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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Two police officers were killed in a bomb blast on Saturday morning in Bajaur of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.Geo TV quoted DPO Abdul Samad Khan as saying the bomb blast took place near Raghagan Dam, confirming...

Glasgow: Alok Sharma, president of the ongoing United Nations climate change conference in Glasgow, Scotland, said that he expected the negotiations for a deal will continue into Saturday afternoon."I envisage formal plenary meetings in the afternoon to adopt decisions...

Beijing: Hua Chunying, the spokeswoman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, confirmed on Saturday that Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart, Joe Biden, will hold an online meeting on November 16.On late Friday, White House Press Secretary Jen...

Dhaka: A Myanmar court on Friday sentenced the American journalist Danny Fenster to 11 years imprisonment on charges of incitement and violations of immigration and unlawful association laws.News agency Reuters quoted the online magazine Frontier Myanmar where Danny Fenster...

Abuja: Nigeria is among the countries with the highest rate of child marriage globally, as 78 per cent of girls in the northern region get married before 18, said a report released here Thursday.The report, titled "State of...

Moscow: The next Russian-US meeting on climate at the level of relevant departments is scheduled for the coming weeks, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk told Sputnik.The first such meeting was held via video conference format ahead of the...

Bangkok: Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said that for the year 2022, Thailand commits to make sure that the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is open to all opportunities, connected in every dimension and balanced in all aspects.Prayut made...

Moscow: The Russian Defence Ministry pointed on Thursday to an increase in US and NATO military activities in the Black Sea region and qualified unscheduled drills close to the Russian border as aggression that threatens regional stability."The Russian...

Kabul:Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said the Islamic Emirate “is optimistic” about the Delhi Security Dialogue on Afghanistan being held in India.According to Tolo News, Mujahid, at a press conference in Kabul referred to the regional meeting on Afghanistan in...

Seoul: A North Korean defector appeared in a South Korean court on Wednesday over allegations that she breached the national security law, legal sources told Yonhap news agency.The unnamed woman, who was a North Korean security ministry agent, arrived...