Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to make a working visit to India at the end of August.

Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu arrived in Pyongyang to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi held a strategic dialogue with Sergei Shoigu, Secretary of the Russian Federation Security Council, in Beijing on Friday.

The 9th China-Russia law-enforcement and security cooperation meeting took place in Beijing on Wednesday, News.Az reports citing CGTN .

Russia has nearly completed the required procedures to sign a new bilateral treaty with Iran soon, Russia's top security official Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday, News.Az reports citing Reuters.

Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu stated on Tuesday that Moscow will not enter negotiations with Kyiv until Ukrainian forces are expelled from Russian territory.

By Tural Taghiyev

Tensions between Iran and Israel have reached a critical point, with Tehran vowing revenge for the recent events involving Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, though no concrete actions have been taken yet. Western media speculate about the potential for renewed escalation in the region.

The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Sergei Shoigu, the former Russian defence minister, and leading Russian general Valery Gerasimov on Tuesday for alleged crimes committed during Russia's invasion of Ukraine, News.Az reports citing Reuters.