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Bellary: Five Inspire Institute of Sport (IIS) Judokas clinched gold medals in various weight categories at the National Cadet Judo Championships that culminated at Vijayanagar here on Sunday.IIS Judokas had a stellar showing at the National Cadet Judo Championships,...

Ottawa: The decision to supply Ukraine with cluster munitions is related to NATO’s lack of industrial defense capacity and the alliance's focus should be on expanding it, Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly said on Tuesday.“Of course, we...

Kathmandu: A helicopter carrying five foreign passengers and the pilot crashed in a mountain district of Nepal on Tuesday, but the fate of those aboard was not known yet, a local official said.The ill-fated chopper belonging to the private...

Vilnius: The draft of the NATO final statement that will be published following the summit in Vilnius contains requirements for Ukraine, but does not indicate the timeframe and specific details on the possible admission of Ukraine to NATO membership,...

Beijing: China will hold live-fire exercises in the Bohai Bay starting from Monday, local maritime authorities inform.The drills will be held from July 10-14, the Maritime Safety Administration of Tangshan city, located in Hebei Province, informed on Sunday.The sailing...

Warsaw: Poland has recently handed over about a dozen Soviet-designed Mil Mi-24 large attack helicopters to Kiev, but Ukraine's fleet still remains "small" compared with the capacity of the Russian air systems, The Wall Street Journal newspaper reported on...

Caracas: The recent U.S. administrations have launched the worst attacks against Venezuela in the past two centuries, a top Venezuelan lawmaker said on Wednesday.Speaking at a ceremony marking the 212th anniversary of Venezuela's Declaration of Independence, Jorge Rodriguez, president...

Bengaluru: Hockey India on Tuesday named the 20-member Indian Women’s Hockey Team for their tour of Germany and the 100th Anniversary Spanish Hockey Federation International Tournament in Spain.Both events will be part of the team’s preparations ahead of the...

Istanbul: Turkey and Egypt have appointed ambassadors for the first time in a decade, the countries' foreign ministries said in a joint statement on Tuesday.In late May, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan...

Moscow: Russian aviation has launched missile and bomb strikes on the accumulation of manpower and equipment of Ukrainian forces in three directions, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson told Sputnik."Aviation of the ‘Yug’ group of forces carried out rocket and...