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Sri Lanka freezes 22 mln USD worth criminal assets within 2 months

Colombo, March 1 -- Sri Lanka has frozen criminal assets worth 22.4 million U.S. dollars (6.6 billion rupees) from December 2024 to January 2025, Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala told parli... Read More


Trump, Zelensky cancel signing of minerals deal after White House shouting match

Washington, March 1 -- A press conference at the White House scheduled for Friday where U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky planned to sign the U.S.-Ukraine minerals... Read More


Saudi Arabia rejects forming "parallel government" in Sudan

Riyadh, March 1 -- Saudi Arabia on Friday voiced its rejection of forming a "parallel government" in war-torn Sudan. Saudi Arabia rejects "any illegitimate steps or measures taken outside the framew... Read More


Putin ratifies security agreement with Belarus

Moscow, March 1 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin ratified an agreement on security guarantees with Belarus within the Union State, according to a document posted on the country's official legal inf... Read More


6.0-magnitude earthquake strikes eastern Indonesia, no tsunami alert issued

Jakarta, March 1 -- A 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Indonesia's eastern Maluku province early Saturday without triggering large waves, the country's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency r... Read More


IS-related ADF kills 23 civilians in eastern DRC, kidnaps dozens: UN

United Nations, March 1 -- Attacks by the Islamic State (IS)-related Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have killed at least 23 civilians, UN humanita... Read More


Death toll from blasts in eastern DR Congo rises to 16

Kinshasa, March 1 -- The death toll from two explosions in Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has risen to 16, government spokesman Patrick Muyaya said late Friday. The explosi... Read More


Neymar named in preliminary Brazil squad for World Cup qualifiers

Rio De Janeiro, March 1 -- Neymar has been included in Brazil's preliminary squad for World Cup qualifiers against Colombia and Argentina, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said on Friday. ... Read More


Odisha Govt. waives user fee for livestock treatment

Bhubaneswar, March 1 -- People in Odisha will no longer have to pay for the treatment and vaccination of cows, bulls, buffaloes, goats, and sheep, as the state government has announced a waiver of use... Read More


Welfare of oppressed sections is given top priority in budget: AP CM

Chittoor, March 1 -- Observing that the welfare of oppressed sections has been given top priority in the budgetary proposals, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday said that th... Read More