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Paris: General Francois Lecointre on Saturday announced his resignation from the post of the Chief of the Defense Staff of the French Armed Forces, refuting speculations that the move was motivated by disagreements with the French president. "I asked the...

Carbis Bay, England: China on Sunday pointedly cautioned Group of Seven leaders that the days when "small" groups of countries decided the fate of the world was long gone, hitting back at the world's richest democracies which have sought...

London: Imagine trying to make an impression on someone who's met, well, almost everyone. Such is the challenge for President Joe Biden, who is set to sip tea with Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday at Windsor Castle after a Group...

Moscow: Cuban authorities have advised tourists to visit the Caribbean country without bringing any cash in dollars, which will no longer be accepted as valid currency starting from June 21, the first vice president of the island’s Central Bank,...

Moscow: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has chaired the second expanded meeting of the Central Military Commission of the Worker's Party of Korea (WPK), during which he discussed the enhancement of the army’s fighting efficiency in light of the...

Beijing: China on Thursday passed a legislation to retaliate against foreign sanctions. The legislation was enacted at the 29th session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress, China's top legislative body. This follows China's escalating tensions with the...

Islamabad: The death toll from the collision between two trains in Pakistan's southern Sindh province early Monday morning has risen to 62, a government official said on Tuesday. The death toll rose after rescue teams pulled out more bodies from...

Tokyo: Japan will continue negotiating territorial issues and a peace treaty with Russia, Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said on Monday. On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin told foreign journalists at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) that the...

Islamabad: At least 30 people were killed and 50 others injured after two passenger trains collided in the Ghotki district of Pakistan’s southern Sindh province on Monday, local authorities said. Sir Syed Express train, headed from Lahore to Karachi, collided...

Bishkek: The situation on the border of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan has deteriorated once again after Tajik forces were detected entering the Kyrgyz territory, the Kyrgyz State Border Service told Sputnik on Friday. "The Tajik side, violating all the previously reached...