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Geneva: The UN Human Rights Office has described the war in Ukraine as a "horror story of violations against civilians" and said it has seen growing evidence of war crimes in the country.The UN monitoring mission in Ukraine...

Kyiv: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday declared that Russian forces have “liberated” Mariupol and ordered his forces to hold back from storming the Azovstal steel plant, Western media reported on Thursday.The Russian President described a plan to...

Moscow: Moscow is imposing sanctions on 61 Canadian citizens and plans to expand the list, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday."In response to the constantly imposed anti-Russian sanctions by the official Ottawa, including a ban on entry...

Kabul: At least 34 people were killed and 102 others wounded in two explosions in northern Afghanistan on Thursday, local media reported.In Mazar-i-Sharif, capital of Balkh province, at least 30 worshippers were killed and 80 others wounded when...

Kiev: Ukraine and Russia on Thursday conducted their sixth prisoner exchange since the start of the conflict, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk said.Ten Ukrainian soldiers, including two officers, and nine civilians held by the Russian military were...

Tokyo: Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Thursday that he chose not to leave the room at G20 ministerial in Washington during speech of Russia's Anton Siluanov in order to have the opportunity to condemn the Russian operation...

Moscow: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas plans to visit Moscow for the Victory Day parade on May 9, but the dire situation in Palestine could seriously alter leader's plans, Palestinian Ambassador to Russia Abdel Hafiz Nofal told Sputnik.Late last...

Moscow: Russia successfully conducted the first launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Sarmat within the framework of state trials, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters on Wednesday."Today, at 15:12 Moscow time, at the Plesetsk State Test Cosmodrome...

Helsinki: Finland believes it is important to make a decision on joining NATO with Sweden despite having Russia as a neighbor, and with whom the country should maintain relations, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said on Wednesday.On Wednesday,...

United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for a four-day humanitarian pause in fighting in Ukraine to allow for the opening of humanitarian aid corridors during the Orthodox Christian Holy Week."Today, I am calling for a...