Kyiv : Ukraine will not betray the sacrifices made by its people in four years of war just to make peace with Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy vowed on Tuesday, as divisions among his key allies overshadowed commemorations of the start of the conflict. European nations had hoped to agree a fresh package of sanctions against …
Moscow: Russia is investigating Telegram founder Pavel Durov as part of a criminal case on the "facilitation of terrorist activities", state-run newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta reported, citing the Federal Security Service (FSB). Durov could not be immediately reached for comment on the report, but in recent days Telegram has denied a host of allegations by Russia …
London: British police on Monday arrested Peter Mandelson, a former U.K. ambassador to the United States, in a misconduct probe stemming from his ties to the late Jeffrey Epstein . It came days after a friendship with Epstein landed the former Prince Andrew in police custody. Both men are suspected of improperly passing U.K. government …
Pallekele: England all-rounder Liam Dawson on Monday said the team is "in a very good place" despite a mixed group-stage campaign in the T20 World Cup and expressed his delight at having a potent spin attack at their disposal. England made the Super 8s after a tense couple of weeks that saw a 30-run loss …
Jammu: Two balloons with a Pakistani Rs 5,000 currency note and a US dollar attached to them were recovered from a forward village in the Akhnoor sector near Jammu on Monday, officials said.The aeroplane-shaped white and red balloons were found stuck on a tree at Gunara village in the Khour border belt, they said. The …
TEHRAN: Iran said Monday that any US attack, including limited strikes, would be an "act of aggression" that would precipitate a response, after President Donald Trump said he was considering a limited strike on Iran. "With respect to your first question concerning the limited strike, I think there is no limited strike," foreign ministry spokesman …
Dhaka: There was a major reshuffle at the top level in the Bangladesh Army on Sunday, including the appointment of a new Chief of General Staff (CGS), local media reported. The changes, issued by Army Headquarters, came days after Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's new government assumed power on February 17, Dhaka Tribune reported. The reshuffle …
Beijing: Following a ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States striking down most of Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff measures, a spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on Monday said that Beijing has consistently opposed unilateral tariff hikes in any form, Global Times reported. Commenting on the ruling, the MOFCOM spokesperson said China …
Venezuela: Venezuela's military held a mass funeral in the country's capital on Wednesday as it began to bury dozens of soldiers slain during the United States' weekend operation to capture former President Nicolás Maduro . Men carried wooden caskets cloaked in the Venezuelan flag past rows of uniformed officers. Singing echoed out from a nearby …
Denmark and Greenland are seeking a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio after the Trump administration doubled down on its intention to take over the strategic Arctic island, a Danish territory. Tensions escalated after the White House said Tuesday that the “U.S. military is always an option." President Donald Trump has argued that …
