TamilTalks between Xi, Putin ‘successful’: Chinese Minister
Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng on Saturday informed that the talks between Chinese President…
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Xi Jinping declares the Beijing Olympics open
President Xi Jinping declared the Beijing Winter Olympics open Friday as China tried to turn…
ISIS chief blows himself up during US raid
US special forces carried out a nighttime airborne raid Thursday in northwestern Syria during which…
6.2-magnitude quake strikes off eastern Indonesia
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia’s eastern province of Maluku early Wednesday, but it was not…
Covid death toll in US reaches highest level: Report
The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world’s highest number of cases…
China reports 39 new imported Covid-19 cases
The Chinese mainland reported 27 new locally-transmitted COVID-19 infections and a total of 39 new…
Russia has no plans to invade Ukraine: Ambassador
Russia’s UN ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said Monday that his country has no plans to invade…
Oil spill threatens corals in eastern Thailand
Authorities are rushing to prevent an oil spill in eastern Thailand from damaging fragile corals,…
Ready to negotiate with N Korea, says Pentagon
The United States is ready to sit down at the negotiating table with Pyongyang, but…
Taliban to reopen public universities in Afghan
Kabul: Afghanistan’s public universities, closed since the Taliban seized power in August, will reopen in…
Chinese aircraft enter Taiwan’s air defence zone
Four Chinese military aircraft entered Taiwan’s air defence identification zone (ADIZ) on January 30, marking…
Thai beach declared disaster area after oil spill
A beach in eastern Thailand was declared a disaster area on Saturday as oil leaking…
UK to send jets, warships to protect NATO allies
Fast jets, warships and military specialists could be sent to protect NATO allies, Downing Street…
US suspends Fulbright program for Afghan
The United States State Department will not continue its prestigious Fulbright Foreign Student Program in…
23 mn people in Afghan are facing acute hunger: NRC
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) on Thursday said that 23 million people in Afghanistan are…
UK lifts Covid restrictions after cases fall
Face coverings are no longer required by law anywhere in England, and a legal requirement…
Biden speaks with Zelensky
US President Joe Biden on Thursday (local time) spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and…
Canada confirms 51 cases of new Omicron subvariant
Canada has found 51 cases of a new Omicron subvariant known as BA.2 mainly from…
N Korea fires two missiles in latest testing frenzy
Nuclear-armed North Korea fired what appeared to be two ballistic missiles into the sea off…
WHO’snew warning on Covid
Two years after the Covid-19 pandemic in Europe and central Asia, the World Health Organisation…
WHO warns Covid-19 ‘not reaching its end game’
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday (January 24, 2022) said that the world reported…