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Naypyitaw: Myanmar's military chief has vowed to "annihilate" the opposition and said there is no room for negotiations with such groups.Addressing annual military parade marking the 77th annual Armed Forces Day on Sunday, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing...

Belgrade: Western demands for Serbia to support sanctions against Russia are unfair, since the country is a sovereign state, is not a member of the European Union and has itself survived the foreign aggression by NATO forces in 1999,...

Moscow: Another Russian general, Lt Gen Yakov Rezantsev, has been killed in a strike near the southern city of Kherson, Ukraine's Defence Ministry said on Saturday, according to a BBC report.Rezantsev was the commander of Russia's 49th combined...

Paris: The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) will consider adding Russian to its list of official languages of the organization during the next FIFA Congress in Doha on March 31, French newspaper L'Equipe reported on Friday, citing sources....

United Nations/New Delhi: India on Wednesday abstained on a vote in the UN Security Council on a draft resolution moved by Russia on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine.While Russia and China voted in favour of the resolution, India...

London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has sparked fury for comparing the Ukrainians' battle against Russia's invasion to people in Britain voting for Brexit.Addressing Conservative party's spring conference in Blackpool on Saturday, Johnson said, "I know that it's...

Washington: US President Joe Biden has warned his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping of "implications and consequences" if Beijing provides material support to Russia amid its attacks on Ukrainian cities and civilians.In the telephonic conversation that lasted nearly two...

Kyiv: Ukrainian actor Oksana Shvets died after a rocket struck the residential building in Kyiv. She was 67.The actor's death was confirmed Kyiv National Academic Molodyy Theatre, in a social media post, where she was part of the...

Oslo: Several current and former European politicians addressed the Norwegian Nobel Committee with a request to nominate Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022, and for this reason extend the nomination procedure until March 31."We...

Imphal: Chingkheihunba Polo Club, Kongpal, has won the first State Women's Polo Tournament, 2022 organised by Manipur Horse Riding & Polo Association (MHRPA). In the thrilling final played on Thursday at Manipuri Pony Breeding Farm, Lamphelpat.Chingkheihunba Polo Club,...