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Moscow: The United States just wants its allies to understand its position on Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which is set to carry gas from Russia to Europe, and it's "unfortunate" that the project became a contentious point, US Secretary...

Beijing: China on Saturday imposed retaliatory sanctions against persons and legal entities in the United States and Canada in response to these countries imposing sanctions on China citing 'human rights violations' in Xinjiang autonomous region.The European Union foreign ministers...

Moscow: The US social media giant, Facebook, has shut down the account of Iran's state-run English-speaking Press TV news network, the broadcaster said on Saturday."We have already reviewed this decision and it can’t be reversed," Facebook said in a...

Moscow: The United States condemns China’s response sanctions introduced against persons and legal entities in the United States and Canada over these countries' unilateral restrictions linked to the Chinese region of Xinjiang, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said."We...

Bangkok: The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) in Myanmar says over 90 people died during the Saturday clashes between protesters and security forces."As of 27 March, (423) people are now confirmed killed by this junta coup. 90+ were...

Cairo: The Ever Given container ship that is blocking the Suez Canal could be moved as soon as tonight, during high tide, a source in the Suez Canal administration told Sputnik."I expect the ship to be relocated today because...

New Delhi: US President Joe Biden has proposed an infrastructure development project led by democratic countries to counter China's Belt and Road Initiative.The suggestion of an alternative project came up during a phone call with British Prime Minister Boris...

Tehran: Iran and China signed a 25-year "strategic cooperation pact" Saturday in the latest expansion of Beijing's flagship trillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative as the US rivals move closer together.Negotiations for the deal, launched five years ago, sparked controversy...

Naypyitaw: Myanmar's security forces shot and killed at least 64 people - including a young boy - on Saturday, news reports and witnesses said, even as the ruling junta's leader said the military would protect the people and strive...

Moscow: Shots were fired at the US cultural center in Myanmar’s largest city of Yangon on Saturday, the embassy reported."The U.S. Embassy confirms that shots were fired at American Center Yangon on March 27. There were no injuries. We...