Agencies

Washington: The US Embassy in Minsk issued a statement to urge Americans to leave Belarus immediately."Do not travel to Belarus due to the arbitrary enforcement of laws, the risk of detention, and unusual and concerning Russian military buildup...

Washington: Should conflict reignite in Ukraine, the negative impact to stock markets would likely be worse than in 2014 when Crimea reunited with Russia, a senior analyst at Wall Street bank Goldman Sachs told CNBC."If we look at...

Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett expressed hope on Sunday that tensions between Russia and Ukraine will be relieved without escalation, but urged Israelis to return home from Ukraine as soon as possible."We do not know what...

Vienna: The eighth round of Vienna-hosted international negotiations on the resumption of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is close to completion, Iranian news agency ISNA reported on Sunday, citing sources.The meetings held last week in Vienna...

Washington: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered for 160 US military advisers in Ukraine to be relocated elsewhere in Europe, the Pentagon said Saturday."Secretary Austin has ordered the temporary repositioning of the 160 members of the Florida National...

Kiev: Ukraine does not intend to attack Russia and Kiev will continue to follow the path of diplomacy, though it is ready for any scenario, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Saturday.The minister noted that no one...

Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Azerbaijani counterpart, Ilham Aliyev, on Saturday approved the Shusha Declaration on allied relations between Azerbaijan and Turkey, entailing two-way collective security.The treaty was ratified by the countries' parliaments last week...

Moscow: A US Virginia-class submarine was discovered in Russian territorial waters near the island of Urup, which belongs to the Kurils archipelago, on Saturday, the Russian Defense Ministry said.The submarine was found during the scheduled drills of the...

Washington: The situation around Ukraine did not affect Sweden's position regarding joining NATO, and Stockholm is not seeking to become a member of the alliance, the Swedish state secretary to the prime minister, Karin Wallensteen, said."In a situation...

Naypyidaw: Myanmar's State Administration Council decided on Saturday to pardon 814 Myanmar prisoners and seven foreign prisoners to mark the Diamond Jubilee Union Day, according to state-run media.The council also closed the cases against 46 members and others...