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Beirut: Lebanon's military court charged seven people over the attack in December that killed an Irish peacekeeper and wounded three others in southern Lebanon.The State Commissioner to the Military Court Judge Fadi Akiki on Thursday charged a detainee with...

Washington: The United States will continue to stand up for women’s rights throughout the world and this strategy includes standing up for women in Afghanistan as well, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in remarks at the First...

Ankara:Turkey introduced a cheap mortgage package on Wednesday for middle-income first-time homebuyers, as the government is trying to address problems in the real estate market of the country.The housing campaign will offer mortgages with lower rates and longer maturities...

Geneva: The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) argued it was "understandable" that some countries were imposing additional limits on Chinese travelers in response to the COVID-19 spike."With circulation in China so high and comprehensive data not forthcoming,...

Dhaka: High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh Pranay Verma called on the Bangladesh Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud in Dhaka on Wednesday. Talking to the media after the meeting, High Commissioner Pranay Verma said that they discussed...

Berlin: Germany's exports of military equipment to Ukraine accounted for more than a quarter of its overall arms exports by value in 2022, the Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) said on Wednesday.Ukraine was also the largest...

Washington:US social media company Twitter said on Wednesday it was softening the platform's policy on political advertising."Today, we're relaxing our ads policy for cause-based ads in the US. We also plan to expand the political advertising we permit in...

Helsinki: Finland will impose restrictions for Chinese tourists due to the COVID-19 situation in China if no measures are proposed at the European level, Finnish Minister for Family Affairs and Social Services Krista Kiuru said.Earlier, European Commission spokesman Tim...

Kyiv: Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal outlined 10 priorities of the government for 2023, including support for the army and the whole security and defense sector."The year 2023 should be the year of Ukraine's victory. We do our best...

Washington: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a program that allows brick-and-mortar retail pharmacies to offer abortion pills directly to patients, a manufacturer of the drug said in a press release."Danco Laboratories is pleased to announce that...