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Athens: Parliamentary elections in Greece will be held in May, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Tuesday evening in an interview with Alpha TV, declining to name an exact date.Greek parliamentary elections are held every four years, the four-year mandate...

Paris:Over 850 protesters have been detained in France during demonstrations against the recently passed pension reform, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said."Since Thursday, 855 people have been detained in France, including 729 in Paris. Some 843 people have been...

Moscow: Russia and China are preparing new projects that will significantly increase the transportation potential of the Trans-Siberian and Trans-Asian routes, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Tuesday."Last year, traffic was opened along the automobile and railway crossings...

Seoul: South Korea has imposed additional sanctions on four individuals and six institutions assisting North Korea's nuclear and missile program, as well as Pyongyang's evasion of restrictions, the South Korean Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.The restrictions, in particular, affected...

Washington:The United States Capitol Police is elevating security posture preparation for protests that may take place in Washington ahead of a possible indictment of former US President Donald Trump, the Politico newspaper reported, citing sources familiar with the situation.Security...

Tehran:Iran is ready to resume economic relations with all Arab countries in the Middle East region, following the recent agreement on the restoration of diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia, Iranian Economy Minister Ehsan Khandozi told Sputnik."Based on the neighborhood...

Kiev: Ukraine has received Norwegian Leopard 2 tanks, Norway's Defense Ministry said in a statement on Twitter."#Ukraine has now received the Norwegian tanks #leopard 2 and training of Ukrainian personnel is underway," the ministry said.It posted a photo of...

San Francisco:Amazon announced the company's plan to cut 9,000 more jobs in a new round of layoffs.Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said in a blog post Monday morning that the cuts will mostly impact those in the company's cloud services,...

Lilongwe: The death toll from Tropical Cyclone Freddy in Malawi reached 499 as of Monday evening, from 476 as reported Sunday evening, with the number of displaced people increasing from 490,098 to 508,244.Search and rescue operations are ongoing, undertaken...

Washington:The United States welcomes the extension of the United Nations-brokered grain exports agreement - formally known as the Black Sea Grain Initiative - for an additional 60 days, National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby said."The extension is...