Agencies

Moscow: The recent attack on former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is "act of terrorism," which cannot be justified, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday."We are convinced that those who have planned and committed this heinous...

Hong Kong: China’s Foreign Ministry slammed the United States Wednesday for pressuring the Netherlands to ban ASML Holding NV from selling mainstream chipmaking technology to China, according to state news agency Xinhua.“It is another example of the United States...

Moscow:  The Russian Defense Ministry said Wednesday that 37 countries had confirmed plans to send national teams to the Russia-led Army 2022 war games."As of today, 275 teams from 37 countries have confirmed their participation in Army 2022. Niger...

London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday he will resign if he realizes that the British government cannot continue its work.The statement came after half-a-dozen Ministers quit Johnson's government over the past two days due to a...

Tokyo: Over 14,300 people have been hospitalised with heatstroke in Japan from June 27 to July 3 while 27 people have died as a record-breaking heat wave continues to persist in Japan, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency of...

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the repatriation of foreign currency and the Russian currency by residents participating in foreign economic activity, the corresponding document was published on the official legal portal.Putin allowed the government commission...

Brussels: The permanent representatives of NATO member states signed accession protocols at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday in the presence of the foreign ministers of Sweden and Finland, the bloc said in a statement."NATO Ambassadors signed the...

Moscow: The 12th Chief Directorate of the Russian Defense Ministry on Monday announced the launch of a specialized center for geophysical monitoring, whose main task is to monitor and register nuclear explosions globally."From July 1, in order to strengthen...

Belgorod: A Ukranian missile strike launched into Russian territory early on Sunday left four civilians dead and four others injured in the city of Belgorod, the governor of the Belgorod region said.Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov accused Ukrainian troops of firing...

Tokyo: Air forces of Japan and the United States have conducted a joint tactical exercise above the East China Sea and the Sea of Japan to train formation and navigation, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) said on Friday."The...