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Damascus: Five soldiers were killed by a fresh Israeli missile attack on the international airport of the capital Damascus and military sites south of the capital after midnight Friday, the Syrian military said.The Syrian air defenses, it said, were...

London: A Chinese government delegation has been banned from attending the lying-in-state of Queen Elizabeth II, the BBC reported.House of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle is understood to have refused a request for access to Westminster Hall over Chinese...

Samarkand: The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit got underway in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on Friday with the participation of the leaders of eight member states India, China, Russia, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.Ahead of the formal start to the key...

London: Queen Elizabeth II made personal additions to plans for her funeral day, Buckingham Palace has said.Among the touches requested by the Queen is the playing of a lament by her piper.The state funeral at Westminster Abbey on...

Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been involved in a car accident, his spokesman has revealed.A passenger car collided with the presidential vehicle and his escort in the capital Kyiv, Sergii Nykyforov said in a short statement."The president was...

Incheon (SKorea): The remains of 88 Chinese soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War were casketed in South Korea on Thursday to be sent back to their homeland.The ceremony was held here west of Seoul, where apart from...

Bangkok: Thailand's Constitutional Court announced on Wednesday that it is set to rule on the case of Prayut Chan-o-cha's term limit as prime minister on September 30."The court has sufficient evidence to make a ruling," the Constitutional Court said...

Tokyo: A record proportion of men and women in Japan say they do not intend to marry, trend experts have warned will undermine efforts to address the country’s population crisis.The National Institute of Population and Social Security – a...

Kharkiv (Ukraine): In north-eastern Ukraine, a counter-offensive has seen the nation's forces recapture swathes of territory and drive out Russian troops. But in the newly-liberated areas, relief and sorrow are intertwined -- as accounts emerge of torture and...

Colombo: Lazard, the external debt advisory firm selected by Sri Lanka to help restructure its debt, has commenced discussions with India, China, and Japan.Lazard has been hired to hold discussions with bilateral and other debt holders.“These discussions are ongoing,...