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Washington: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's defense team has filed to appeal a UK court's ruling that says he can be extradited to the United States, according to a statement from his fiancée Stella Moris on Thursday."This morning at 11:05...

Kabul: Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has called on the international community to work with the Taliban (under UN sanctions for terrorism).When asked in an interview with CNN whether the world needs to work with the Taliban, Karzai stated:...

Washington: Two major US airlines have canceled flights ahead of Christmas due to fast-spreading Omicron variant of Covid-19 in the country.United Air Lines (UAL) and Delta Air Lines (DAL) on Thursday canceled their Christmas eve flights.The Hill quoted UAL...

Dhaka: At least 27 people were killed and 100 others injured after a ferry caught fire early Friday on a river in Bangladesh's Jhalokati district, about 200 km south of the capital Dhaka.The vessel was carrying some 1,000 people...

Washington: US intelligence agencies have concluded that China has transferred missile technology to Saudi Arabia to help the desert kingdom build its own ballistic missiles in addition to the actual missiles it has bought from Beijing in the past,...

Washington: President Joe Biden signed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act that prohibits imports into the United States of goods made with forced labor in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, the White House said on Thursday."On Thursday, December 23,...

Washington: The US Navy seized a stateless vessel with about 1,400 AK-47 rifles allegedly shipped by Iran to Houthi rebels in Yemen via the Arabian Sea, United States Naval Forces Central Command said in a press release."US 5th Fleet...

London: October and November this year saw an increase of strikes across the United States, with workers fighting for raises and better working conditions amid COVID-19, The Guardian has reported.Overall, 346 strike locations had been documented this year as...

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed with Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel the prospects for settlement in Ukraine and the migration situation on the borders of Belarus with EU countries, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.The conversation took place on...

Washington: US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and his Israeli counterpart discussed a "threat" posed by Iran as their delegations gathered for a meeting of the US-Israel Strategic Consultative Group in Jerusalem on Wednesday."The delegations discussed the need to...