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Moscow: Russia will strengthen its military potential in the western and northwestern direction in response to Finland's accession to NATO, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko told Sputnik on Monday.Earlier in the day, NATO head Jens Stoltenberg said that...

Brussels: Finland will officially join NATO on April 4, and the country's flag will be raised at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, NATO head Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday."This is a historic week. Tomorrow, we will welcome Finland as...

Brussels: NATO foreign ministers will discuss a multi-year support program for Ukraine at a meeting from April 4-5, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday."Our support is for the long haul, so I expect that ministers will agree...

Minsk: Belarus begins checking the combat readiness of the armed forces at the instruction of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, the Defense Ministry said on Monday."Today, on behalf of the Head of State, the combat readiness check of the armed...

Beijing:  Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang held talks with Yoshimasa Hayashi, Japan's Minister for Foreign Affairs, in Beijing on Sunday.Noting this year marks the 45th anniversary of the signing of the China-Japan Treaty of Peace and...

Washington/Moscow: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in a phone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, demanded the immediate release of Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich, in custody over espionage, and US citizen Paul Whelan, serving a...

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia's officials have been seeking aid from the United States to develop nuclear power for years to no avail and are currently exploring options to work with other countries, including China and Russia, The New York Times...

Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has approved the decision of the country's parliament to ratify Finland's bid to join NATO, according to a decree published by the Turkish government's Resmi Gazete.The Turkish parliament, the Grand National Assembly of...

Moscow: Russian forces have repelled a combined strike of multiple launch rocket systems of Ukrainian troops in the south Donetsk direction and have destroyed two Ukrainian reconnaissance groups, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson told Sputnik."In the south Donetsk direction,...

Taipei: The Taiwanese National Defense Ministry said on Saturday it had detected 18 aircraft and four vessels of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) near the island over the past 24 hours."18 PLA aircraft and 4 PLAN vessels...