Kremlin warns against Ukrainian admission into NATO

Ukraine’s admission into NATO would only exacerbate the crisis in the southeast of the country, Russia said on Tuesday. The several million residents of the separatist regions in the country’s southeast consider such prospects “deeply unacceptable,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters in Moscow. “We […]

UK to announce new international travel rules

London – Britain will on Monday set out plans to restart international travel, using a “traffic-light” system as the country cautiously emerges from lockdown. The UK has set a tentative date of May 17 to relaunch foreign travel, currently banned except for a handful of […]

Iran faces 4th wave of COVID-19 pandemic

A fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic has started across Iran as the country experiences a fresh spike in the infection cases, Sima Sadat Lari, the spokeswoman for the country’s Ministry of Health and Medical Education, told Sputnik. Alireza Raisi, a spokesman for the country’s […]

Twitter accused of silencing pro-Kashmir accounts

British Pakistani groups on Monday accused Twitter of removing accounts that criticize India’s alleged human rights abuses in Kashmir. Fahim Kayani, the head of Tehreek-e-Kashmir UK, said social media is the one place where Kashmiris and others who suffer human rights abuses can raise awareness […]

Russia pledges to guarantee vaccine supply to Argentina

Russian President Vladimir Putin promised Monday to guarantee coronavirus vaccine supplies to Argentina in a phone call with the country’s leader. Putin spoke with President Alberto Fernandez to guarantee the vaccine supplies and to check on Fernandez’s health after he recently self-isolated after testing positive […]

No talks with US during Vienna meeting: Iran

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sayed Abbas Araghchi on Sunday ruled out any direct or indirect talks with the US one day before heading to Vienna for much-anticipated talks on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal. Araghchi told reporters that there is only “one step”, which is […]

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