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Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak attempted on Friday in Paris to mend bilateral relations strained by disputes in recent years over a fishing deal, illegal migration through the Channel, and Australian submarine contract...

United Nations:  The United Nations welcomed the Saudi-Iranian agreement to resume diplomatic relations on Friday and praised China's role in the process."I want to welcome on behalf of the secretary-general the joint tripartite statement by the Kingdom of Saudi...

Tehran: Iranian officials hailed Friday the deal to resume diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia and reopen embassies and missions within two months.Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani said the resumption of Tehran-Riyadh relations will "lead...

Berlin: At least six people have been killed in a shooting outside a center of the Jehovah's Witness religious movement (banned in Russia as an extremist organization) in the German city of Hamburg, local media reported.According to German newspaper...

Beijing:  The Chinese National People's Congress — the country's supreme state authority — on Friday unanimously reelected Xi Jinping as the president of China for a third five-year term, according to the voting results.Xi becomes the first Chinese politician...

Mumbai: PNB MetLife, one of India’s leading life insurance companies, has launched PNB MetLife Genius plan, a new solution to help parents financially prepare to support their children’s future.PNB MetLife Genius plan is an individual, non-linked, non-participating, saving, life...

Mumbai: Veteran actor and filmmaker Satish Kaushik passed away at the age of 66 due to a heart attack early on Thursday morning, disclosed his close friend and industry colleague Anupam Kher. Kher said that Kaushik felt uneasiness while at...

Geneva: The official poster of the Women's World Cup 2023 was unveiled in outdoor gallery installations in Australia and New Zealand, the hosts for the event, FIFA announced on Tuesday.Being released in time for International Women's Day, the poster...

Sydney: Leaders from multiple Pacific island countries are calling upon the Japanese government to immediately stop its plans for dumping nuclear waste into the Pacific Ocean, a news agency of the International Press Syndicate Group has reported.Papua New Guinea's...

Dhaka: At least 16 people, including two women, were killed and over 60 others injured in a massive explosion in a 5-storey building near a BRTC bus counter in the capital's Gulistan area on Tuesday.The identities of the deceased...