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Moscow: Russia has always advocated the development of relations with NATO despite the alliance's aggression, but all of Moscow's efforts for cooperation have been in vain, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday, commenting on Moscow's move to suspend...

Seoul: US Special Representative for North Korea Sung Kim has held talks with South Korean Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Noh Kyu-duk in Seoul, expressing readiness for dialogue with Pyongyang without preconditions. "I look forward to...

Ankara: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan announced on Saturday that he had instructed the Turkish Foreign Ministry to declare personae non gratae ambassadors of 10 countries, including the United States, that have called on Ankara to release human rights activist...

Berlin: Outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in an interview with the Suddeutsche Zeitung newspaper that "significant differences" had persisted between her and Russian President Vladimir Putin since his 2001 speech in the Bundestag. "It has always been clear to...

Lahore: At least three police officers have been killed and several more injured in clashes with protesters in the northeastern Pakistani city of Lahore, media reported. According to the Dawn newspaper, protesters threw stones and Molotov cocktails at policemen, as...

Guwahati/Rangia: Two government officials were arrested in separate incidents in Assam on Friday over allegations of demanding bribe, police said. An assistant engineer of Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) was caught while reportedly accepting bribe money in his office, Special Director...

Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to expel ambassadors from 10 countries, including the United States, that called on Ankara to release human rights defender Osman Kavala after four years under arrest. The appeal was made earlier this week...

London: China has carried out two tests of hypersonic weapons over the summer period, contrary to earlier reports, the Financial Times newspaper reported on Thursday, citing sources. Last week, Financial Times reported that China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in...

Seoul: South Korea on Thursday launched its first homegrown space launch vehicle, Nuri, to put a satellite into the low-Earth orbit (600-800 km). The KSLV-II, also dubbed Nuri, blasted off from the Naro Space Center in the southern coastal village...

Tokyo: Former Japanese Justice Minister Katsuyuki Kawai on Thursday withdrew his appeal of a three-year prison term for buying votes to secure his wife's seat in the upper house. "The responsibility is solely on me, and I am ready to...