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Dharamshala: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has recognised an 8-year-old US-born Mongolian boy as one of the highest spiritual leaders in Buddhism, Dalai Lama's office confirmed. However, the enthronement ceremony has not taken place yet.The Dalai Lama acknowledged...

Washington: Only 40 percent of Americans currently approve of US President Joe Biden’s work, a new Gallup poll revealed on Tuesday.“President Joe Biden's latest job approval rating is 40 percent,”, the poll said. This is the sixth consecutive time...

Washington: Recent statements by the US State Department in the context of Russian-Belarusian nuclear arms cooperation are a "vivid example of hypocrisy" in US policy, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said on Tuesday.On Monday, State Department...

Tokyo: More than 500,000 chickens will be culled in the Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido due to a new outbreak of bird flu, the local administration said on Tuesday."On March 27, chicken deaths were registered at a poultry farm in...

Ankara: Türkiye's Foreign Ministry on Monday summoned the French ambassador to condemn the French Senate for hosting members of two Syrian Kurdish groups that Ankara considers calls "terrorists."The ministry officials told Herve Magro, French ambassador to Türkiye, that Ankara...

Moscow: Senior Russian and South African officials discussed establishing a "geological platform" of the BRICS countries during a working meeting, the Russian Natural Resources Ministry said on Monday."Alexander Kozlov, the minister of natural resources and environment of the Russian...

Moscow: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday he would fight to keep Scotland in the union as the Scottish National Party looks ready for a new shot at independence.Scotland's ruling SNP declared Humza Yousaf the winner of...

Moscow: Ukraine has received 18 German Leopard 2 tanks, as promised by Berlin, Spiegel reported on Monday.According to Spiegel, Ukraine also received approximately 40 Marder armored infantry fighting vehicles.The German government is not disclosing the exact delivery route...

New Delhi: Striving for a sports-friendly and physically fit India, iconic athletes MC Mary Kom and Sunil Chhetri are urging the nation to embrace sports and engage themselves in regular physical activity after an exclusive report formulated by sports...

Yangon: Myanmar celebrated its 78th Armed Forces Day on Monday with a military parade in the capital Nay Pyi Taw in commemoration of the start of its anti-fascist movement during World War II.Speaking at the ceremony, Commander-in-Chief of Defence...