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Geneva: Argentina will host the 2023 Under-20 World Cup, taking the place of Indonesia, which was removed by FIFA, the world football governing body announced.The Bureau of the FIFA Council confirmed the decision after the Argentinian Football Association (AFA)...

Beijing: China successfully launched the Fengyun-3 meteorological satellite into orbit on Sunday using a Chang Zheng-4B carrier rocket, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) said.The launch took place at 9:36 local time (01:36 GMT) from the Jiuquan...

Islamabad: Pakistani Religious Affairs Minister Abdul Shakoor was killed in a car accident in Islamabad, media reports said on Sunday.The incident occurred on Saturday, Pakistani newspaper Dawn reported, citing police.The minister's car was reportedly hit by a Hilux Revo....

Warsaw: FC Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski says he wants Lionel Messi to return to the club next season.According to Spanish media, FC Barcelona is trying to re-sign their former player this summer, while the Argentinian, who has played for...

New Delhi/Khartoum: All Indians living in Sudan were on Saturday advised to take utmost precautions, stay indoors and not venture outside, following the clashes that erupted today between Sudan's army and paramilitary forces.The Indian Embassy in Khartoum, in an...

Dublin:  Visiting U.S. President Joe Biden said he will run for the presidency again, the Irish national radio and television broadcaster RTE reported on Saturday.Before departing from Ireland at midnight Friday, Biden told reporters that he has made up...

Los Angeles: NASA's Mars helicopter has completed its 50th flight on the Red Planet, according to the agency.The first aircraft on another world reached the half-century mark on Thursday, traveling over 322.2 meters in 145.7 seconds, according to NASA....

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday was evacuated unscathed after an object that appeared to be a smoke bomb was thrown near him during his visit to western Japan's Wakayama City for a stump speech, local media...

New York: The about-face from justifying tech expansion on the basis of free speech for decades to threatening to ban the social media TikTok reveals U.S. policymakers' true objective: preserving the dominance of American tech capitalists, reported U.S. news...

Tehran: The Iranian embassy in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh opened for the first time in seven years as part of an agreement on the restoration of diplomatic relations, Saudi Arabian newspaper Okaz reported, citing sources.Last week, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein...