MOSCOW. Aug 19 (Interfax) - Russia's MAX national messenger service now has 18 million users, the service's press office said.

The ministries have until September 10 to retroactively apply provisions on increasing the permissible deviation of actual wholesale fuel prices on the domestic market from the established notional ...

MOSCOW. Aug 19 (Interfax) - The Russia-U.S. summit in Alaska showed that the current U.S. administration is committed to finding ways for a lasting and durable settlement to the Ukraine crisis, ...

The parties agreed to officially launch these projects as part of the international energy conference which will be held on September 6-7 in Kabul. Completion of construction is scheduled for Q1 2027.

MOSCOW. Aug 19 (Interfax) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed the possibility of raising the level of representatives from Moscow and Kiev at direct ...

MOSCOW. Aug 19 (Interfax) - Ukraine may continue its cooperation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under the current program, but there is a possibility that a new one will have to be drawn ...

The changes allow for the possibility of setting MPLs on an "included" basis. This approach will enable the CBR to still restrict the share of the riskiest loans, but banks and payday lenders will be ...

MOSCOW. Aug 19 (Interfax) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed during their phone conversation to stay in close contact on Ukraine and other pressing issues on the ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that if a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky were arranged, the parties would have a favorable chance ...

KAZAN. Aug 18 (Interfax) - China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), China's largest state-owned oil and gas company, expects demand for gas in China to grow to 600-650 billion cubic meters (bcm) ...

The suspension of oil deliveries was caused by a Ukrainian attack on a transformer substation of the pipeline, according to Szijjarto's data. "Ukraine attacks this pipeline, and because of these ...

MINSK. Aug 18 (Interfax) - Belarusian industrial output fell 0.3% year-on-year at constant prices to 119.3 billion Belarusian rubles in January-July 2025, national statistical committee Belstat said.