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London: British PM Liz Truss announced her resignation on Thursday after six turbulent weeks in office, making her one of the shortest-serving prime ministers in British history.The PM said her successor will be elected in a Tory leadership contest,...

Tehran: The Iranian Foreign Ministry imposed sanctions on a number of British institutes and individuals for "supporting terrorism and terrorist groups, promoting and instigating terrorism, violence and hate-mongering and violation of human rights."The ministry on Wednesday issued a statement...

Havana: Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez called on the US government to lift its decades-long trade embargo, or blockade, against the country."The US blockade has caused Cuba losses valued at 3.806 billion US dollars between August 2021 and February...

Moscow: Over five million people have attended the online Russian Film Festival (RFF) in China, with fantastic drama Attraction, drama Salyut-7 and comedy Partner leading in viewership, the press service of the Russian state movie agency Roskino reported on...

Manila: At least five people died in the Philippines due to a landslide in the Bukidnon province, while the search for four missing people is underway, Philippine media reported on Wednesday.The tragedy occurred on Monday in the city of...

London: "The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida" by Sri Lankan Shehan Karunatilaka, a supernatural satire set amid a murderous civil war in the island nation, has won the Booker Prize.The novel is about a photographer who wakes up dead,...

Kyiv: Russian forces have again targeted Ukraine's energy facilities, leaving part of Kyiv and other cities with no power and water.Explosions were heard in the capital shortly after 9 am and plumes of smoke billowed from around a power...

London: The world’s largest flawless diamond is set to sell for at least £13million.The pear-shaped Golden Canary, which weighs more than 300 carats, went on display in Dubai on Monday, The Sun reported.Discovered in a pile of rubble by...

Stanford: China is pursuing unification with Taiwan "on a much faster timeline" than previously expected, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said.Beijing had decided the status quo was no longer acceptable, he said.Speaking at an event at Stanford...

Canberra: Australia has reversed a decision made four years ago to recognise West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.Canberra's decision in 2018 had undermined peace and put Australia out of step with other nations, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said....