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British politician George Galloway compares London machete attack to U.K. policy in Syria. “This sickening atrocity in London is exactly what we are paying the same kind of people to do in Syria”.

US President Barack Obama yesterday joined National Security Advisor Tom Donilon’s meeting with Russia’s SecurityCouncil Secretary Nikolai Patrushev, NSC spokesperson Caitlin Hayden has said, adding the American leader had reaffirmed his intent to strengthen US-Russia partnership in various spheres, including economy.

A state of emergency has been declared in the western Russian region of Tula after a microburst, which is a localized column of sinking air, hit the town of Yefremov, severely damaging homes and community facilities.

Russian President Vladimir Putin believes that the banking crisis in Cyprus, which forced its government to impose a levy on bank accounts, calls for in-depth measures to protect the money kept by Russian citizens in foreign banks.

George Galloway, a UK parliament member, spoke up about the recently reported knifing in the UK, which murdered a solider. “This sickening atrocity in London is exactly what we are paying the same kind of people to do in Syria,” Galloway wrote, sparking up instant debates on Twitter.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has cheered on the Moscow-based Conference for European Security as an opportunity to boost mutual trust and understanding in the Euro-Atlantic space, despite the existing controversies, VoR Grigory Milenin says.

King Edward VIII was bugged by the government at the height of the 1936 abdication crisis, files released by the National Archives show. The Home Office ordered "interception of telephone communications" between royal residences and "the continent of Europe".

Lithuanian security forces have detained a 46-year-old Russian national on the request of the US Department of Justice. Alexander Mamayev, consul general at the Russian embassy in Lithuania, has shared details in an interview to the Voice of Russia.

US President Obama plans to open a new phase in the nation’s long struggle with terrorism on Thursday by restricting the use of unmanned drone strikes that have been at the heart of his national security strategy and shifting control of them away from the C.I.A. to the military.

Ways of strengthening European security will top the agenda of a two-day defense conference opening in Moscow on Thursday. The meeting is entitled “Military and Political Aspects of European Security” and was organized by the Russian Defense Ministry.

A state of emergency has been declared in the western Russian region of Tula after a microburst, which is a localized column of sinking air, hit the town of Yefremov, severely damaging homes and community facilities.

President Vladimir Putin believes Russia’s spectrum of ethnic groups, cultures and faiths is a great boon for the country’s development.

Ford Motor Co (F.N) announced it is closing its two Australian auto plants and will cease production in the country in October 2016.

The Ukrainian government on Wednesday approved a memorandum applying for observer status in the Customs Union, a Moscow-based trade bloc comprising Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, Prime Minister Nikolai Azarov said.

This year is likely to bring a draft agreement, first proposed in 2008, for the EU countries to share information about interest accrued on deposits held in banks.

Bitcoin, the digital cryptocurrency, is starting to attract the attention of the US government. It seems that the American authorities would like to destroy the digital currency before it could become a widespread alternative to the US dollar.

David Cameron's woes are continuing this week with plans to legalize same-sex marriage to be debated in Parliament today and tomorrow. The issue is hugely divisive, not least within the Tory Party which seems to have been in open rebellion in the last couple of weeks over everything from the E.U. to the next election. And on Sunday 34 current and former local party chairmen delivered a letter to Downing Street opposing the policy as "flawed, un-Conservative and costing us dearly in votes and membership". Gay marriage is causing a heated row across the political and public spheres.

A white-tailed deer crashed through the windshield of a public bus in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. It was filmed by a surveillance camera. (VIDEO)

Eminent American philanthropist Susan Lehrman has been bestowed the exclusive Fulbright Award for her great personal contribution to US cultural diplomacy and first of all to furthering cultural relations with Russia. The award was presented by the One to World public organization.

The Cannes International Film Festival is in the headlines of the scandal column again. Two more robberies have occurred there. This time criminals have robbed two US producers of computers, jewellery and a large sum of money.

Days of Russian Culture in Latvia are opening in the building of the Large Guild in Riga today. Over 140 various events will take place in the capital city and others places of Latvia until the 7th of June. Among them are concerts of music and dance groups, theatrical performances, exhibitions, film shows, presentations and literary nights.