improvised explosive device as well as instructions for its assembly were seized from the suspect's rented apartment, the FSB said in a statement on Friday, Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.