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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (June.04- June.10)

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | China urges U.S. to

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Putin warns Russia will strike if West supplies Ukraine with longer-range missiles

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday said Russia would strike new targets if the United States started supplying Ukraine with longer-range missiles, according to

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Moscow cultural community celebrates International Chinese Language Day

April 20th marks the 13th International Chinese Language Day. Jointly organized by Sino-Foreign Language Exchange and Cooperation Center, Russia Chanss International Pu

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ROC figure skater who had positive drug test at Beijing Winter Olympics is a minor, sources say

The Russian athlete from the gold medal winning figure skating team who tested positive for a prohibited substance is a minor, multiple sources told CNN.The sources spo

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Russia calls on parties on Korean Peninsula to resume dialogue

Moscow called on the parties on Korean Peninsula to show restraint and readiness to engage in dialogue, spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova sai

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7 Deadly Sins Committed by the U.S. in Afghanistan

U.S. soldiers stand guard at the site of a car bombing in Nangarhar Province, E Afghanistan, January 5, 2015. /Xinhua In 2001, the Bush administration launched the Afghanistan War against Osam

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Russia says Nord Stream 2 to start operation despite U.S. pressure

This picture posted on the website of Russian energy giant Gazprom shows Nord Stream 2 pipe-laying operations in German territorial waters. /Xinhua The Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline will

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As Taliban 'Seizes' Key Crossing With Iran, Moscow Says Group Controls 2/3 of Afghan-Tajik Border

A Taliban* spokesman said that the terrorist group had captured Afghanistan's biggest trade crossing with Iran."The port of Islam Qala is now under our full control and

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Moscow Warns of Dire Consequences in Event of Provocations Similar to HMS Defender Incident

Russia's Foreign Ministry has warned that anyone who carries out provocations similar to the UK HMS Defender incident, that occurred on 23 June, would face dire consequ

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U.S. national security adviser says preparing new sanctions against Russia over Navalny

The United States is preparing additional sanctions against Russia over the alleged poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sull

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Russia says EU didn't react to US-Denmark wiretapping scandal

EU members cannot find a way to appropriately react to bombshell reports that intelligence services of the U.S. and Denmark wiretapped European politicians, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mari

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Russia lists US, Czech Republic as 'unfriendly states'

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate in Moscow, Russia, April 22, 2021. /AP The Russian government on Friday added the United States and the Czech Rep

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Russia-U.S. relations hit the bottom with vague way out from deadlock

Flags of Russia and the United Sates in Novinsky Boulevard in central Moscow, Russia, April 21, 2021. /Getty Editor's note:Danil Bochkov is an expert with the Russian International Affairs Cou

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Russia puts U.S. on list of 'unfriendly countries'

Russia has put the U.S. on its list of "unfriendly" states, Russian news agency TASS reported on Monday, quoting Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.The move comes amid an escalating diploma

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'Plan B': Germany Reportedly Mulls Putting Construction of Nord Stream 2 on Hold Amid US Pressure

The German newspaper Die Welt has reported that with Washington's increasing pressure on Berlin over Nord Stream 2, a so-called Plan B is needed "to put construction of

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Nord Stream 2’s Completion Has ‘Existential’ Importance for Germany, Moscow Says

Nord Stream 2 is a project of “existential” importance for Berlin, and is a kind of test case for determining whether Germany and other members of the European Union ar

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Czech Republic expels 18 Russian embassy staff

The Czech Republic is expelling 18 staff members from the Russian embassy in Prague, said Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis on Saturday.The expelled, who were allegedly "identified as members of the