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Washington: The situation around Ukraine did not affect Sweden's position regarding joining NATO, and Stockholm is not seeking to become a member of the alliance, the Swedish state secretary to the prime minister, Karin Wallensteen, said."In a situation...

Naypyidaw: Myanmar's State Administration Council decided on Saturday to pardon 814 Myanmar prisoners and seven foreign prisoners to mark the Diamond Jubilee Union Day, according to state-run media.The council also closed the cases against 46 members and others...

Moscow: Russian diplomats and employees of the Russian consulates started leaving Ukraine, which made it more difficult to make an appointment at the diplomatic agencies, an informed source told Sputnik on Saturday."According to Ukrainian citizens, Russian diplomats and...

London: British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will be meeting her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Thursday with plans to put the UK's "toughest sanctions regime against Russia".According to The Guardian, Truss will be holding talks with Lavrov as...

Tehran: Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Wednesday appointed former Defense Minister Amir Hatami as his adviser on military affairs."Taking into account the valuable experience, I appoint you adviser to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces on the...

New York: The US state of New York will end its mask mandate for most indoor places starting February 10, Governor Kathy Hochul said in a statement on Wednesday."We are not where we were in early December. New...

Washington: Russian Ambassador in Washington Anatoly Antonov confirmed on Wednesday that the US government could still request that he leaves the United States over the lingering visa issues.In January, Antonov said the US State Department had informed the...

Benghazi: The meeting of the Russian-Libyan intergovernmental commission on the economy, whose work was suspended 20 years ago, is scheduled for April, Libyan Oil Minister Mohamed Oun told Sputnik."It is planned that the meeting may take place...

Tehran: The removal of US sanctions against Tehran is paramount for moving forward in the ongoing talks on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in Vienna, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Monday.According to ministry spokesman Saeed...

London: UK Foreign Minister Liz Truss said on Monday that the United Kingdom “completely” rejects any questions over its sovereignty of the Falkland Islands following a joint statement by Chinese president Xi Jinping and his Argentine counterpart Alberto Fernandez...