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Helsinki: Director of the Finnish Security Intelligence Service (Supo) Antti Pelttari says there have been no changes in relations with Moscow since Finland submitted its NATO membership application."It has been rather quiet and let’s hope it stays that way,"...

Seoul: South Korea and the United States have responded to North Korea's launch of eight missiles on Sunday by firing eight more missiles from their side into the waters off the east coast of the Korean peninsula on Monday,...

Canberra: Australia on Sunday slammed China over its interception of a maritime surveillance flight in the international airspace in the South China Sea region.According to The Guardian, the defence department has revealed the interception of a "routine maritime surveillance...

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday warned that Moscow will strike new targets if the West gave advanced rocket systems to Ukraine.During an interview with the state-owned Russia-1 television channel, Putin said, "We will draw appropriate conclusions from...

Vatican City:  Pope Francis on Sunday urged to find a diplomatic solution to end the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and said please do not bring 'humanity to ruin,' the media reported. The Pope said while renewing his appeal to the...

Washington: On the 33rd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken termed the crackdown as "a brutal assault" and said the victims would not be forgotten.On Saturday, he said, "We commemorate the...

New York: United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has renewed his call for "immediate halt to violence" on the 100th day of Russian invasion into Ukraine."I renew my call for an immediate halt to violence, for unfettered humanitarian...

Moscow: Russia is looking into the possibility of extending the ruble payment requirement for certain types of goods other than natural gas, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on Friday."As the practice of payments for Russian gas shows,...

London: The UK Defence Ministry on Friday said Russia controls over 90 per cent of Luhansk Oblast of Ukraine and is likely to complete control in the next two weeks. Luhansk Oblast is the easternmost administrative region of Ukraine. The UK...

London: The UK will send multiple-launch rocket systems to Ukraine to help the country in fighting against Russia, British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said.The Foreign Office said that Britain will be sending M270 launchers, which are able to strike...