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Jerusalem: Israel has entered the third stage of its war against Palestinian Hamas movement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday."We are in the midst of the war. We have set the clear goal of destroying Hamas's military...

Beijing: The Shenzhou-16 crew consisting of three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth safely on Tuesday, after completing a five-month space station mission.Shenzhou-16's return capsule, carrying astronauts Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu and Gui Haichao, touched down at the Dongfeng landing...

Ankara: A number of countries have expressed support for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's proposal to hold an international peace conference on the Gaza Strip in Turkey, a diplomatic source told Sputnik."After Erdogan’s statement, we received messages through diplomatic...

Tokyo: The Japanese authorities are planning to freeze assets of nine leaders of Palestinian movement Hamas and its members managing financial affairs to hamper funding of the group, Japanese broadcaster NHK reported on Monday, citing governmental sources.Apart from the...

Gaza: The World Food Programme (WFP) said on Sunday that it was forced to suspend its operations in the Gaza Strip following the robbery of warehouses of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the...

Astana: The death toll from a coal mine accident in central Kazakhstan has reached 45, said the Ministry of Emergency Situations said on Sunday.Rescue operations are still going on for one missing miner after a fire broke out Saturday...

Mexico City: The death toll from Hurricane Otis in the Mexican state of Guerrero increased to 43 with 36 still missing, state governor Evelyn Salgado said Sunday."It is still a preliminary figure," the governor told President Andres Manuel Lopez...

Damascus: Israel launched a missile attack overnight Sunday targeting several areas in Syria's southern province of Daraa in response to the alleged firing of rockets from Syria, according to a war monitor.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed the...

Kuwait City: Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah reiterated on Sunday Kuwait's refusal to normalize relations with Israel "unless a future Palestinian state is established in line with international resolutions."He made the remarks at a press conference...

Washington: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Saturday invited the U.S. business community to grab the new opportunities from China's "high-quality growth and high-level opening up" and contribute to the improvement of China-U.S. ties.Wang, also a member of the...