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London: Former British military pilots are being lured to China with large sums of money to pass on their expertise to the Chinese military, it is claimed.Up to 30 former UK military pilots are thought to have gone to...

Washington: The US says it agrees with Western allies that Iran's supply of explosive drones to Russia violates UN sanctions.Kyiv was struck by so-called "kamikaze" drones on Monday, unleashed by Russia but believed to be Iranian-made.The US agrees with...

Colombo: A leading Sri Lankan newspaper on Monday came out strongly against a slew of taxes announced by the government, saying these will force people to commit suicide."Having stolen huge amounts of public wealth and bankrupted the country, the...

Moscow: US billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk said on Saturday that Russia is trying to "kill" Starlink satellite services in Ukraine, and the system could stop working regardless of the invested resources in its protection."Starlink is the only comms ...

Beijing: China does not exclude the use of force to resolve the Taiwan issue, but only against the supporters of the island’s independence and interfering forces from third countries, Sun Yeli, a spokesperson for the 20th National Congress of...

Cairo: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday arrived here in Egypt on a two-day visit and paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi at the Al Horreya Park."Began the day by paying homage to Bapu at Cairo’s well-known Al Horreya...

The Hague: Dutch Crown Princess Catharina-Amalia has moved from her student flat in Amsterdam to the royal palace for security reasons, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima told Dutch media during their state visit to Sweden on Thursday."That has enormous...

Dhaka: Bangladesh has expressed displeasure over public comments by a section of diplomats based here over parliamentary elections and democracy in the country.Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam expressed his government's sentiments at a meeting with diplomats here.Without naming...

Colombo: The Sri Lankan government is to donate Covid-19 vaccines worth 40 million US dollars to Myanmar, Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella told journalists here on Friday.He said that Sri Lanka has an excess of 9 million doses of...

Tokyo: The Japanese yen touched a 32-year low against the US dollar after official figures showed that prices had risen faster than expected in America.The yen fell to 147.66 against the US dollar before regaining some ground, BBC reported.Japanese...