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Paris: Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has arrived at a prison in Paris to begin serving a 5-year sentence for a criminal conspiracy to...

Tokyo: Japan's parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country's first female prime minister Tuesday, a day after her struggling...

New York: The USD 100,000 fee imposed by the Trump administration on new H-1B visa petitions will not apply to applicants seeking a "change of status"...

Karachi: The Chaman border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan has partially reopened following a ceasefire between the two countries, after...

Washington: President Donald Trump said on Monday that the US commands “great respect” from Beijing and that he will reach a “fantastic deal” with...

Hong Kong: A cargo aircraft skidded off a Hong Kong runway into the sea when landing early Monday, killing two people. The flight, arriving from...

KYIV: Ukrainian drones struck a major gas processing plant in southern Russia, sparking a fire and forcing it to suspend its intake of gas from...

Nairobi: Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga was buried Sunday at his rural home as the country, which has previously been marred by post-election...

Dubai: Iran executed a person convicted of spying for Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad in the city of Qom, the official judiciary news agency...

N Korean soldier defects to S Korea across rivals’ fortified border Seoul: A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea across the rivals’ heavily...

Washington: Large crowds of protesters marched and rallied in cities across the US Saturday for “No Kings” demonstrations decrying what participants...

Islamabad: Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire and setting up of “mechanisms” to ensure lasting peace after days of violent...