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Sydney: A man was taken to hospital with serious injuries to his leg and foot on Friday following a shark attack incident in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW).Surf Life Saving NSW said in a statement that...

Beijing: China strongly opposes the possible sale of $500 million worth of F-16 fighter jet equipment from the United States to Taiwan, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Thursday.On Wednesday, the Pentagon said that the US State...

Oslo: The Norwegian government has decided to send F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, Norwegian broadcaster TV2 reported on Thursday, citing sources.The broadcaster said that several separate sources confirmed the decision by the Norwegian government. Norway would reportedly be the...

Beijing: Five people were killed in a traffic accident in an expressway tunnel in north China's Shanxi Province on Wednesday, local authorities said Thursday.The accident took place at 5:24 p.m. Wednesday when a coach carrying 32 people crashed into...

Pyongyang: North Korea said its second attempt to launch a spy satellite has failed, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported citing the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).According to the news agency, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) will...

Dhaka: The bilateral meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was held in Johannesburg on Wednesday. According to Mofa's statement.The meeting was held at the Hotel Hilton Sandton in the evening on the sidelines...

Beirut: A Lebanese Air Force helicopter crashed Wednesday evening in Hammana, a town in central Lebanon about 26 kilometers east of Beirut, killing two army service members and injuring another one, local TV channel LBCI reported.LBCI said the helicopter...

Johannesburg: Argentina, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the UAE will become new members of the BRICS grouping (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), Brazilian news portal UOL reported, citing the draft final document of the summit.According to the...

Kabul: Six commuters were killed due to a road accident in north Afghanistan's Balkh Province on Tuesday, provincial hospital spokesman Khair Mohammad Khair Khwa said Wednesday.The accident occurred due to reckless driving on the Jawzjan-Balkh highway in the Chaharbolak...

Moscow: Russia has thwarted an attempt by Ukraine to attack Moscow with three drones, said the defense ministry Wednesday.The Russian air defense forces, it said, intercepted and destroyed two drones over the Mozhaysky and Khimki districts of the Moscow...