International economic cooperation with countries and integration associations is also important, Lukashenko said, noting that "active work is underway to conclude trade agreements with Egypt and Iran." ... conclude an agreement on trade and economic cooperation with China.
Ukrainian forces may have to retreat from their last pocket in the Luhansk region to avoid being captured, a Ukrainian official said, as Russian troops press an advance in the east that has shifted the momentum of the three-month-old war. ...Gaidai said 90% of buildings in the town were damaged. ... The StandardChannel. IOSAndroid ... More>>.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — China and Russia blocked the U.N.Security Council from issuing a statement Friday expressing concern at the violence and serious humanitarian situation in Myanmar and the “limited progress” on implementing a regional plan to restore peace to the strife-torn Southeast Asian nation, diplomats said Friday evening ...China’s U.N.
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A statement from the Russian defence ministry said. 'According to objective control data, the Zircon hypersonic cruise missile successfully hit a sea target located at a distance of about 1,000km. 'The flight of the hypersonic missile corresponded to the specified parameters.' ... Deliveries of the Zircon are due within months and possibly weeks ... .
The action appeared to be retaliation for Athens' assistance in the U.S ...A U.S ... After the hijacking, they drifted into Iranian waters ... Iran’s seizure on Friday was the latest in a string of hijackings and explosions to roil a region that includes the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which a fifth of all traded oil passes.
Fusako Shigenobu, who co-founded the once-feared armed group Japanese Red Army, was released from prison on Saturday after serving a 20-year sentence and she apologised for hurting innocent people ... Shigenobu left the prison in Tokyo in a black car with her daughter as several supporters held a banner saying, “We love Fusako” ... Coordinated operations ... .
By Arathy Somasekhar and Kanishka Singh. HOUSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former PresidentDonald Trump on Friday argued the United States should make it easier to confine "deranged" people and eliminate gun-free school zones after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers this week at a Texas school ... Read more ... .
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Students trapped inside a classroom with a gunman repeatedly called 911 during this week’s attack on a Texas elementary school, including one who pleaded, “Please send the police now,” as nearly 20 officers waited in the hallway for more than 45 minutes, authorities said Friday ... READ MORE ... “It was the wrong decision,” he said ... .
Among them were soldiers as well as civilians, the head of the local military administration, Oleksandr Stryuk, said on Friday. Many people have also fled. Of the former 130,000 inhabitants, only about a 10th are still there ... Not far from the city limits, however, there is already fierce fighting ... This information could not be verified at first ... GNA. .
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KYIV/POPASNA, Ukraine (Reuters) – Russian forces in eastern Ukraine captured the centre of the railway hub town of Lyman and encircled most of Sievierodonetsk, Ukrainian officials acknowledged on Friday, as Kyiv’s forces fell back in the face of Moscow’s biggest advance for weeks ... “I just have to fix the window somehow ... U.S ... .
Suva , May 28 (ANI). Australian Foreign MinisterPenny Wong paid a two-day visit to Fiji amid the ongoing quest among western countries, including Australia, to bring the strategically located island nation into their sphere of influence ... "Our Pacific family is strongest when we work together ... (ANI) ....
Carnival Cruise Line reported that it is sending a ship to Grand Turk to evacuate the passengers after the fire yesterday aboard the Carnival Freedom. While the fire teams were able to extinguish the fire containing the damage, technical teams reported that the ship needs to head to the shipyard at Freeport for repairs ... ....