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Taipei: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday landed in Taiwan amid strong protests from China and termed the island as an 'important partner in the Indo-Pacific region'."Our visit reiterates that America stands with Taiwan: a robust, vibrant democracy...

Dushanbe: Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday elaborated on China's solemn position on the Taiwan question.Wang made the remarks at a briefing after he attended a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the...

Montreal, Canada: A new Global Alliance for Ending AIDS in Children by 2030 was announced Monday here at the 24th International AIDS Conference to ensure that no child living with HIV is denied treatment by the end of...

Islamabad: A Pakistan military helicopter lost contact with the air traffic control in the Lasbela district of Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, while it was en route from Quetta to Karachi, the Inter-Services Public Relations tweeted.The helicopter with six...

Washington: A Texas man who was part of the US Capitol riot armed with a holstered pistol and threatened his own children to keep quiet about his role has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison,...

Washington: California’s governor has declared a state of emergency to speed up anti-monkeypox efforts, becoming the second state in the country in three days to take the step, Khaleej Times reported on Tuesday.Governor Gavin Newsom said that the...

Islamabad: PPP Senator Farooq H Naek has moved a constitutional amendment bill in the Pakistan Senate, with the aim of curbing the powers of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) in the appointment of judges of the superior courts...

Washington: The White House has warned that China may undertake military provocations in response to Nancy Pelosi's mooted visit to Taiwan, BBC reported on Tuesday.This could include firing missiles near Taiwan, or large-scale air or naval activities, spokesman John...

Beirut: Part of the Lebanon capital port’s grain silos, damaged in a 2020 explosion, has collapsed.After a weeks-long fire, triggered by grains that had fermented and ignited in the summer heat, the silos crashed in a huge cloud...

Sacramento(US): A wildfire in California grew into the largest blaze in the state so far this year, as firefighting units braced for thunderstorms and hot, windy conditions. Huge blazes are burning out of control in Montana, Idaho, and Hawaii...