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Islamabad: Pakistan has banned New Year's Eve celebrations to show solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, the government said late Thursday, urging people to...

Bamako: The UN mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has handed over control of one of its last major camps in the northern Timbuktu region,...

Berlin: One person is dead after a truck struck several people in southern Germany on Friday morning, police said. The 63-year old truck...

BEIJING: China's railway network is expected to handle 63 million passenger trips during the New Year holiday travel rush, which starts on Friday,...

Kyiv, Ukraine: Russia fired a record number of missiles in one day over Ukraine, a Ukrainian air force spokesman told AFP Friday, after...

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka is witnessing a surge in dengue cases with over 10,000 cases reported in December alone, the National Dengue Control Unit...

Washington: Parents in several U.S. states prefer sending kids to schools where classes are taught entirely in Mandarin Chinese, according to a recent...

Kathmandu: Pilot error caused the January plane crash in Nepal that killed all 72 on board, an official said Friday, after a months-long...

Sydney: A "Flamin' Hot" seasoning for Doritos and Cheetos snacks has sparked a workplace safety complaint in Australia. Workers at the Smith's Snackfood...

Kyiv, Ukraine: Russia launched a wave of missile strikes on Friday across Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, killing at least two people and...

Doha, Qatar: The death toll in Nuseirat and Maghazi refugee camps has risen to 35 due to Israeli bombing in central Gaza. Most...

Bern, Switzerland: The Swiss will decide whether to ban foie gras and fur imports after campaigners on Thursday handed in enough signatures to...

Ouagadougou: Russia on Thursday reopened its embassy in Burkina Faso after a gap of nearly 32 years after the West African nation fell...

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for bolstered war readiness to repel what he said were unprecedented United States-led confrontational moves,...

Seoul: Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi underlined that the signing of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the...

Moscow: Russian and US space agencies have agreed to keep working together to deliver crews to the International Space Station (ISS) until at...

Bormio: Marco Schwarz's bid for the overall World Cup title suffered a major setback when he failed to finish in the men's downhill...

Beijing: China is taking proactive measures to counter new COVID-19 cases caused by the JN.1 variant of the virus, which is spreading globally,...