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Manila: Two foreign-flagged vessels collided off Corregidor Island in the Philippines, leaving one person dead and three missing, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Saturday.The PCG said one of the vessels, Sierra Leone-flagged MV Hong Hai 189, a...

Ankara: Russia and Turkey reached agreement on a new payment system for Russian tourists, Turkish media reported on Friday, citing sources.Earlier in April, Russia's Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina said that Russia's regulator was developing a new payment system,...

Beijing :China's Taiwan Affairs Office spokeswoman Zhu Fenglian confirmed on Wednesday that Taiwan-based publisher Li Yanhe, who came under the spotlight after his sudden disappearance a week ago, was under investigation on suspicion of committing acts "threatening the Chinese...

Washington: US President Joe Biden officially announced on Tuesday his reelection bid for 2024."Every generation has a moment where they have had to stand up for democracy. To stand up for their fundamental freedoms. I believe this is ours....

New Delhi: India recorded 6,660 more cases of Covid -19 during the past 24 hours, as per the latest update by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday.With the addition of these new cases, the active caseload...

Moscow: The team of Russian television project Solovyov.Live, led by presenter Vladimir Solovyov, has offered a job in Russia to US TV host Tucker Carlson, who left the Fox News channel."Solovyov Live TV channel has offered a job to...

United Nations: India will become the world's most populous country by April end, according to UN projections.By the end of this month, India's population is expected to amount to 1,425,775,850, becoming the most populous country in the world, said...

Moscow: US journalists working in Russia are set to face the repercussions of their country's decision not to issue visas to the Russian journalists who were supposed to travel to New York to cover the end of Moscow's presidency...

Lisbon: On his visit to Portugal, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Saturday that it is necessary to "choose a third way" to build peace for the conflict in Ukraine."I don't want to please anyone. I want...

Tokyo: The G7 agriculture ministers have agreed to cooperate on food safety and environmental sustainability during a meeting in the Japanese city of Miyazaki, the Kyodo news agency reports.The agriculture ministers issued a joint statement after their summit held...