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Colombo: The exams in Sri Lanka have been cancelled for millions of school students amid shortage of printing paper in the country, according to officials.The country is also running short on its foreign-exchange reserve to finance imports. Education...

Moscow: The Chairman of the Russian Parliament's lower house, Vyacheslav Volodin, said on Saturday that the US and NATO member states must stop delivering weapons and sending mercenaries to Ukraine."The US and NATO countries must stop supplying weapons...

Moscow: Russian aerospace forces hit 69 Ukrainian military facilities overnight, including four command posts and four anti-aircraft missile systems, Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Saturday."On the night of March 19, Russian operational-tactical, army and unmanned...

Beirut: Syrian President Bashar Assad has visited the United Arab Emirates and met with UAE Prime Minister and Dubai ruler Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Syrian leader's press office said on Friday.Assad visited the UAE for the...

Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday told his Russia counterpart Vladimir Putin that it is time to talk "without delay".In a video message, he said, "I want everyone to hear me now, especially I want them to...

Washington: US President Joe Biden has warned his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping of "implications and consequences" if Beijing provides material support to Russia amid its attacks on Ukrainian cities and civilians.In the telephonic conversation that lasted nearly two...

Washington: A US military aircraft with four people on board that said to have crashed in northern Norway on Friday has sustained major damage, according to authorities.They said the incident occurred during NATO exercises on Friday. The MV-22B...

Beijing: Peace is the most important value of the global community, and no one is interested in conflicts, Chinese President Xi Jinping told US President Joe Biden on Friday."Conflicts and confrontations are not in anyone's interests. Peace and...

Moscow: Russian media regulator Roskomnadzor is expected to ban YouTube by the end of next week, possibly later today, a source close to the watchdog told Sputnik on Friday."Most likely, YouTube will be blocked by the end...

Kyiv: Ukrainian actor Oksana Shvets died after a rocket struck the residential building in Kyiv. She was 67.The actor's death was confirmed Kyiv National Academic Molodyy Theatre, in a social media post, where she was part of the...