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Seoul, Jan 29 (AFP/APP): North Korea on Sunday denied providing arms to Moscow after the United States said the nuclear-armed state supplied rockets and missiles to Russia’s private military group Wagner. Washington earlier this month designated the Wagner group as a “transnational criminal organisation”, citing […]

Buenos Aires, Jan 28 (AFP/APP): The shocking story of a teenager beaten to death by eight young rugby players has opened old wounds and shed light on class, race and gender discrimination in Argentine society. Eight friends, now age 21 to 23, are facing life […]

HYDERABAD 28 Jan (Online): A young woman (Iqra) arrested along with her purported Hindu husband Mulayam Singh Yadav last Monday in Bengaluru (Bangalore) for staying in India illegally, had actually disappeared after leaving for college in Hyderabad on Sept 19, 2022. Iqra had been living […]

KIGALI, Rwanda, Jan 27 (AA/APP): At least 16 people have been killed while 19 are missing after strong tropical storm Cheneso hit Madagascar, according to the government’s risk management agency. Cheneso made landfall on Jan. 19 on the northeastern coast of the Indian Ocean island […]

BEIJING, Jan 27 (XINHUA/APP): China has ordered local authorities to better manage hazardous chemicals and ensure workplace safety following a fatal chemical plant explosion earlier this month, the Ministry of Emergency Management said Friday. The incident happened during maintenance at the plant’s alkylation facility in […]

ANKARA, Jan 25 (AA/APP): Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and his Thai counterpart Don Pramudwinai this week will discuss stronger bilateral cooperation, the Turkish Foreign Ministry has announced. During a three-day visit to Türkiye starting on Wednesday, Cavusoglu and Pramudwinai will co-chair the 4th meeting of […]

BEIJING, Jan 25 (XINHUA/APP): Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang on Friday held a phone conversation with his Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi. As a major country of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Indonesia is also an important partner of Belt and Road cooperation, Qin […]

Berlin, Jan 25 (AFP/APP): Berlin on Wednesday approved the delivery of powerful German-made Leopard tanks to help Ukraine repel Russia’s invasion, after weeks of pressure from Kyiv and many allies. Germany will provide a company of 14 Leopard 2 A6 tanks from the Bundeswehr stocks, […]

Lima, Jan 24 (AFP/APP):Riot police tossed tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters in new unrest in Peru’s capital on Monday, and the nation’s interior minister said there was no end in sight to the tumult gripping the nation. Several hundred protesters marched in colonial central […]

Prague, Jan 24 (AFP/APP):Poland and the Baltic states cried foul Monday after Czech presidential candidate Andrej Babis said that, if elected, he would not send troops to help them under NATO’s collective defence. Billionaire ex-premier Babis is running for president and will face former NATO […]