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Moscow: Russia is closing its skies to the air carriers of the Baltic countries, as well as Slovenia, the Federal Agency for Air Transport (Rosaviatsiya) says."In connection with unfriendly decisions of the aviation authorities of Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia...

Washington: The United States expects that China will not help alleviate the impact of Western sanctions against Russia and will respect the force of the restrictive measures, a senior US administration official said."The latest time suggests that China's...

Founded in 1973, the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, or SWIFT, actually doesn't handle any transfers of funds itself.But its messaging system, developed in the 1970s to replace relying upon Telex machines, provides banks the means to communicate...

Brussels: The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) payment system says it is aware of the new decision by Western countries to work on ensuring that certain Russian banks are disconnected from SWIFT."We are engaging with European...

Beijing: China launched a Long March-8 rocket to place 22 satellites in space on Sunday, setting a domestic record for the most spacecraft launched by a single rocket.The rocket blasted off at 11:06 am (Beijing Time) at the...

Hanoi: At least 13 people died and four others were missing on Saturday after a passenger boat sank offshore beach in Vietnam's central Quang Nam province.There were 39 people onboard, including 36 tourists and three cruise members, Vietnam...

United Nations: The United Nations will not give up on finding a solution to the Russia-Ukraine war, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said, while calling on both parties to better protect civilians.Speaking to journalists after a Security Council meeting...

Brussels: The European Union has imposed additional sanctions on Russia, including on President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, over its military operation in Ukraine, the document said.The sanctions envisage the assets freeze of the relevant persons....

Moscow: Ukraine and Russia are currently discussing a date and a place of possible negotiations, with Kiev being ready to speak about the cessation of hostilities and peace, Volodymyr Zelenskyy's press secretary Sergii Nykyforov said.The adviser of the...

Brussels: The European Union has decided to ban the exports of goods and technologies which can be used for oil refining, the legal document said.The European Union has also decided to ban the exports of goods and technologies...