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Suu Kyi’s party ordered dissolved in military-ruled Myanmar

Naypyidaw: The political party led by Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi was ordered dissolved by the military-appointed election commission on Tuesday because...

Israeli Prez urges immediate dialogue between PM, oppn over contentious judicial overhaul

Tel Aviv: Israeli President Isaac Herzog has urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leaders to immediately engage in a dialogue, a day after...

Ukraine receives Leopard, Challenger battle tanks

Kyiv: Germany and Britain have delivered the first consignment of battle tanks to Ukraine – providing much-needed ground support as Russian forces intensify attacks...

Kim urges N Korean experts to produce ‘powerful nuclear weapons’

Seoul: North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un has called on his country’s scientists to expand production of “weapon-grade nuclear materials” and build more powerful...

Trump holds first 2024 campaign rally in Waco, Texas

Washington: Former US President Donald Trump has held the first rally of his 2024 presidential campaign in Waco, Texas, railing against prosecutors investigating him,...

North Korea claims testing nuclear-capable underwater drone

Seoul: North Korea recently claimed to have tested an underwater drone capable of carrying a nuclear warhead that could create a “radioactive tsunami,” however,...

Iran, Syria condemn US attacks on Iran-linked facilities

Tehran: The governments of Iran and Syria have condemned the United States for attacks on Syrian soil that reportedly killed 19 people, which Washington...

Kabul rejects Washington’s claim over IS strength in Afghanistan

Kabul: The Taliban-led caretaker government in Afghanistan has dismissed Washington’s claim over the alleged stronger presence of Daesh or Islamic State (IS) in Afghanistan...

239 wounded in Iran’s 5.6-magnitude quake

Tehran: The number of the injured people in the 5.6-magnitude earthquake that rocked northwestern Iran two days back reached 239, state media reported. The quake,...

France to ban Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok

Paris: A growing number of countries in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific have banned the popular video-sharing app TikTok from government devices as privacy...

Pro-Iranian forces in Syria warn US of response to air strikes

Damascus: Pro-Iranian forces in Syria have said they have a “long arm” to respond to further United States air strikes on their positions, after...

Eric Garcetti sworn in as US Ambassador to India

Washington: Eric Garcetti, President Joe Biden's close aide, was officially sworn in as the US Ambassador to India by Vice President Kamala Harris, ending...

China introduces new power structure to tighten control on data, tech, finance

New Delhi: China, with around 1 billion internet users and a vast surveillance network, is fast becoming the biggest part of the “datasphere.” One...

One can apply for jobs, give interviews while on tourist or business visa in US: Federal agency

Washington: The US has announced that individuals travelling to the country on a business or tourist visa - B-1 and B-2 - can apply...

Saudi Arabia’s King invites Iran President to visit Riyadh

Doha: Welcoming the deal between the “two brotherly countries,” King of Saudi Arabia has invited Iran President to visit Riyadh, Al Jazeera reported quoting...

Will announce on Indian soil new vision on Free and Open Indo-Pacific: Japan PM

New Delhi: Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday said that he will announce his new plan on Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) on...

Biden calls Israeli PM after Sharm El Sheikh meeting

Washington: US President Joe Biden on Sunday spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the phone after the Sharm El Sheikh meeting between...

Chinese President Xi to visit Russia for talks with Putin

Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping will travel to Russia on Monday to hold crucial talks with his counterpart Vladimir Putin, the foreign ministry here...

North Korea confirms fired ICBM, says it was Hwasong-17

Seoul: North Korea has confirmed it fired an intercontinental ballistic missile and that it was the Hwasong-17, known as the country’s “monster missile”. The launch...

Australia to buy 220 Tomahawk cruise missiles from US

Canberra: Australia plans to buy up to 220 Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States after the US State Department approved the sale in...

UK bans TikTok on govt phones over security concerns

London: Britain said on Thursday it would ban TikTok on government phones with immediate effect, a move that follows other Western countries who have...

US recognises McMahon Line as int’l boundary between China and Arunachal Pradesh: Resolution

Washington: The United States recognises the McMahon Line as the international boundary between China and Arunachal Pradesh, according to a bipartisan Senate resolution which...

US accuses Russian jet of downing US drone

Washington/Moscow: Washington’s claim that a Russian fighter jet collided with a US surveillance drone near Crimea causing it to crash is both a rare...

Russia’s unemployment rate drops to record low: Putin

Moscow: Russia’s unemployment rate has dropped to a historic low of 3.6 per cent, President Vladimir Putin said. “The unemployment rate was at a historic...

Deadly Turkiye earthquakes put spotlight on building code violations

New Delhi: Over a month after three deadly earthquakes struck Turkiye, experts are trying to piece together information on the compliance level of buildings...

US, UK, Australia agree on nuclear submarine project

New Delhi: Aimed at countering China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific region, leaders of the US, UK and Australia have unveiled new details of their...

Biden sidesteps questions on banking crisis, leaves press meet midway

Washington: US President Joe Biden left a press briefing on the Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank collapses midway, inviting criticism even as he...

What to expect after Iran, Saudi Arabia agree to restore ties

Tehran: Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations in a China-brokered deal that could have wide-ranging consequences but building on it,...

China appoints US-sanctioned General as Defence Minister

Beijing: China on Sunday appointed a US-sanctioned army general as its new Defence Minister, displaying scant regard for Washington’s ban on its military personnel. Gen....

Israeli forces kill three Palestinians in occupied West Bank

Occupied West Bank: The Israeli military says its forces shot and killed three Palestinian men who opened fire on soldiers in the occupied West...

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