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Beijing, Dec 12 (AFP/APP):A senior US delegation visiting China discussed ways to improve ties and the issue of Taiwan, Beijing said Monday, as the two sides laid the groundwork for a visit by Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The talks — involving top US diplomat […]

Ochakiv, Ukraine, Dec 12 (AFP/APP): After enduring months of shelling by Russian forces, officials in the strategic Ukrainian port of Ochakiv hope it can serve to consolidate Kyiv’s gains in the southern Kherson region. The strategic Ukrainian Black Sea naval base — which lies on […]

Dhaka, Dec 10 (AFP/APP): Nearly 100,000 supporters of Bangladesh’s main opposition party descended on Dhaka Saturday to protest against the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and demand new elections. “Sheikh Hasina is a vote thief,” they chanted at the Golapbagh sports ground where the […]

San Antonio, Dec 9 (AFP/APP): American basketball star Brittney Griner arrived in the United States Friday morning after being released from a Russian prison in exchange for an arms dealer known as the “Merchant of Death.” Griner, 32, who was arrested in Russia in February […]

Baekryeong, South Korea, Dec 9 (AFP/APP):It is South Korea’s westernmost territory, soldiers outnumber residents, and you can see North Korea from almost every barbed wire-lined beach: welcome to Baekryeong Island, a community on the front line. Far closer to the North Korean mainland than it […]

RIYADH, Dec 9 (SPA/APP): King Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and his accompanying delegation arrived in Riyadh to participate in the Riyadh Gulf-China Summit for Cooperation and Development and Riyadh Arab-China Summit for Cooperation and Development scheduled to take place […]

Riyadh, Dec 9 (SPA/APP): Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, held an official session of talks with President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping, on the sidelines of the Riyadh Gulf-China Summit for Cooperation and Development as well […]

Moscow, Dec 8 (Online): The Russian Navy foiled a drone attack in Crimea’s Sevastopol on Thursday morning, the city’s governor Mikhail Razvozhaev has revealed. The strategic port-city has seen a number of similar attacks in recent months, with Russian authorities pointing the finger at Ukraine. […]

Lima, Dec 8 (AFP/APP):Peru’s new President Dina Boluarte was under pressure Thursday to quell the political turmoil rocking the country, a day after the dramatic arrest of her predecessor, who stands accused of attempting a coup. The South American countries first-ever woman leader asked the […]

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 08(APP): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for steps to end violence, amid increasing attacks against Pakistan from terrorist groups operating in Afghanistan, including Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). “He (UN chief) strongly condemns the threat and any use of violence for political […]