Agencies

Tokyo: Ten people were confirmed dead on Sunday after a tourist boat with a total of 26 passengers and crew aboard went missing off eastern Hokkaido in north Japan on Saturday, the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) said.The boat...

New Delhi: India has suspended tourist visas issued to Chinese nationals, global airlines body International Air Transport Association (IATA) has told its member carriers.The move appeared to be a response to Beijing stonewalling India's appeals about approximately 22,000 Indian students...

Berlin: A full boycott of Russian gas would be catastrophic for Germany, Martin Wansleben, the CEO of the Association of German Chambers of Commerce and Industry (DIHK), said.A complete ban of Russian gas is not justifiable, since, given...

Moscow: The Russian Air Force have hit nine military facilities of Ukraine with high-precision airborne missiles, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj Gen Igor Konashenkov said on Sunday "High-precision airborne missiles of the Russian Air Force hit nine military facilities...

Moscow: YouTube has witnessed a 21 per cent drop in the number of Russian-language active contributors from February 24, when Russia launched its military operation in Ukraine, to April 20, according to the data unveiled on Saturday by Russian...

Helsinki: Finland should not delay applying for a NATO membership as it may become more difficult to join in the future, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said Saturday."What worse thing would still have to happen for Finland to...

Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Russia-Ukraine ceasefire talks have yielded some "positive" results and that he is planning to discuss holding next talks in Turkey with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine President Volodymyr...

Beijing: China believes that the G20 platform should be used to discuss the economy, not the Ukrainian crisis, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Friday.On Thursday, the G7 countries said that Russia should not receive funds...

Kyiv: A Ukrainian An-26 military transport plane crashed in Ukraine's southern Zaporizhzhya region on Friday, the regional administration said in a statement on Facebook.The aircraft was on a technical flight, and there were casualties in the crash, the...

Moscow: Moscow is imposing sanctions on 61 Canadian citizens and plans to expand the list, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday."In response to the constantly imposed anti-Russian sanctions by the official Ottawa, including a ban on entry...