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Kuala Lumpur: Anwar Ibrahim, a former deputy prime minister, took the oath of office to become Malaysia's new prime minister at the National Palace on Thursday.Anwar, who heads the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition, seen in a live broadcast, wearing...

Agartala: The district and sessions court of Khowai in a late-night judgment on Wednesday awarded death sentence to a 45-year-old man, identified as Pradip Debroy, for killing five people including a police inspector on midnight of November 26 last...

Doha: Spain kicked off their Qatar 2022 campaign with the nation's biggest-ever FIFA World Cup win, thrashing Costa Rica 7-0.No fewer than six separate players found the net for La Roja, with Ferran Torres bagging a brace and Gavi...

Java: Rescuers are battling dozens of aftershocks in the hilly region of West Java as the search for earthquake survivors reaches its third day.West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil told the BBC that the region had experienced around 140 shocks...

Doha: Portugal kicks off their World Cup against Ghana on Thursday with Cristiano Ronaldo at the center of attention after it was confirmed on Tuesday that he has parted company with Manchester United with immediate effect.Although that move will...

Canberra: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has declared the government stands ready to provide aid to Indonesia and the Solomon Islands after the nations were hit by earthquakes.A total of 162 people were killed after a 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit...

Doha: In one of the biggest upsets in football history, Saudi Arabia dealt a hammer-blow to tournament favourites Argentina 2-1 in their World Cup 2022 Group C opener here on Tuesday.The Arabs played incredible football as the Lionel Messi-led...

Riyadh: Saudi Arabian Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman denied media reports that his country is mulling an oil output increase."The current cut of 2 million barrels per day by OPEC+ continues until the end of 2023 and if there...

Kolkata: The U.S. Consulate General Kolkata and Asian Confluence think tank are organising two-day unique Indo-Pacific Conclave on the theme of “Reimagine and Reconnect:Indo-Pacific synergies through the lens of Culture,” in Kolkata, India, on Monday and Tuesday.The conclave aims...

Doha: England began their campaign with an emphatic 6-2 victory over Iran in the men's FIFA World Cup here on Monday.England gave a sterling performance as it was only for the second time in a match at any major...