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Moscow: Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev and European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti went for a spacewalk under the Russian flight program, the first time a Russian makes a joint spacewalk with a foreigner in 13 years, the broadcast is...

Madrid: A total of 863 people died in Spain from July 10-18 due to an intense heat wave that hit the country this month, according to the Carlos III Health Institute subordinate to the Spanish Health Ministry.The institute's daily...

Tehran: Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani said Wednesday that for the talks to save the 2015 nuclear deal, the United States should give guarantees for securing Iran's economic interests under a possible agreement, according to the official IRNA...

Jakarta: The Indonesian authorities are set to block social media applications and online sites including Google, Facebook, and WhatsApp in several days if they fail to register with the country's Ministry of Communications and Informatics.The digital giants are given...

Moscow: Russia has made proposals on the use of Ukrainian ports for food exports and these exclude arms delivery to Kiev, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Lt. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said on Friday."On July 13, four-party consultations were held in...

Washington: NATO air forces have good coordination with partners in Sweden and Finland and are ready to integrate them as soon as the two countries join the alliance, Deputy Chief of Staff Operations at NATO's Headquarters Allied Air Command...

Washington: More than 60 pc of Americans believe neither former President Donald Trump nor incumbent Joe Biden should run for re-election in 2024, according to a Politico-Morning Consult poll out Tuesday.The survey, which was conducted online from July 8-10...

Moscow: The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Monday that its officers arrested 11 members of an underground cell of the Islamic State (IS, banned in Russia) in the region of Karachayevo-Circassia in North Caucasus."The Federal Security Service...

Taipei: Taiwan conducted a successful test launch of the first home-grown HTTP-3A sounding rocket, which could be used to carry miniature communications satellites into orbit, media reported on Sunday.According to the Central News Agency (CNA), the launch of the...

Tokyo: The homemade gun used by Tetsuya Yamagami, who shot former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday, was designed to fire six bullets at a time, the NHK broadcaster reported on Sunday, citing the suspect's interrogation materials.On Sunday...