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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...

Moscow: Russia's Knyaz Oleg Project 955-A (Borei-A) nuclear submarine successfully test-launched a Bulava ballistic missile in the White Sea, the defence ministry said on Thursday."As part of the state test program, the Knyaz Oleg strategic nuclear submarine fired a...

Moscow: Ukraine's possible NATO entry would be an extremely dangerous step, which would force Moscow to react, the alliance was warned about the possible consequences, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko told Sputnik on Thursday.Commenting on prospects for Ukraine's...

Guwahati: Assam on Wednesday reported 308 fresh COVID-19 cases, pushing the tally to 6,07,427, according to the bulletin of the National Health Mission.The COVID-19 death toll rose to 5,958 as one more person succumbed to the disease in Jorhat district,...

Tokyo: Mount Aso, the largest Japanese active volcano located in the country's southwestern Kumamoto Prefecture, erupted on Wednesday, Japan Meteorological Agency reported.Eleven climbers were evacuated from Mount Aso following the eruption, Japanese news agency Kyodo reported."I ask everyone...

Damascus: Fourteen Syrian servicemen were killed in a terrorist attack in the center of Damascus, a security source told Sputnik.On Wednesday morning, near the famous Damarose Hotel, terrorists detonated two explosive devices, causing a passing Syrian army bus to...

Tokyo: The Japanese government strongly condemns North Korea's missile launches, which violate resolutions of the UN Security Council, and plans to build up the country's defence capabilities, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday."We strongly condemn North Korea's missile...

Ankara: Turkey's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday summoned the ambassadors of 10 countries, including the United States, over a joint statement calling for the release of jailed activist and businessman Osman Kavala.The ministry said the joint statement regarding an...

Washington:  Colin Powell, a US war hero and the first Black secretary of state who saw his trailblazing legacy tarnished when he made the case for war in Iraq in 2003, died Monday from complications from Covid-19.The 84-year-old retired...