Some EU members to veto any ban on Russian oil

MOSCOW – April 22 (ONLINE) The European Union currently has no plans of introducing a collective ban on Russian oil supplies, because several EU members threatened to veto this initiative, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell told the LENA news […]

Dozens of casualties from blast at mosque in Afghanistan

Kabul, April 21 (AFP/APP):A blast Thursday at a mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif city in Afghanistan caused dozens of casualties, a Taliban official said, the second attack against a Shiite target in three days. “There are at least 25 casualties,” Zabihullah Noorani, head of Balkh province’s information […]

First killing by police in Sri Lanka protests

Colombo, April 19 (AFP/APP): Sri Lanka police shot dead a protester and wounded 24 others on Tuesday in the first fatal clash with residents demonstrating against the government over a crippling economic crisis. The South Asian country is in the grip of its most painful […]

Russian forces capture Kreminna in east Ukraine: Kyiv

Novodruzhesk, Ukraine, April 18 (AFP/APP): Russian troops on Monday captured the east Ukraine town of Kreminna, local authorities said, as Kyiv’s armed forces launched salvoes on Russian forces in the nearby settlement of Rubizhne. “There was a major attack in the night” from Sunday to […]

Russia bans British top official from entry

MOSCOW, Apr 18 (XINHUA/APP):The Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Saturday that 13 top officials of Britain, including Prime Minister Boris Johnson, have been barred from entering Russia.   “This step was taken as a response to London’s unbridled information and political campaign aimed at isolating […]