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Xi: China will not seek to rule over SE Asia...

China has repeatedly sought to overcome concerns about its rising power and influence
in the region, particularly its claim to the Read more...

Jobs lost, middle class Afghans slide into poverty, hun...

Kabul: In a matter of months as Afghanistan’s economy craters, many stable, middle-class families like Ferishta Salihi’s have plummete Read more...

Russian admiral: NATO caused Kursk disaster...

Moscow: A retired Russian admiral has alleged that the 2000 Kursk submarine disaster was caused by a collision with a NATO sub, an unproven claim Read more...

Vienna: Austria went into a nationwide lockdown early Monday to combat soaring coronavirus infections, a step being closely watched by other Europ Read more...

Iran publishes photos of closed hearing into plane shoo...

Karachi: Iranian state media on Monday published photographs of the trial investigating the shootdown of a Ukrainian passenger jet in 2020 by the Read more...

Protests erupt in Pakistan’s Gwadar

Protesters demand the removal of unnecessary security check posts, shortage of drinking water and electricity

Karachi: Massive p Read more...

Sudan’s military to reinstate ousted PM...

Cairo: A deal was reached between Sudan’s military and civilian leaders to reinstate Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, who was deposed in a cou Read more...

China downgrades ties with Lithuania after row over Tai...

Beijing: Furious over Lithuania for permitting Taiwan to open a representative office, China on Sunday downgraded diplomatic ties with it to the l Read more...

More arrests after Dutch Covid unrest

Ede (Netherlands): Dutch police have arrested more than 30 people during unrest in The Hague and other towns in the Netherlands that followed an Read more...

US allows only 100 Afghan refugees

Lowell: More than 28,000 Afghans have applied for temporary admission into the US for humanitarian reasons since shortly before the Taliban reca Read more...