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Defence strengthened on order from President Lukashenko

Fire was caused by a malfunction in a power connection

Mariupol, the main port on the Sea of Azov, is surrounded and under heavy bombardment

Ukrainian president calls on the West to increase military aid to Ukraine, initiate talks with Putin

Mohammed bin Salman says he 'simply doesn't care whether Joe Biden misunderstands him'

UN says more than 1 million refugees had fled in just seven days and humanitarian crisis was growing worse

Biden administration earlier expelled 12 Russian diplomats at the UN over 'national security concerns'

Parliamentarian says US refusal to provide more protection against airstrikes 'dooms Ukrainians'

Decision taken by Moscow in response to a new wave of Western sanctions related to Ukraine conflict

The capture of Kherson opens the path west and north and towards the larger strategically vital port city of Mariupol

Turkish health minister says his country has entered 'a new phase in the fight against the pandemic'

Beijing urges countries concerned to ‘immediately and unconditionally’ return those assets to war-torn country

All parties involved in the talks say progress has been made toward the restoration of the pact

Idea of a nuclear war is ‘spinning constantly in the heads of Western politicians’, says FM Lavrov

The foreign minister also accuses President Zelenskiy of presiding over ‘a society where Nazism is flourishing’

Chinese foreign ministry terms 'such practices of diverting attention and shifting blame despicable'

4 Russian fighter jets fly above Island of Gotland, says Swedish Air Force

Russian envoy-designate to India said they don't see any hurdle in supply of the S-400 missile systems to India

Kyiv's embassy in the UAE had said that Emirati authorities had temporarily suspended the waivers

Some recalled images of refugees walking for days in harsh weather, or losing lives in perilous sea crossings

Russia's week-old invasion has yet to achieve its aim of overthrowing Ukraine's government

Moscow has accused 10 local media outlets of falsely depicting what Russia calls a special operation

Recep Tayyip Erdogan calls for EU to show Turkey same 'sensitivity' it did for Ukraine on accession

We will continue to maintain normal economic and trade exchanges with relevant parties, says Guo Shuqing

Russia's TASS news agency cited an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as saying

Health experts say rising noise and air pollution major contributors to increase in hearing impairments

Russia would face a ‘real danger’ if Ukraine acquired nuclear weapons, says Russian foreign minister

New plan to support humanitarian response during harsh winter months

Belarusian officials, military leaders to be hit by bloc’s new restrictive measures

Russian envoy-designate to India said they don't see any hurdle in supply of the S-400 missile systems to India

The double-kill antibody may block the virus from binding to its receptor

Troubling statistics show 17 per cent of Americans believe in right-wing QAnon conspiracy

Iranian Supreme Leader blames US policies for Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro condemns destabilising actions of the United States and NATO

193-member General Assembly ‘deplores’ attack on Ukraine with overwhelming majority

Rockets rain down on second city Kharkiv; Russian missile hits TV tower in Kyiv, killing five

Kyiv residents warned to flee their homes as rockets rained on the city of Kharkiv

Despite Ukraine's request, official says we aren't going to unilaterally freeze millions of innocent users’ accounts

Victoria Schofield says Simla Agreement does not obligate resolving conflict through 'bilateral means' alone

Foreign Minister Lavrov calls on Washington to rebase its nuclear weapons from Europe

Experts point to surveys highlighting discrimination faced by Muslims, Dalits and others at hospitals

Ukrainian president also calls Russia a ‘terrorist state’ after Russian forces hit targets close to Kharkiv

Official says ministry is in touch with the family of the student, who he did not name

New Delhi steps up demand for safe passage to evacuate thousands of its nationals trapped in the war zone

India opted to abstain on a Security Council resolution on the Russian invasion of Ukraine

A top Chinese scientist said in a possible sign that the country's leadership is rethinking its strict approach

Australia has shifted from its stance last week when it said it would only fund military technical assistance

Victims of deadly riots complain of slow proceedings as experts call for more efficient steps at court

A US State Department spokesperson said late on Monday they were engaging with the Taliban over the issue

Lviv is ringed by military checkpoints manned by soldiers which caused long tailbacks at night