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Mogadishu: Several civilians were killed in an attack on the Hayat Hotel in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, media report.Local media reported that a gunfight occurred on Friday night between security forces and members of the al-Shabaab radical...

New Delhi: An Indian Air Force contingent has reached Australia for participating in Exercise Pitch Black 2022 scheduled to be held from Aug 19 to Sept 8 in Darwin, the IAF said on Friday.This is a biennial, multi-nation...

Damascus: At least 20 people, including children, have been killed and over 50 others injured in a fresh round of fighting between Syria and the Turkish-backed militia in northern Syria, a war monitor said Friday.A total of 14 civilians,...

Moscow: Russian national Denis Dubnikov who was extradited to the United States from the Netherlands earlier this week over cryptocurrency laundering charges is still in police custody in the state of Oregon but will be released later tonight,...

Kabul: The number of people killed by an explosion at a mosque north of Kabul has risen to 30, and more than 40 people are injured, a Sputnik correspondent reported, citing a source.The list of the victims includes...

Taipei city: The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) sent 21 aircrafts and five warships to Taiwan on Wednesday, the Taiwanese defense ministry said on Wednesday."5 PLAN vessels and 21 PLA aircraft around our surrounding region were detected today,"...

Canberra: Former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has resisted calls to resign from Parliament after news emerged that he had secretly assumed five additional roles during his tenure.He defended his decision -- which was taken during the pandemic...

New York: Voters in the US state of Wyoming have ousted Congresswoman Liz Cheney, a rare Republican critic of former President Donald Trump, in a primary election.She was trounced by a relative political newcomer and Trump-backed candidate, Harriet Hageman.Cheney,...

Washington: The United States has launched a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile to test its capabilities and demonstrate the readiness of nuclear forces, the Air Force Global Strike Command said on Tuesday."Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen launched an...

Damascus: Eleven people were killed on Tuesday by a Turkish airstrike targeting a military position in northern Syria, reported the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.The Turkish strike hit the Syrian military base in the countryside of Ayn al-Arab city...