The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus cases in Africa has surpassed 500,000 since the beginning of the outbreak, while the death toll from the disease has reached 11,959 overtaking the number of Ebola fatalities across the continent, the Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO) for Africa said on Wednesday in a press release

Ukraine is continuing to display ambiguity about its stance on agreements negotiated by the Normandy group and approved by the UN Security Council in a special resolution pertaining to the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday

Moscow is pleased with Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan having resumed the settlement process over the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam by Addis Ababa on the Blue Nile river, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday

Moscow laments the United States' focus on deterring Russia and China over engaging in dialogue, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday in comments on recent statements by US Defense Secretary Mark Esper