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Cairo: Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen have detained nine employees of the United Nations as part of a long-running crackdown on the organisation, the...

Moscow: Vladimir Putin, the longest-serving President of Russia, turned 73 on Tuesday and many of his supporters are lauding his role in transforming...

Dhaka: Bangladesh has launched an extensive surveillance in rivers and marine waters using drones, warships and patrol helicopters to protect the...

Beijing: Early-season snowfalls have stranded hikers in two mountainous areas in western China, including several hundred at the base of Mount...

Islamabad: Pakistan, China, Russia and Iran on Tuesday reaffirmed their joint commitment to a “stable and peaceful” Afghanistan, while also voicing...

Dunedin: A long-awaited expert update on the dietary changes needed to support both human and planetary health comes out clearly in favour of a...

Stockholm: John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis won the Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for research into quantum mechanical...

Deir Al-Balah (Gaza City): When Israeli bombs began falling, Mohammad al-Najjar, his wife and six children fled their house in southern Gaza in the...

New York/Washington: US President Donald Trump on Monday described his use of tariffs as a measure to stop wars, and said that his communication to...

Jerusalem: Israeli authorities said Monday that they have deported to Greece and Slovakia another 171 people detained for taking part in a Gaza-bound...

Brasilia: Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva asked US President Donald Trump during a phone conversation Monday to lift the 40% tariff...

Moscow: The Kremlin on Monday welcomed US President Donald Trump’s comments about Russia’s offer to extend the last remaining nuclear arms treaty with...