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Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian met with his Thai counterpart, Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara, in Qatar and vowed to discuss with representatives of the Palestinian movement Hamas the release of Thai hostages, Iranian media reported.Earlier in the week, the...

Jerusalem: Bolivia's decision to sever diplomatic relations with Israel is a capitulation to terrorism and to Iran, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said.On Tuesday, Bolivian Deputy Foreign Minister Freddy Mamani said that La Paz had decided to cut diplomatic ties...

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron will pay a visit to Kazakhstan on Wednesday for the first leg of his two-day tour in Central Asia, which will also include Uzbekistan.Macron is expected to meet with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to...

Washington: The Arab world is in the middle of a political crisis of unprecedented levels, and there is fear that the Israel-Gaza conflict may lead the region into further problems, former Palestinian peace advisor Hiba Husseini told Sputnik."The Arab...

Washington: US President Joe Biden will receive Chilean President Gabriel Boric at the White House on November 2 to discuss issues of common interest, including economic cooperation and climate change, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said."On Thursday, November...

Gaza: More than 800,000 Palestinians have evacuated from the northern part of the Gaza Strip amid the escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Jonathan Conricus said on Tuesday."Happy to see that more than...

Tokyo: Japan has sanctioned nine individuals and one organisation to combat terrorism, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.In particular, citizens of Jordan, Egypt, Sudan, Turkey and Palestine, as well as the Gaza-based virtual currency exchange Buy Cash Money...

Abuja: At least 17 bodies have been recovered after a passenger boat capsized in Nigeria's eastern state of Taraba on Saturday, local officials said on Monday.Twelve people have been rescued so far from the incident, said Bashir Garga, head...

Houston: A 20-year-old gunman was taken into custody on Monday after killing two people and injuring three others at a house party over the weekend in San Antonio in the U.S. state of Texas, authorities said.Raul Trevino III was...

Ramallah: Four Palestinians were killed by Israeli army gunfire during a massive military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin, Palestinian security and medical sources said on Monday.The Palestinian Health Ministry said in a statement that four young...