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Kyiv: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk will visit Ukraine from December 4-7, his office said."UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Sunday begins a four-day official visit to Ukraine, at the invitation of the...

Rome: The Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF), banned from World Athletics events since November 2015, is expecting to be reinstated in March next year.RusAF leadership team had 'embedded a new culture of good governance and zero tolerance for doping throughout...

Lusail:Mexico burst into life in their final FIFA World Cup Qatar Group-C game with 2-1 win over Saudi Arabia but missed out on reaching the knockout stage in agonising fashion.Mexico have failed to reach the knockout stages of the...

Moscow: Moscow will take adequate response measures if Russian assets in the EU get confiscated, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday."We once again warn that if it comes to the real confiscation of the property of...

Moscow: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday that Ukraine should now focus on maintaining its sovereignty and not on joining NATO."The most immediate and urgent task is to ensure that Ukraine prevails as a sovereign, independent democratic...

Phnom Penh:Kun Lbokator, Cambodia's traditional martial art, has been inscribed on the UNESCO's representative list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity, said a press statement from Cambodia's Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts.The inscription was made on Tuesday...

Tehran: At least 300 have been killed in recent unrest in Iran following mass protests triggered by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who passed away while in police custody, Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the commander of Aerospace Force of...

Beijing:China's protests against Covid restrictions which erupted over the weekend appear to have died down as authorities begin clamping down.A heavy police presence has been reported in several cities, and some gatherings were quelled or failed to materialise, BBC...

Los Angeles: Elon Musk has said Apple has halted most of its advertising on Twitter and accused the company of threatening to remove the platform from its app store.The feud comes as many companies have halted spending on Twitter...

Dubai:There were terrifying moments when a giant shark stalked a prey a few feet from horrified swimmers in the busy Dubai beach.Holidaymakers in Dubai were taking a dip in the sea when the prowling predator paid a visit, the...