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Moscow: Russian partners within the BRICS bloc understand the futility of discussing the settlement of the Ukraine conflict without Moscow, Pavel Knyazev, an ambassador at large of the Russian Foreign Ministry and sous-sherpa of Russia in BRICS, told Sputnik...

Taipei: The Taiwanese military has spotted two Russian frigates proceeding from south to north through the island's eastern waters, the Taiwanese Defense Ministry said."As of 23:00 , two Russian frigates were detected, which were sailing from south to north...

Mexico City: Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has expressed solidarity and support to Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Russian people amid the Saturday events, involving the Wagner Group private military company (PMC) and its head Yevgeny Prigozhin."I express the...

California: US President Joe Biden has called Chinese President Xi Jinping a dictator at a fundraising event in California, media reports said.US President Joe Biden on Tuesday called Chinese President Xi Jinping a dictator.His remarks came a day after...

Astana: Russia, Turkey and Iran will continue active efforts to prepare a roadmap to normalize relations between Ankara and Damascus, according to the three countries' joint statement issued on Wednesday.The sides held constructive consultations in the Astana format at...

Paris: France wants to add exemptions to the European Media Freedom Act to make surveillance over journalists easier for national security purposes, the Politico newspaper reported on Wednesday.The European Media Freedom Act, which is being discussed now, aims to...

United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged the Israeli government to "immediately and completely" end all settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, a UN spokesman said.Guterres was deeply troubled by Sunday's decision by the Israeli government...

Kathmandu: The glaciers in the Hindu Kush Himalaya disappeared 65 percent faster in 2011-2020 than in the previous decade, and the changes driven by global warming to the region's glaciers, snow and permafrost are "unprecedented and largely irreversible," said...

Mexico City: Venezuela, with the introduction of Russia's Mir bank cards in the country, is participating in the creation of a financial system of the new world, President Nicolas Maduro said."New payment systems are emerging in the world. Venezuela...

Washington: Secretary of State Antony Blinken's meetings in Beijing, although they may have momentarily stabilized US-Chinese relations, failed to make progress in reducing military tensions or the risk of a war breaking out over Taiwan, former US diplomat Chas...