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Beijing, China | Xinhua |  A fan group of Serbian football club Red Star Belgrade on Thursday used banners in a game to list U.S.-led NATO interventions over the past decades. One of the banners read a line from Beatles songwriter John Lennon’s anti-war song: “All we are saying is …

Moscow, Russia |  Xinhua | Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed on Saturday “the unacceptable nature of the military-biological activities of the United States in Ukraine” in a phone conversation with Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, the Kremlin said in a statement. Such activities pose a huge danger to both Russia …

Madrid, Spain | Xinhua |  Real Madrid and FC Barcelona face each other in the ‘Clasico’ for the third time this season with each club having different aims. Real Madrid go into the game with a 10-point lead at the top of La Liga and 15 points more than their …

Beijing, China | F1 correspondent Michael Butterworth-Xinhua | The cars have been unveiled, pre-season testing is over, and the 2022 Formula 1 season gets underway this weekend with the Bahrain Grand Prix. With a brand new set of technical regulations aimed at producing closer racing, the cars look and behave …

UEFA Champions League season has been mapped out following the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | The UEFA Champions League quarter-final draw has been made, with holders Chelsea set to meet 13-time winners Real Madrid. Champions League quarter-final and semi-final draws Quarter-finals Chelsea vs Real …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted to suspend normal trade relations with Russia, paving the way for the U.S. government to impose higher tariffs on Russian goods. The lower chamber approved the measure by vote of 424-8, with a few Republicans voting against, sending the …

New York, U.S. | Xinhua | Oil prices jumped on Thursday as supply worries returned to the market. The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for April delivery added 7.94 U.S. dollars, or 8.4 percent, to settle at 102.98 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude for May delivery …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | The Russian Foreign Ministry on Thursday asked Washington to provide all information on the activities of U.S.-linked biological laboratories in Ukraine. The nervous and unjustified reaction of the United States to Moscow’s concerns only confirms “the extremely dangerous and illegal activities” carried out in these facilities, …

Kiev, Ukraine | Xinhua | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has listed six priorities during peace talks with Russia, the presidential press service reported. “My priorities in the negotiations are absolutely clear: the end of the war, security guarantees, sovereignty, restoration of territorial integrity, real guarantees for our country, real protection for …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Following a new round of negotiations between Russian and Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday that Moscow is prepared to continue high-level trilateral negotiations with Ukraine mediated by Turkey. “If such initiatives appear, we would only be happy to continue communicating in this format,” …