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United Nations: Russian Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dmitry Polyanskiy announced that the UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine will be held on January 17 on Moscow's initiative."I will not say anything about what will happen in...

Washington:The US House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill requiring treatment of infants born alive during an attempted abortion and a resolution condemning violence against anti-abortion centers.The House passed the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act in a vote...

Lima: Unusually large waves along Peru's coast have claimed at least one life and forced some 85 ports to close, the National Institute of Civil Defense (Indeci) said.The waves that have battered the coastline for two days range from...

Kabul: The Islamic State terror group (IS, banned in Russia) has claimed responsibility for the deadly blast that erupted outside the Afghan Foreign Ministry building in Kabul, the Al Arabiya broadcaster reported, citing a relevant statement.Kabul Police Command chief...

Tokyo: Japan has lodged a protest after China suspended visas to Japanese citizens in connection with Tokyo's requirement for Chinese travelers to submit negative PCR tests, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said on Wednesday."For the purpose of COVID-19 countermeasures,...

Paris: At least six people, including a police officer were injured in a stabbing attack at the Gare du Nord railway station in Paris, Le Figaro newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing sources.France's national state-owned railway company SNCF told the...

Tokyo:Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will visit the United Kingdom on Wednesday as part of a tour to allied Western countries.Kishida is scheduled to meet with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to sign a reciprocal access agreement that would...

Los Angeles: At least 16 people have died in a barrage of severe winter storms in California as the most populous state in the United States braces for more floods and mudslides.California storm death toll reached 16 on Tuesday...

Tokyo: About 100,000 chickens will be culled in Japan due to a new outbreak of bird flu, registered in Miyazaki Prefecture on Tuesday, the Agriculture Ministry said.The disease was suspected on Monday when egg farm employees in the city...

Washington: A Virgin Orbit rocket launched from the United Kingdom on a mission to deploy a payload of nine satellites into space failed to reach orbit after experiencing an anomaly, the company said in a statement."We appear to have...