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Berlin: A full boycott of Russian gas would be catastrophic for Germany, Martin Wansleben, the CEO of the Association of German Chambers of Commerce and Industry (DIHK), said.A complete ban of Russian gas is not justifiable, since, given...

Kyiv: Russian forces resumed their assault on the last Ukrainian defenders holed up in a giant steel works in Mariupol, days after Moscow declared victory in the southern city and said its forces did not need to take the...

Moscow: The Russian Air Force have hit nine military facilities of Ukraine with high-precision airborne missiles, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj Gen Igor Konashenkov said on Sunday "High-precision airborne missiles of the Russian Air Force hit nine military facilities...

Helsinki: Finland should not delay applying for a NATO membership as it may become more difficult to join in the future, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said Saturday."What worse thing would still have to happen for Finland to...

Islamabad: Pakistan's National Security Committee (NSC) on Friday said that there was no foreign conspiracy to topple the Imran Khan-led government. The meeting which was chaired by Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif concluded that “no evidence had been found...

Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Russia-Ukraine ceasefire talks have yielded some "positive" results and that he is planning to discuss holding next talks in Turkey with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine President Volodymyr...

Moscow: Russia is ready for a humanitarian ceasefire at the Azovstal steelworks in Ukraine's besieged port city of Mariupol and is ready to allow civilians to leave the plant, "if Ukrainian soldiers surrender," international media reported on Friday, citing...

Beijing: China believes that the G20 platform should be used to discuss the economy, not the Ukrainian crisis, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Friday.On Thursday, the G7 countries said that Russia should not receive funds...

Kyiv: A Ukrainian An-26 military transport plane crashed in Ukraine's southern Zaporizhzhya region on Friday, the regional administration said in a statement on Facebook.The aircraft was on a technical flight, and there were casualties in the crash, the...

Seoul: The office of South Korean President Moon Jae-in confirmed on Friday that he has exchanged letters with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in April in which they both agreed that significant results have been achieved in inter-Korean...