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Kiev: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said here Saturday that the commission will finalize the assessment on granting Ukraine European Union (EU) candidate status by the end of next week, the Ukrinform news agency reported."The European Commission...

Ottawa: Canada and Denmark have settled a territorial dispute over the 1.3 square kilometer (0.4 square mile) Hans Island in the Arctic Ocean, media reported on Saturday.Under the new agreement, a border will be drawn across the island, which...

London: The heir to the British throne, 73-year-old Prince Charles, has condemned the decision of the UK government to expel migrants to Rwanda, describing it as "appalling," The Times reported on Saturday, citing sources.On Friday, a high court in...

Damascus: Five civilians were killed and 30 others were injured after a bus hit a landmine in southern Syria, Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported on Saturday.According to the report, the bus was carrying wheat harvest workers before hitting...

Beijing: The armies of China and the US should avoid conflict and confrontation, Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe said on Friday.The minister said the US should be rational about China's development and growth, and "should not attack, vilify, contain...

Tehran:  Iran has vowed never to back down from its positions despite an anti-Iran resolution adopted by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Wednesday, according to a statement issued by the Iranian presidency early Friday."Such measures can never...

London: The UK Home Office has tried to soften a course on British history for its staff by removing materials deemed too controversial from a module on race, empire and colonialism, the Guardian reported on Friday, citing developers of...

Kuala Lumpur: The Malaysian government has approved a plan to abolish the current system of mandatory death sentences for criminal offenders, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said on Friday.The decision came following a report...

Tokyo: Japan has secured a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for a record 12th time in a General Assembly election, with its two-year term set to start next January, Japan Times reported on Friday.Tokyo’s return to the...

Beijing: China on Thursday termed the critical remarks by a top US General on its infrastructure build-up at the Sino-India border as "disgraceful" and criticised the attempts of some American officials to "fan flames", emphasising that Beijing and New...