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Tokyo: The lower chamber of the Japanese parliament elected Fumio Kishida, the head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, the 101st Japanese prime minister by a majority of 297 votes at a session that was broadcast live.In Japan,...

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government had authorised the use of force against the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) protesters but the military had advised against it, according to a report by a Pakistani daily.Citing sources privy to the...

Islamabad: The senior diplomats from the United States, China, Pakistan and Russia will be attending the Troika Plus meeting on November 11 to discuss the situation in Kabul.The meeting will be also be attended by Afghan Foreign Minister Amir...

Dhaka: A Dhaka court on Tuesday sentenced the country's former chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha to 11-year imprisonment in a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on a charge of laundering Tk 4 crore from Farmers Bank...

Kabul: Afghan Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi under the Taliban government will pay a working visit to Pakistan on November 10, a spokesperson for the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abdul Qahar Balkhi, confirmed on Tuesday.On Monday,...

Singapore City: Moscow has joined the Global Innovation Alliance (GIA) set up by Singapore to strengthen its connections to major innovation hubs around the world, Singapore Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong said on Tuesday."ESG ...

Moscow: All the 14 members of the Panama-flagged Rise Shine container ship that ran aground in the Sea of Japan in Russia's Far Eastern Primorsky region were evacuated, the rescue operation was completed, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations...

Cannes: A police officer was injured after being attacked with a bladed weapon in France's southern resort city of Cannes, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Monday."A police officer from the Cannes police station was injured with a...

Dhaka: The nationwide strike of public transport buses in Bangladesh was called off late on Sunday after the government agreed to raise the fare of diesel-operated buses and minivans by approximately 27 per cent.However, there would be no increase...

Riyadh: Riyadh condemns an attempt on the life of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi that was made earlier in the day, calling it a "cowardly terrorist act," the Saudi Arabian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday."The Ministry of Foreign...