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Tokyo: Japan will almost double its defense spending to $74.5 billion, Chairperson of the Policy Research Council of the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party Sanae Takaichi said on Monday."As for defense spending, the 2 per cent of GDP bar is...

Brussels: NATO aims to resolve difficulties in Turkey's relations with Finland and Sweden to accept the two Nordic states in the alliance as soon as possible, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday"The aim is to solve those...

Colombo: China has ruled out the possibility of entering into a US$ 1.5 billion swap arrangement with Sri Lanka on the ground that Colombo may not be able to fulfil its conditions.The Chinese government’s position was conveyed when Sri...

Beijing: Former Chinese ambassador to the US Cui Tiankai has claimed that the Western countries are treating the South Pacific like their "backyard" but Beijing sees these island nations as equals."Maybe countries like Australia see these countries as (being...

Seoul: North Korea on Saturday named nuclear negotiator Choe Son-hui as the nation's first female Foreign Minister.According to Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui has been promoted to the post of foreign minister in a...

Tehran: Iran and Venezuela signed a 20-year “cooperation road map” Al Jazeera reported on Saturday.This deal was signed during a state visit by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to Tehran as the two oil-rich countries reeling under United States sanctions...

London: The heir to the British throne, 73-year-old Prince Charles, has condemned the decision of the UK government to expel migrants to Rwanda, describing it as "appalling," The Times reported on Saturday, citing sources.On Friday, a high court in...

United Nations: UN independent human rights experts have urged the international community to exert more pressure on Myanmar‘s military rulers in the wake of their decision to move ahead with death sentences against four individuals, including two prominent opponents...

Washington:  US President Joe Biden on Saturday reiterated that the US Congress needs to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.The remarks followed the unending gun violence culture prevailing in America.Taking to his official Twitter handle, Biden said, "Congress needs...

Tehran:  Iran has vowed never to back down from its positions despite an anti-Iran resolution adopted by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Wednesday, according to a statement issued by the Iranian presidency early Friday."Such measures can never...