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North Korea threatens strong military step against Japan
Seoul: North Korea threatened Tuesday to take a “resolute and decisive military step” against Japan while it slammed Tokyo's adoption...
Pakistan’s special forces storm counter-terrorism centre to free hostages
Peshawar: Pakistani Army's special forces on Tuesday stormed a counter-terrorism centre in the restive Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province to free hostages taken...
Historic biodiversity deal approved at COP15 summit in Canada
Montreal: After four years of fraught negotiations, nearly 200 countries, including India, approved a historic "Paris-style" deal to protect and...
Thai navy searching for 31 missing sailors after ship sank
Bangkok: Thai navy ships and helicopters searched on Monday for more than 30 sailors still missing more than 17 hours...
EU ministers trying, again, for compromise on gas price cap
Brussels: European Union ministers were trying again on Monday to finalise a long-awaited deal to implement a natural gas price...
Fuel tanker tunnel blast kills at least 19 in Afghanistan
Kabul: At least 19 people were killed and 32 injured when a fuel tanker exploded in a tunnel north of...
UK sending 1,200 troops to fill in as ambulance crews go on strike
London: The British government said on Sunday it will dispatch 1,200 troops to fill in for striking ambulance drivers and...
Israel deports Palestinian activist to France
Jerusalem: Israel said it deported a Palestinian lawyer and activist to France early on Sunday, claiming he has ties to...
UN rejects seats for Myanmar junta, Taliban, Libya’s east
United Nations: The U.N. General Assembly on Friday rejected attempts by Myanmar's military junta, Afghanistan's Taliban rulers, and Libya's rival...
IMF approves deal with Egypt for USD 3 billion support package
Cairo: The International Monetary Fund has approved a deal that will provide a USD 3 billion support package to cash-strapped...