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Washington: The US State Department approved a potential $59 million sale of Sidewinder Missiles to Japan, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said in a statement.“The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale...

Phnom Penh: Cambodia on Thursday dispatched a new batch of 73 peacekeepers, including 34 females, to join United Nations peacekeeping missions in the war-torn African nation of South Sudan.Gen. Sem Sovanny, director-general of the National Center for Peacekeeping Forces,...

Gaza: At least two Palestinians were killed, and 10 others injured as a result of an Israeli drone strike on the city of Jenin in the West Bank, Palestinian news agency WAFA reported on Thursday.Among those killed was a...

Washington: Over 100 staff members of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have signed an open letter to US Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas denouncing the department's handling of the conflict in the Gaza Strip, the Al...

Tokyo: Three Japanese ministers tendered their resignations on Thursday amid an unfolding political funds scandal centering on the largest faction of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), local media reported.Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yasutoshi Nishimura, Minister for...

Geneva: The International Federation of Football Association (FIFA) announced on Tuesday the finalists of the Best Women's Goalkeeper and Best Men's Goalkeeper awards.The Best of FIFA Football Awards in 2023 will be held on January 15, 2024 in London.Mackenzie...

Quito: Ecuador's government on Tuesday condemned the killing of four children in an armed attack on Monday night in Guasmo Sur, a poor neighborhood in the southwest coastal city of Guayaquil, amid a wave of violence plaguing the South...

Tokyo: A 116-year-old woman recognized as the oldest person in Japan died of old age in Kashiwara, Osaka Prefecture, on Tuesday morning, local media reported.Fusa Tatsumi, born on April 25, 1907, had recently spent most of her days in...

Harare: At least 100 elephants have died in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe's largest game reserve, from the El Nino-induced drought, an international animal welfare and conservation group said Monday.Summer rains are five weeks late due to the ongoing El...

Beijing: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 jolted 171 km WNW of Neiafu, Tonga at 0400 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.The epicenter, with a depth of 247.0 km, was initially determined to be at 17.96...