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Berlin: Berlin is ready for any negotiations to de-escalate the situation around Ukraine, German government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit said."In general, the situation is that, taking into account the questions that Russia is asking, we want to contribute to de-escalation,...

Washington: China's naval power is growing at an "explosive" pace, German navy chief Vice Adm. Kay-Achim Schoenbach told CNBC in an interview."Indeed… it’s explosive. Of course, I can understand the political leaders, of course, in China," Schonbach said....

Wellington: The New Zealand government on Tuesday announced a suite of precautionary measures to keep the Omicron variant of Covid-19 out of the community "for as long as possible.""All of the evidence so far points to Omicron being the...

London: Queen Elizabeth has cancelled her traditional Christmas plans at her Sandringham estate in eastern England amid a spike in Omicron cases in the UK.According to a Fox News report, the monarch, 95, will instead celebrate the holiday...

Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said "mistakes" regarding the selection of candidates led to the shock defeat of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, with a pro-Taliban party making major gains.Khan tweeted:...

Islamabad: Pakistan cricketer Yasir Shah has been accused of threatening a minor girl not to go public after one of his friends raped her, Dawn reported on Tuesday.An FIR was registered against the cricketer and his friend Farhan under...

Tokyo: Japan will allocate about USD 109 million from the country's supplementary budget to assist Afghanistan and its neighbouring countries to address the humanitarian crisis in the region, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday."On December 20, the Government...

Brussels: Brussels Airlines staff went on strike on Monday causing the cancellation of 50 per cent of scheduled flights, with an estimated 25 per cent of passengers likely to be affected by the industrial action, media reported.On December 17,...

Buenos Aires: Chile’s far-right politician Jose Antonio Kast has admitted defeat in the second round of the presidential election and has congratulated leftist congressman Gabriel Boric, who won over 55 per cent of the votes."I just got off the...

Islamabad: Pakistani Minister for Science and Technology Shibli Faraz remained unhurt in a gun attack in the country's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday, the country's information and broadcasting minister said.Minister Faraz was on his way to Kohat district...