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Taipei: Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu minister while hailing the visit by US Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, as extremely significant, condemned the military exercises launched by China in response to America's third highest leader's visit.He called it "highly provocative and...

Dhaka: India and Bangladesh may reach a long-awaited agreement ahead of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to New Delhi to share the Teesta river water.A meeting of the Joint River Commission (JRC) of Bangladesh and India is going to...

New Delhi: The Chinese PLA is employed for the construction of critical defense projects on behalf of the Pakistan Army in Balochistan, as well as in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, under the garb of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), top...

Birmingham: India's Tejaswin Shankar won a historic bronze medal in the men’s high jump event at the Commonwealth Games 2022.Shankar's best of 2.22m at the Axelander Stadium on Wednesday helped him win India’s first medal in the high...

Beijing: Chinese authorities are gearing up for military exercises in the seas around Taiwan after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to the island, despite China's warning against it, BBC reported on Thursday.Ms Pelosi left Taiwan on Wednesday after...

Islamabad: Pakistan's ruling coalition is to initiate legal proceedings against the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) after the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) damning report on the prohibited funding case – including preparing for the possibility of launching an “operation clean...

New Delhi: India and USA on Wednesday held consultations on United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and other multilateral issues here and agreed to continue their ongoing cooperation on issues of mutual interest, including Counter Terrorism and UN Peacekeeping.In keeping...

Beijing: China has called the visit by US Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan "extremely dangerous", BBC reported on Wednesday.It accused Ms. Pelosi, who happens to be the most senior US politician in 25 years to visit the island China...

Wellington: New Zealand launched its first National Adaptation Plan on Wednesday, which will ensure communities have the information and support they need to prepare for the impacts of the rising seas, increasing heat, and extreme weather that are...

Washington: The conservative US state of Kansas has in a surprise move decided in a referendum to protect abortion rights which is a major victory for pro-choice groups, BBC reported on Wednesday.Voters overwhelmingly voted to state that they did...