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United Nations: The Taliban must immediately stop its undeclared offensive against civilians and civilian structures in Afghanistan, US Acting Alternate Representative for Special Political Affairs to the United Nations Jeffrey DeLaurentis said during a UN Security Council meeting.“The Taliban,...

Washington: President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin are unlikely to accomplish much of anything at their summit in Geneva primarily because White House advisers are bound to undermine the talks to ensure relations remain tense, former US...

Prague: Czech Health Minister Petr Arenberger stepped down on Tuesday over mounting criticism in the media, becoming the fourth health chief to quit since the start of the pandemic."I called the premier in Brussels in the morning to tell...

Tokyo: The deaths of three crew members of a Japanese fishing vessel, who were in critical condition after a collision with Russia's Amur ship in Japanese waters, have been confirmed, Kyodo news agency reported, citing firefighters, who also have...

Minsk: Belarus is expelling the Latvian ambassador and other diplomats of the Baltic country over the incident with the Belarusian state flag in Riga, Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei said on Monday.Earlier in the day, Riga Mayor Martins Stakis said...

Cairo: Malian military arrested the interim president and prime minister of the country and transported them to an army base near the capital of Bamako, an informed source told Sputnik on Monday.On Monday, it was reported that a new...

Nay Pyi Taw: Myanmar's ousted State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi appeared in court in person on Monday for the first time since the military seized power and detained her, confirmed one of her lawyers.Later in the day Myanmar's...

Khmeimim: Tu-22 long-range bombers landed at Russia's Khmeimim air base in Syria for the first time, the Russian Defence Ministry said in a statement."Three long-range Tu-22m3 bombers have flown to Russia's Khmeimim air base in the Syrian Arab Republic....

Moscow: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced new restrictions against Ethiopian and Eritrean officials and members of security forces over the prolonged conflict in the Tigray region."Today, I am announcing a visa restriction policy under Section 212(a)(3)(C)...

Brussels: The European Union on Sunday warned Myanmar's ruling military against dissolving the political party National League for Democracy (NLD), saying that such a move would be "blatant disregard" for the will of the people."The EU reiterates that the...