Canberra, December 13 (IANS): Visiting South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Monday that the US, China and North Korea agree in principle on declaring a formal end to the 1950-53 Korean War and Seoul will
Liverpool, December 12 (AP): The Group of Seven economic powers told Russia on Sunday to de-escalate its military buildup near the Ukrainian border, warning that an invasion would have massive consequences and
Jerusalem, December 12 (AP): An Israeli parliamentary committee voted on Sunday to stop providing personal security for former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wife and adult sons, six months after
Tehran, December 12 (IANS): If the US lifts anti-Tehran sanctions, a "good agreement", which the Islamic Republic is looking for, will be reached in the ongoing negotiations over the 2015 nuclear deal
Dhaka, December 12 (IANS): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said that her country has attained all capabilities to protect its independence and sovereignty if it is attacked by any external agg
Taipei, December 11 (AP): Taiwan has recorded its first case of the omicron variant in a passenger who recently travelled to the southern African country of Eswatini, health officials said Saturday.
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London, December 11 (IANS): British Brexit Minister David Frost said that the UK and the European Union (EU) have made limited progress on the post-Brexit supply of medicines to Northern Ireland.
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Sanaa, December 11 (IANS): Forces loyal to the Saudi-backed Yemeni government ambushed a group of fighters of the Houthi rebel militia in the country's oil-rich southern province of Shabwa, a military offic
Stockholm, December 11 (IANS): In the wake of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the Nobel Prize award ceremony was streamed online for a second time in a row from Stockholm's City Hall.
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Geneva, December 11 (IANS): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Catherine Russell, an adviser to to US President Joe Biden, as Executive Director of Unicef, a UN spokesman said on Friday.
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Seoul/Washington, December 11 (IANS): The US has designated North Korea's new Defence Minister Ri Yong-gil and a number of other entities in Pyongyang, China and Russia for human rights violations.
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New York, December 11 (IANS): The state of New York is set to reintroduce a mask mandate at public indoor venues aimed at battling the winter surge of Covid-19 infections, Governor Kathy Hochul announced.
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Baghdad, December 11 (IANS): The Iraqi Foreign Ministry said that it has evacuated 417 Iraqi migrants stranded in Belarus due to the ongoing crisis at the latter country's border with European nations.
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Mexico City, December 11 (IANS): The number of Central American migrants killed after a trailer truck overturned in Mexico's Chiapas state has increased to 55, Governor Rutilio Escandon has confirmed.
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Bangkok (Thailand), December 10 (AP): Opponents of military rule in Myanmar on Friday held one of their biggest nationally coordinated protests in months, successfully calling on people across the country to sh
Seoul, December 10 (AP): New coronavirus infections in South Korea exceeded 7,000 for the third consecutive day on Friday, as the worst surge since the start of the pandemic overwhelmed hospitals and depleted h
London, December 10 (AP): A British appellate court has opened the door for Julian Assange to be extradited to the United States by overturning a lower court ruling that found the WikiLeaks founder's mental
United Nations, December 10 (AP): Climate change is an aggravating factor for instability, conflict and terrorism, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday.
The U.N. chief said the regions that ar
Tuxtla Gutierrez (Mexico), December 10 (AP): Rescue workers rushing to a highway accident found a horrific scene of death and injury after a freight truck jammed with as many as 200 migrants tipped over and cra
Washington, December 10 (AP): President Joe Biden is looking to close his two-day virtual Summit for Democracy on Friday by shining a spotlight on the importance of election integrity, countering authoritarian