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North Korea tests fires long-range cruise missiles

  North Korea test fired long-range cruise missiles in waters off its eastern coast a day earlier, adding to a provocative streak in weapons demonstrations as...

UN resolution calls for ceasefire in Ukraine

  United Nation member-states Thursday voted overwhelmingly to adopt a draft resolution that calls for a ceasefire in Ukraine, as the conflict marked its first...

Russia sees no diplomatic settlement with Ukraine

  A possible diplomatic settlement with Ukraine "are not apparent today," a senior Russian diplomat said on Thursday, ahead of the first anniversary of the military...

Financial inclusion and digital mobility driving disruption

  Technology has enabled global consumers access to financial applications, mobile banking, and payment solutions to make their lives easier than ever before, according to...

Turkey earthquake death toll surpasses 43,000

  The death toll from the powerful Feb. 6 earthquakes in southern Turkey  rose to 43,556, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said Wednesday. Soylu made the remarks...

Biden tells European allies democracy at stake in Russia-Ukraine war

  Calling the US President Joe Biden on Wednesday pledged the United States' continued support, particularly with Russia's war on Ukraine, as he called on Eastern European countries...

Russia, China seek stronger ties

  Russia and China show unity, readiness to defend each other's interests based on respect for international law and the central role of the United Nations, Russian Foreign...

Russia suspends nuclear arms control pact with US

  With the first year anniversary of the Russia’s invasion of Ukraine nearing, Russian President Vladimir Putin suspended Moscow’s participation in the last remaining nuclear arms control...

North Korea nuclear tests caused radiation

  Nuclear detonations at North Korea’s Punggye-ri test site has caused radiation that may have exposed hundreds of thousands of local citizens and endangered people in neighboring countries with...