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United Nations: The United States and its allies will consider taking unilateral steps against North Korea, including imposing additional sanctions, if the UN Security Council cannot agree to a unified response to address Pyongyang's latest advancements in its intercontinental...

Washington: Oceania's Fiji has joined the newly created Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) launched by US President Joe Biden with a view to tackling global inflation and containing China's economic influence, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said."President...

Seoul: South Korea, United States and Japan condemning North Korea's latest ballistic missile launches, on Thursday agreed to step up trilateral cooperation in dealing with the issue.S Korea’s first vice foreign minister Cho Hyun-dong and his American and Japanese...

Islamabad: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday warned the Shehbaz Sharif led-government to dissolve the assemblies and announce an election else he would come back again to Islamabad after six days.The PTI chairman was off to Bani...

Yangon: The Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) banned foreign currency for local payments to stabilize the foreign exchange rate in the country.The bank asked government agencies to pay with only Myanmar kyat, saying the use of foreign currencies for...

Tehran: The death toll in a 10-storey commercial building collapse in Iran's southwestern city of Abadan has risen to 19, semi-official news agency ISNA reported Thursday quoting a local official.So far, 37 have been injured and are under treatment...

Islamabad: The Pakistan's National Assembly on Thursday abolished the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in general elections through the passage of Elections (Amendment) Bill 2022.The NA has passed the bill, which seeks to remove the use of electronic...

Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping in a controversial remark to a visiting UN official there said that there is “no need for preachers to boss around other countries,” international media reported on Wednesday.In a video call with the United...

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday tweeted in support of JKLF chief Yasin Malik after he was sentenced to life by a court in New Delhi for terrorism and made critical comments against Indian democracy and judicial...

Moscow: Russia has rejected Japan’s protest over joint overflights with China as "groundless" and absurd," the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.On Tuesday, Japan scrambled its fighter jets and sent official protests to both Russia and China over their joint...