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Washington: A spokesperson for the US administration confirmed that an American citizen detained by Russia during the Russia-Ukraine conflict was released as Moscow and Kyiv conducted a prisoner swap on Wednesday.John Kirby, the National Security Council's coordinator for strategic...

Brussels: The European Union (EU) has pledged to mobilize 10 billion euros (10.6 billion US dollars) by 2027 to accelerate infrastructure investments in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).At the EU-ASEAN Commemorative Summit held here on Wednesday, the...

Xichang: China has sent a new remote sensing satellite into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern province of Sichuan.The satellite, Yaogan-36, was launched by a Long March-2D carrier rocket at 2:25 am (Beijing Time) on...

United Nations: Hitting back Pakistan strongly in the UN Security Council, India said that a country that hosted slain al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and attacked a neighbouring Parliament does not have the credentials to sermonize in the power...

Santiago:A forest fire in Chile's Metropolitan region has left one person dead, five people injured and 46 homes destroyed after razing at least 659 hectares, the Interior and Public Security Ministry's National Emergency Office (Onemi) said.In a news bulletin,...

Lusial (Qatar):Lionel Messi and Julian Alvarez powered Argentina to the World Cup final with a 3-0 win over Croatia here at Lusail stadium.Argentina will take on the winner of semifinal between Franceand Morocco in the final, scheduled on Sunday.Messi...

Kinshasa: At least 141 people were killed following floods and landslides caused by heavy rains that hit several outlying districts of Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), from late Monday till early Tuesday, according to...

Beijing: Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin on Tuesday strongly condemned the terrorist attack near a hotel in Kabul which injured five Chinese citizens and urged the Afghan authorities to investigate and punish the perpetrators.Explosions and shooting occurred on...

San Francisco:Boeing announced that United Airlines has ordered 100 787 airplanes, with the option to purchase 100 more.The deal is the largest 787 Dreamliner order in Boeing history. United Airlines is also purchasing 100 737 MAX jets, exercising 44...

United Nations: A UN spokesman said that almost 1.2 million doses of oral vaccines to fight a cholera outbreak in Haiti have arrived in Port-au-Prince."The vaccination campaign is expected to start on Sunday," said Stephane Dujarric, the chief spokesman...