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London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin would not have launched his "crazy, macho" attack on Ukraine had he been a woman.The Independent quoted the PM as saying that the Russian president...

Washington: Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson said in her testimony that former President Donald Trump lunged at a Secret Service agent and grabbed his throat after being told he would not be driven to the US Capitol building...

Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contracted by 1.6 percent in the first quarter of 2022 as the country's economic activity slowed significantly despite expectations of recovery after two years of the pandemic, the media reported on...

London: Britain must be prepared to act rapidly to prevent the spread of war in Europe, BBC reported the new army head as saying on Tuesday.Likening the current conflict in Ukraine to the run-up to World War Two, General...

Beijing: Chinese censors deleted a misleading quote by a senior Communist Party official, which claimed the "zero-Covid" policy would remain in place in Beijing "for the next five years".The notice, published on Monday afternoon, was attributed to Cai Qi,...

London: The United Kingdom will allocate additional 9.8 million pounds ($11.9 million) to attract Ukrainian researchers to the country, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's office said in a statement on Tuesday."More than 130 Ukrainian academics will be brought to,...

Munich: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced in a wrap-up to the Group of Seven summit of advanced economies that the leaders had agreed to draw up a "Marshall plan" for Ukraine."We have been talking about long-term reconstruction, for which...

Moscow: The Russian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday expanded its US sanctions list by another 25 people, including the wife and daughter of US President Joe Biden."In response to the ever-expanding US sanctions against Russian political and public figures, 25...

Moscow: Russia plans to produce attack helicopter drones weighing 750 kg to destroy enemy manpower and lightly armoured equipment, two sources in the Russian defence industry complex told Sputnik."Russian Helicopters Holding Co (of Rostec State Corp) can become a...

Bangkok: Two Indian women were arrested at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport while trying to smuggle 109 live animals including porcupines, lizards, and snakes, CNN reported on Tuesday.Thailand's Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation was quoted as saying...