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Washington: The situation in Ukraine would ideally result in the transformation of Ukraine into a neutral bridge state between Russia and Europe, former US Secretary of State and veteran foreign policy scholar Henry Kissinger said at the World Economic...

Brussels: The Border Commissions of Armenia and Azerbaijan will hold their first meeting in the coming days, European Council President Charles Michel said here on Monday."The first joint meeting of the Border Commissions will take place on the inter-state...

Tokyo: US President Joe Biden, along with representatives from partner countries, on Monday launched the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) for prosperity, an initiative that also includes India.The launch also saw the presence of Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and...

Seoul: The time of appeasing North Korea is over and any new talks between Seoul and Pyongyang can be initiated only by Kim Jong Un, South Korea's new conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Monday.CNN quoted the President...

Tokyo:  Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday said that US President Joe Biden has assured support to Tokyo's interest in becoming a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).Speaking at a joint press conference after bilateral...

Beijing: Authorities in Beijing have extended orders for workers and students to stay home and ordered additional mass testing on Monday as the number of cases of Covid-19 rose again in the city, Khaleej Times reported.Numerous residential campuses in...

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin will join the Eurasian Economic Forum in Kyrgyzstan by video link, his spokesman confirmed to Sputnik on Sunday.Asked whether the president will take part in the forum’s video conference, Dmitry Peskov replied, "Yes."The forum...

Manila: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred in the Philippines, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) informs.The quake occurred at 21:50 GMT on Saturday, at a depth of about 109 miles (175 kilometers), EMSC said.Meanwhile, the United States Geological Survey (USGS)...

Colombo: Sri Lankan police on Sunday started a nationwide raid on those hoarding diesel or petrol for resale, a police spokesman told journalists in Colombo.Police spokesman Nihal Thalduwa said they had received information that a large number of those...

Washington: The US will not be considering the addition of South Korea to the Quad security forum, which is seen as a partnership to counter China, a senior US official said on Sunday.According to Yonhap, the official made the...