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Baghdad: Twelve ballistic missiles launched from outside Iraq struck the country's northern Kurdish regional capital Erbil on Sunday, the regional government said.The attack occurred at 1:00 am (2200 GMT Saturday) when "12 long-range ballistic missiles were fired from...

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin talked with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday about the humanitarian situation in Ukraine, his press office said."The interlocutors raised the humanitarian situation in areas affected by the...

Kinshasa: At least 60 people were killed late Thursday following a freight train derailed in southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), authorities confirmed on Saturday.The cargo train of ten wagons derailed late Thursday in the district of...

Beijing: Authorities in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, on Friday ordered the closed management of communities and villages so that all residents can be tested for Covid-19.The measures are aimed at effectively curbing the spread of...

Tehran: Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh on Friday confirmed "pause" in the Vienna nuclear talks and said the break would pave the way for a solution to the remaining issues."Pause in Vienna Talks could be a momentum...

Moscow: The Russian forces have destroyed over 3,200 Ukrainian military facilities since the starting of the special operation, Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Friday."In total, 3,213 Ukrainian military infrastructure facilities were destroyed during the operation...

Moscow: The United States are making attempts to sign contracts on energy resources with Iran and Venezuela, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday."They are already trying at all costs to reach an agreement with those countries against...

Berlin: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that Berlin would continue financial support for Ukraine, but "no fighter jets" would be delivered."We have organized support, as you know, it is about financial assistance that we started many years...

Brussels: The EU does not have information about any banned programs in the biological laboratories of Ukraine, European External Action Service spokesperson Peter Stano told RIA Novosti.According to the Russian military, there were about 30 laboratories on the...

Washington: US President Joe Biden has been exceedingly clear that no American forces will fight in Ukraine, including in the skies over the country, a senior American defense official said on Wednesday."The President has been exceedingly clear there...