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Kiev: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said here Saturday that the commission will finalize the assessment on granting Ukraine European Union (EU) candidate status by the end of next week, the Ukrinform news agency reported."The European Commission...

Seoul: North Korea on Saturday named nuclear negotiator Choe Son-hui as the nation's first female Foreign Minister.According to Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui has been promoted to the post of foreign minister in a...

Ottawa: Canada and Denmark have settled a territorial dispute over the 1.3 square kilometer (0.4 square mile) Hans Island in the Arctic Ocean, media reported on Saturday.Under the new agreement, a border will be drawn across the island, which...

Tehran: Iran and Venezuela signed a 20-year “cooperation road map” Al Jazeera reported on Saturday.This deal was signed during a state visit by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to Tehran as the two oil-rich countries reeling under United States sanctions...

London: The heir to the British throne, 73-year-old Prince Charles, has condemned the decision of the UK government to expel migrants to Rwanda, describing it as "appalling," The Times reported on Saturday, citing sources.On Friday, a high court in...

United Nations: UN independent human rights experts have urged the international community to exert more pressure on Myanmar‘s military rulers in the wake of their decision to move ahead with death sentences against four individuals, including two prominent opponents...

Washington:  US President Joe Biden on Saturday reiterated that the US Congress needs to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.The remarks followed the unending gun violence culture prevailing in America.Taking to his official Twitter handle, Biden said, "Congress needs...

Damascus: Five civilians were killed and 30 others were injured after a bus hit a landmine in southern Syria, Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported on Saturday.According to the report, the bus was carrying wheat harvest workers before hitting...

Washington: A second military aircraft is believed to have crashed near the California desert site where a Marine helicopter went down a day earlier, killing all five people aboard, Khaleej Times reported on Friday.Naval Air Facility El Centro issued...

Beijing: The armies of China and the US should avoid conflict and confrontation, Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe said on Friday.The minister said the US should be rational about China's development and growth, and "should not attack, vilify, contain...