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Kabul: At least 34 people were killed and 102 others wounded in two explosions in northern Afghanistan on Thursday, local media reported.In Mazar-i-Sharif, capital of Balkh province, at least 30 worshippers were killed and 80 others wounded when...

Kiev: Ukraine and Russia on Thursday conducted their sixth prisoner exchange since the start of the conflict, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said.Ten Ukrainian soldiers, including two officers, and nine civilians held by the Russian military were...

Tokyo: Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Thursday that he chose not to leave the room at G20 ministerial in Washington during speech of Russia's Anton Siluanov in order to have the opportunity to condemn the Russian operation...

Moscow: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas plans to visit Moscow for the Victory Day parade on May 9, but the dire situation in Palestine could seriously alter leader's plans, Palestinian Ambassador to Russia Abdel Hafiz Nofal told Sputnik.Late last...

Moscow: Russia successfully conducted the first launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Sarmat within the framework of state trials, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters on Wednesday."Today, at 15:12 Moscow time, at the Plesetsk State Test Cosmodrome...

Helsinki: Finland believes it is important to make a decision on joining NATO with Sweden despite having Russia as a neighbor, and with whom the country should maintain relations, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said on Wednesday.On Wednesday,...

United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for a four-day humanitarian pause in fighting in Ukraine to allow for the opening of humanitarian aid corridors during the Orthodox Christian Holy Week."Today, I am calling for a...

Tokyo: The Japanese government intends to provide Ukraine with additional assistance in the form of special clothing and masks against chemical weapons, as well as drones, the Japanese Defense Ministry said on Tuesday."Japan Ministry of Defense (JMOD)...

Kabul: The death toll from explosions in western Kabul has exceeded 20, the 1TV News broadcaster reported on Tuesday, citing sources.Earlier in the day, a local source told Sputnik that an explosion occurred at the Abdul Rahim Shahid...

Moscow: Russia is expelling Belgian diplomats in a mirror response to Brussels, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.The ministry mentioned that it had summoned the Belgian ambassador on Tuesday to voice a protest over expulsion of 21 Russian...