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Washington: US Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday swore in Shalanda Young as chief of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), making her the first Black woman in history to assume that role.The ceremony came two days...

Canberra: Australia has imposed sanctions on 11 Russian banks and many governmental entities, including those responsible for managing the Russia sovereign debt, the Foreign Ministry said on Friday.The sanctions have been introduced over the Russian military operation in...

Kyiv: The Mariupol city in Ukraine is witnessing 50 to 100 attacks daily, according to the city council.In a statement on Thursday, it said, "The city has been under blockade for 16 days, more than 350,000 Mariupol residents...

Tokyo: Japan has imposed sanctions on 15 Russian persons and nine more entities over the military operation in Ukraine, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said on Friday.The list of the sanctioned persons includes among others Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman...

Washington: The United States is providing Ukraine with intelligence that is making a difference in its fight against Russia, US Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security Ronald Moultrie said during a hearing."I would say that the...

Moscow: The total amount of US funding for military biological work carried out in the laboratories of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense amounted to $32 million, Igor Kirillov, the head of the radiation, chemical and biological defense of the...

Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has listed six priorities during peace talks with Russia, the presidential press service reported."My priorities in the negotiations are absolutely clear: the end of the war, security guarantees, sovereignty, restoration of territorial integrity,...

Beijing: NATO's eastward expansion is directly linked to the current Ukrainian crisis, and the key to resolving it is in the hands of the alliance and especially Washington, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Thursday."The key...

Moscow: Russia will not be able to take into account the decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the need to suspend a special military operation in Ukraine, there can be no agreement here, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry...

Moscow: Russia's armed forces have shot down 12 drones, including three Bayraktar combat drones, in Ukraine over the past day, Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Thursday." have hit one Ukrainian Mi-24 and one Mi-8 helicopter,...