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Moscow: Celebrations were held in Russia and many other countries on Sunday to mark the 76th anniversary of victory in World War II.Many European countries mark Victory Day on May 8, but in Russia and some other countries, it...

Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated the COVID-19 vaccine developed by China's Sinopharm for emergency use, a move set to boost global vaccine rollout, particularly in the developing world."This afternoon, the WHO gave emergency use listing to...

Washington: US Strategic Command chief Adm. Charles Richard on Friday called for establishing a dialogue with Russia and China on nuclear armaments as well as on boosting mutual transparency and building confidence to mitigate risks that he said are...

Beijing: Beijing decided on Thursday to indefinitely suspend the China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue over what it describes as Canberra's measures to disrupt normal exchanges and cooperation, the Chinese National Development and Reform Commission said.The commission describes the Australian Commonwealth...

Washington: Two-thirds of Americans support the Biden administration’s decision to pull US troops from Afghanistan by September, a new Charles Koch Institute poll revealed on Wednesday.When civilian respondents were asked whether they support or oppose the US government’s decision...

The coronavirus wave that plunged India into the world's biggest health crisis has the potential to worsen in the coming weeks, with some research models projecting that the death toll could more than double from current levels, the Bloomberg...

United Nations: Myanmar Ambassador to the United Nations Kyaw Moe Tun on Tuesday urged the United States to take a decisive role in resolving the political crisis in the Southeast Asian country following the February 1 military coup."The situation...

New York: A memorial for the victims of the 2014 massacre in the city of Odessa has been organized at New York’s Union Square, Greg Butterfield, a coordinator for the "Solidarity with Novorossiya and Antifascists in Ukraine" movement, told...

Imphal: Manipur’s famed climate environmental activist Licypriya Kangujam bought oxygen concentrators from her own savings to help with the country’s oxygen crisis, she said on Friday.Kangujam, 9-year-old , in a tweet, said that ten oxygen concentrators will reach India...

Washington: The United States will work with Ukraine to ensure that it meets the criteria for NATO membership, Acting US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip Reeker told reporters.“I think you are very aware that...