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Jerusalem: Israel's Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he has succeeded in forming a new coalition government."I have managed (to form a government)," Netanyahu wrote on Twitter on Wednesday, minutes before a midnight deadline.In a separate statement, Netanyahu's right-wing...

Los Angeles: NASA's InSight lander has ended its mission after more than four years of collecting unique science on Mars, NASA announced.Mission controllers at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California were unable to contact the lander after...

Tunis: Tunisia's Maritime Guard rescued about 1,200 irregular migrants off the country's eastern coast in the past 48 hours, Tunisian National Guard announced.The rescue operations took place during the two nights of Monday to Tuesday and Tuesday to Wednesday,...

Abuja: The death toll from a cholera outbreak that hit at least 10 villages in Nigeria's southern state of Cross River rose from 20 to 51 on Monday, a local traditional ruler said.The additional 31 victims died between Sunday...

Bangkok: Thai warships and helicopters were working to rescue 31 missing sailors after a navy ship sank in the Gulf of Thailand, the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) said on Monday.A total of 106 crew were on board the corvette...

Lusail: After a drought for 36 years, Argentina had their World Cup glory with a 4-2 penalty shootout win over defending champions France in an all-time remarkable final.Much was at stake for Lionel Messi who was probably playing his...

Tunis: Tunisia held the first parliamentary elections since President Kais Saied disbanded the legislative body in March.At 8 am local time (0700 GMT) on Saturday, Tunisians began casting ballots at 4,551 voting centers and 11,310 polling stations across the...

Lusail: Lionel Messi is in a buoyant mood as he prepares to lead Argentina in their quest for World Cup glory against defending champions France, Albiceleste goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez said on Saturday.Sunday's match in Lusail is almost certain to...

Beijing: China and Japan should treat each other as cooperation partners rather than create threats, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said on Friday."We urge Japan to strictly abide by the basic principles of the four Sino-Japanese diplomatic documents,...

Jakarta: The number of people killed by last month's earthquake in the Indonesian province of West Java has been confirmed at 602 after final tabulation, the Cianjur county government said on Friday.A 5.6 magnitude earthquake hit West Java's Cianjur...