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For China, it was a show of pomp and power to deter the US and West from helping Taiwan.

Russia, which sent thousands of troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24 in what it calls a special military operation, claimed to take control of the city on the Sea of Azov on April 21 after nearly two months of siege.

A spokesman for the president said he invoked the tough laws to 'ensure public order' after trade unions staged a nationwide strike Friday

The Pope said that the West continues to supply weapons and both sides are also testing weapons which could further extend the war

Mahinda, however, told Sri Lankan news agency Daily Mirror, that he would step down if president Gotabaya Rajapaksa asked him to.

Nearly a quarter of adults are now obese in Europe, higher than in any other region except the Americas, the WHO said

After the US brought 40 countries to a US base in Germany last week to discuss aid, Putin threatened a 'lightning fast' response if there is any direct intervention by outsiders on Kyiv's behalf

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said the strikes, which immediately followed his talks with Guterres, were an attempt by Russia 'to humiliate the UN'

The Election Commission said it wished to peruse the complete record of speeches delivered on April 26 by Khan, lawmakers Khurram Sher Zaman and Haleem Adil Sheikh, and Senator Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry

The left wing and the right wing are fighting it out on Twitter, with conservatives claiming victory of free speech following Musk's takeover.

Beijing residents fear that they too could be locked up inside their homes if positive cases rise.

Dragon Endeavor has returned home with the Axiom-1 Crew, said an announcer as the SpaceX capsule hit the water at 1:06 pm (1706 GMT) in the Atlantic Ocean off Jacksonville

While meeting with a delegation of over 60 victims of the Easter Sunday attacks, Francis asked Rajapaksa's administration to reveal the truth

Chollet for the second time on Thursday attempted to do some damage control following Ilhan Omar's unannounced visit to PoK

Britain said a major focus of Johnson's talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on the situation in the Indo-Pacific as the United Kingdom is strongly opposed to any kind of coercion in the region

Turkey, which has enjoyed warm relations with both Russia and Ukraine, has been trying to mediate an end to the nearly two-month conflict