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China could see 1.6 mn Covid deaths if curbs are lifted
Taipei: The lifting of zero-Covid policies in China would see a "tsunami" of infections and almost 1.6 million deaths, a...
Putin preparing for a long war in Ukraine: US intel
Washington: Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing for a long war in Ukraine, with even victory in the east potentially...
Russia won’t participate in special UNHRC session on Ukraine
Moscow: Russia will not participate in an upcoming special session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Ukraine, the...
Putin could use nuclear weapon if he feels Ukraine war being lost
Washington: Russian President Vladimir Putin could view the prospect of defeat in Ukraine as an existential threat to his regime,...
Kim sends ‘Victory Day’ message to Putin
Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un expressed his country's "firm solidarity" with Russia in a congratulatory message sent to President...
Ukraine hands over 2nd part of EU membership questionnaire
Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has submitted the second part of the questionnaire for the war-torn nation's candidate status of...
Warnings of global food shortage as missiles hit Odesa
Odesa (Ukraine): The Ukrainian port of Odesa has been hit by missile strikes. One person was killed and five injured...
Russia will destroy NATO countries in half an hour in case of nuclear war: Roscosmos chief
Moscow: The chief of Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, said that Russia would destroy NATO countries in the event...
EU living by ‘law of the jungle’: Russia
Moscow: Seizing the foreign-exchange reserves of the Russian state would be an act of "complete lawlessness" and would undermine the...
Amid violence, SL PM Mahinda Rajapaksa hands over resignation
Colombo, May 9 (IANS) Amidst violent clashes and unrest in Colombo, Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday resigned from...
