Agencies

Baghdad: Baghdad International Airport was hit by rocket fire on Friday, at least six rockets were shot down, an Iraqi security source told Sputnik."At least six rockets were shot down and fell near the runway," the source said....

Bishkek: Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have agreed on a full cessation of hostilities on the border, the Kyrgyz border service told Sputnik on Friday."During the negotiations ... the following agreements were reached: on a complete ceasefire; on the withdrawal...

Washington: The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said it revoked China Unicom's ability to provide its services in the United States due to national security concerns."The Federal Communications Commission adopted an Order ending the ability of China Unicom...

Pyongyang: North Korea said on Friday that it had test-fired a long-range cruise missile and a tactical surface-to-surface missile (SSM) earlier this week, the Yonhap news agency reported.The launched cruise missiles flew 9.137 seconds and hit the target...

Washington: NASA announced veteran space scientist Laurie Leshin has been appointed to be the new director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory."Laurie Leshin, president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), has been appointed director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)...

Kualal Lumpur: Malaysia on Friday recorded 5,439 new Covid-19 infections for the past 24 hours, bringing the total tally to 2,850,408, according to the health ministry.The newly reported infections included 332 imported cases and 5,107 local transmissions, showed...

Wellington: New Zealand has reported 105 new Covid-19 cases in the community on Friday, including 15 infections with the Omicron variant of the virus, taking its current community outbreak tally to 11,713, according to the Ministry of Health.Among...

New Delhi: A cow protection and research centre set up at Delhi University's Hansraj College has drawn the ire of students, who say that it has been set up at a site reserved for women's hostel.College Principal Rama Sharma said...

Moscow: Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev told Russian media, including Sputnik, that no one is seeking war and everything must be done to prevent a confrontation between Russia and NATO."No war is desirable in any case,...

Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed the economic risks that will arise with the escalation of Russian aggression.According to an official statement by the US State Department, Blinken on Wednesday...