Moscow, Feb. 7 (UNI) Russia currently sees no opportunity of resuming peace treaty negotiations with Japan due to Tokyo’s confrontational stance, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko was quoted as saying by TASS news agency on Friday. “Joint provocative military activity with the United States and other NATO member states is demonstratively increasing off our…
Washington, Feb 7 (UNI) US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) over its persecution of the US and its allies, including Israel. “The United States will impose tangible and significant consequences on those responsible for the ICC’s transgressions, some of which may include the…
Moscow, Feb 7 (UNI) Irish low-cost airline Ryanair plans to be the first to resume flights to Ukraine after the end of the conflict, CEO Michael O’Leary said. “We want to be the first airline back into Ukraine, and we have a plan to run about 25 routes to and from Kiev and Lviv within…
Rio De Janeiro, Feb 7 (UNI) Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has said that he would leave BRICS and the World Health Organization (WHO) if he comes back into power in the country. The statement comes weeks after US President Donald Trump and Argentinian President Javier Milei, allegedly Bolsonaro’s main foreign allies, decided to leave…
Washington, Feb 7 (UNI) Thirteen US attorneys general intend to file a lawsuit to restrict the access to information by the US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by billionaire Elon Musk, New York Attorney General Letitia James said. “In the past week, the U.S. Department of the Treasury has given Elon Musk access to…
Belgrade, Feb 7 (UNI) The US embassy in Serbia has refused to postpone its sanctions against Serbian oil company Naftna Industrija Srbije by 90 days, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has said. On Tuesday, the Serbian government said that the company has submitted a request to the US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to postpone…
Madrid, Feb. 7 (UNI) Ferran Torres scored a 30-minute hat-trick as FC Barcelona cruised into the semifinals of the Copa del Rey with a 5-0 win away to Valencia on Thursday. The game took place less than a fortnight after Barca had beaten Valencia 7-1 in La Liga. Torres opened the scoring in the third…
Beirut, Feb. 7 (UNI) Israel carried out a series of airstrikes on Thursday, targeting several areas in southern and eastern Lebanon, state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported. Israeli warplanes launched multiple raids on the heights of the eastern Mountain Range and an area in the Baalbek district of eastern Lebanon, the NNA reported, adding Israel…
Donetsk, Feb 7 (UNI) Colombian mercenaries – former special forces soldiers who fought in the 48th separate rifle battalion near the city of Kurakhovo (also known as Kurakhove) in Russia’s Donetsk Region, were eliminated before fighting for even a couple of months, Ukrainian serviceman Serhiy Dzyuba, captured near the settlement of Velikaya Novoselka (Velyka Novosilka),…
Zurich, Feb 7 (UNI) The operations of the Congolese Football Federation (FECOFOOT) and the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) have been suspended due to various violations, the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) has announced. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Bureau of the FIFA Council on Thursday and is effective immediately. FECOFOOT…
