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BERLIN: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has hailed the European Union's (EU) decision to grant his country candidate status for accession to the 27-member bloc, saying it was "historic moment" in bilateral ties. During a two-day summit in Brussels,...
MOSCOW: The Kremlin said that the substantive preparation of Putin's visit to Turkey is not yet underway There are no exact dates for Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to Turkey yet. Substantive preparations for such a visit are not currently underway,...
MOSCOW: Moscow and Minsk need to take “urgent measures” to bolster their military capabilities in the face of an “undeclared war” by the West, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on Thursday, after meeting with his counterpart from Belarus, Viktor...
KABUL: Mass graves are being prepared for earthquake victims in Paktika, where over 1,000 have been killed and around 1,500 have been wounded. The magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck early on Wednesday about 160 km (100 miles) southeast of Kabul, in arid...
WASHINGTON: US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that the central bank is trying to bring inflation down without inflicting too much damage, but the Fed's aggressive rate hikes could tip the American economy into recession. "We are strongly committed...
WASHINGTON: The US-EU joint Task Force on European Energy Security met virtually on Wednesday (local time), said the White House in a press release. The sides denounced Russia's continued "energy coercion of European Union Member States and underscored...
KALININGRAD: Minister - Head of the Regional Agency for International and Interregional Relations Alla Ivanova noted that it is necessary to make changes to the EU sanctions document 833/2014, in particular, to supplement the glossary with the concept...
WASHINGTON: Attorney General Merrick Garland made an unannounced visit to Ukraine Tuesday to meet with his Ukrainian counterpart to discuss the prosecution of war crimes in the Russian invasion. While there he announced the creation of a “War Crimes Accountability...
WASHINGTON: The Russian Embassy in Washington has so far received no requests from the US administration regarding two US mercenaries, captured in Ukraine, Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov said, answering to media questions. "There were no...
KABUL: An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday leaving at least 255 people dead and over 500 injured in the provinces of Paktika and Khost. The quake, with a magnitude of 6.1, jolted 44 km southwest of Khost, Afghanistan,...
WASHINGTON: As the US considers lifting some tariffs on Chinese goods, President Joe Biden said he would be speaking to President Xi Jinping. "I plan on having a conversation with President Xi. We haven't set a time yet," the US president said. Former...
HELSINKI: Finnish President Sauli Niiniste says the country will not join NATO until September 2022 Finland will not be able to join NATO until September 2022 due to the lack of progress with Turkish representatives. This was announced on Tuesday by President...