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Beijing: China's foreign ministry said on Tuesday that it had asked Lithuania to withdraw its ambassador to Beijing after the Baltic state allowed Taiwan to open a de facto embassy there.The ministry further said it would also recall its...

Riga: The Latvian government unanimously supported the introduction of a state of emergency on the border with Belarus to stop the influx of illegal migrants, Interior Minister Marija Golubeva said on Tuesday.The Latvian border security service earlier reported...

Kabul/New Delhi: As the Taliban intensified their attacks on Mazar-e-Sharif, India on Tuesday began evacuating its nationals, including diplomats and staff of the consulate, from the northern Afghanistan city as a matter of caution.The Indian Embassy in Kabul also...

Seoul: North Korea snubbed hotline calls from Seoul on Tuesday as South Korea and the United States moved forward with joint military drills, which have long been a bone of contention between the two Korean states, South Korean media...

Toronto: Canada has extended its ban on direct passenger flights from India until September 21 amid the South Asian country’s enduring struggles to contain the spread of COVID-19 within its borders, Transport Canada said."Based on the latest public health...

Rome: An envelope with three bullets, addressed to Pope Francis, was seized by Italian carabinieri at a sorting office near Milan overnight, Italian media reported on Monday.The envelope reportedly arrived in Peschiera Borromeo, a Milan suburb, from France. The...

Moscow: At least 21 people have been killed and some 20 more injured in communal riots in the western part of Chad, media reported.The clashes took place on Saturday in the region of Hadjer-Lamis, Al Wihda newspaper reported on...

Cairo: The Taliban Islamist movement (banned in Russia) is warning the United States against any further interference in the Afghan internal affairs, a spokesperson for the movement's Political Office told Al Jazeera broadcaster.On Saturday, US B-52 Stratofortress bombers launched...

Moscow: A gunmen's attack in Burkina Faso's northern province of Sourou has left 12 security officers killed, media reported.The list of the victims includes seven soldiers and five gendarmes, the Radio Omega broadcaster reported on late Sunday.Seven more security...

Kabul: The Afghan government forces have eliminated over 570 militants of the Taliban (a terrorist group, banned in Russia) in the past 24 hours, the defense ministry said on Monday."579 #Taliban terrorists were killed and 161 others were...