Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair reportedly has been appointed chairman of the European Council on Tolerance and Reconciliation.  MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has been appointed chairman of the European Council on Tolerance and Reconciliation, about a week after he announced his resignation as Middle East Quartet representative, …

France is desperately searching for what Reuters called “a face-saving compromise” with Moscow over the stalled deal for the delivery of two Mistral-class helicopter carriers built by the Western European nation for the Russian Navy. France has three options: deliver the warships, sell them to a third party and …

International mediators and Iran are expected to hold a plenary meeting in Vienna on Thursday to continue elaborating the deal on Tehran’s nuclear program.  VIENNA (Sputnik) — Diplomats from China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany and Iran met for another round of talks in the Austrian capital on Wednesday. The …

Iran may use the Turkish Stream gas pipeline being developed by Russia in order to deliver gas to Europe, the director of the National Iranian Gas Company’s Liaison Office told RIA Novosti on Wednesday.  PARIS (Sputnik) – Iranian gas could be delivered via the Turkish Stream pipeline being developed …

It may be seven years late and $160 billion over budget, but the F-35 fighter – the most expensive piece of fighting equipment in history – may finally make its official debut this summer.  After completing training exercises, the version of the jet designed for the US Marines appears likely …

Darya Lyubinskaya RBTH presents a selection of views from leading Russian media on international events, featuring reports on a setback for the future of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline, the continuing uncertainty over the signing of a nuclear deal with Iran, and the implications of the FIFA corruption …

By The Globalist Today, Muhammadu Buhari became the country’s new president. The former General has dutifully pledged to crack down on corruption and inefficiencies as a top priority. His ability and determination to follow through on this pledge will matter greatly to the people of Africa’s most populous nation. …

By David Apgar U.S. war policy against the Islamic State (IS) has it backwards. Roughly speaking, the goal of the United States is trying to eradicate the jihadist group in Iraq with ground support from the Iraqi army, while merely seeking to contain it in Syria with pinprick …

The intelligence that the United States has gathered on Islamic State radicals points to their growing strength in the Middle East, CIA Director John Brennan said in an interview with CBS, adding that the rise of ISIL should be countered with both military and political means. MOSCOW (Sputnik) …