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Kyiv:Ukraine's Ambassador to Türkiye Vasyl Bodnar said that a summit to discuss the peace plan for Ukraine may take place on February 24, the Ukrainian government-run Ukrinform news agency reported.The summit, which is due to be held under the...

Dhaka:The 21st edition of Bangladesh's largest film festival- Dhaka International Film Festival (DIFF) will be inaugurated on Saturday, January 14.Foreign Minister Dr. A K Abdul Momen will be the Chief Guest on the occasion. Announcing this at a press...

Ankara: Turkey's Foreign Ministry summoned Swedish Ambassador Staffan Herrstrom to protest the "terror propaganda" against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.The ministry conveyed Turkey's reaction over the anti-Erdogan protests held by the supporters of Syria's Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG)...

Lima: One person has died and 34 others have been injured during anti-government protests in the Peruvian city of Cusco, one of the country's most popular tourist destinations, media reported on Thursday.Peruvian broadcaster RPP reported that six police officers...

Lahore:Parvez Elahi yet again won the much-awaited confidence vote in the Punjab Assembly on Wednesday night after lawmakers sitting on the treasury benches entrusted their trust in him, with the opposition boycotting the session in protest after tearing up...

Moscow:Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi discussed bilateral cooperation and the situation in Syria in a phone call.The leaders stressed the need to further develop bilateral cooperation in all spheres, including through the implementation of...

United Nations: The United Nations has released 6 million US dollars in emergency funding to aid thousands of victims of floods and violence in Cameroon, a UN spokesman said.Undersecretary-General Martin Griffiths, the world organization's emergency relief coordinator, allocated the...

Tehran:Iran's judiciary announced that a death sentence was handed down to a former Iranian Defense Ministry official on the charge of espionage against the country.The former deputy defense minister, identified by the Iranian Intelligence Ministry as Alireza Akbari, was...

Tokyo:At least ten people have been hospitalized after a car accident involving about 20 vehicles and a truck on a highway in the Japanese prefecture of Nara, the NHK broadcaster reported on Thursday, citing Japan's police.According to the report,...

London:At least 100,000 government employees in the United Kingdom will strike on February 1, the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS), the sixth largest trade union in the kingdom, announced on Wednesday."100,000 Public and Commercial Services (PCS) members in...