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Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged on Thursday to complete reunification with self-ruled Taiwan and vowed…
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US still follows Trump’s legacy against Iran: Rouhani
Outgoing Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that the present US government still follows the anti-Tehran…
Myanmar releases over 2,000 detainees
Myanmar has released a total of 2,296 detainees from across the country, according to the…
Kim Jong-un: North Korea sees ‘grave incident’ after Covid lapses
Kim Jong-un has berated top officials over lapses which caused a “grave incident” related to…
Tokyo may extend coronavirus curbs into Olympics period
Japan is considering an extension of its coronavirus prevention measures in Tokyo and other areas…
WHO certifies China malaria-free after 70-yr effort
Following a 70-year effort, the World Health Organization on Tuesday certified that China is malaria…
‘Pak under pressure from US over its ties with China’
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Tuesday that his country was under pressure from…
Biden to visit Florida after condo collapse
US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will visit Surfside, Florida, on Thursday…
Australia on ‘high alert’ amid new Covid outbreaks
Australia’s Health Minister Greg Hunt has announced that the country is on high alert with…
Toll from Florida building collapse reaches 11
The death toll from the collapse of a residential building in Surfside, the US state…
Man faces 20 years in prison after jumping from plane
A passenger who tried to break into an airplane cockpit last week had recently been…
Global Covid-19 caseload tops 181.3 mn
The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 181.3 million, while the deaths have surged to…
Spain scraps outdoor mask-wearing rule
Spaniards were allowed to ditch their face masks for a walk in the park or…
US airstrikes militia target in Syria, Iraq
The US military, under the direction of President Joe Biden, conducted airstrikes Sunday against what…
Explosion leaves at least 7 dead, many injured in Dhaka
At least seven people were killed and dozens wounded in an explosion in Bangladesh capital…
US launches drone strikes in northern Afghanistan
The United States has launched two drone strikes against Taliban positions in northern Afghanistan, confirmed…
US economy grew at 6.4% in 2021 Q1
The US economy grew at an annual rate of 6.4 per cent in the first…
‘Serious differences remain over Iran nuclear deal talks’
Washington and Tehran still have serious differences in restoring the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal after…
Russia summons UK envoy over warship intrusion
The Russian Foreign Ministry has summoned UK Ambassador Deborah Bronnert and strongly protested against the…
‘Biden should tell Pakistan to stop proxy war in Afghan’
Members of the Afghan-American community on Friday held a welcome rally in support of their…
US confirms Wuhan Virus sequences were removed from database
Details of the genetic makeup of some of the earliest samples of coronavirus in China…