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WASHINGTON : The United States is freezing all asylum decisions, officials said Friday, as President Donald Trump hardens his anti-migrant stance after an Afghan national allegedly shot two National Guard members this week in Washington. Wednesday's attack on the soldiers...

BREMEN : NASA has confirmed that it will contribute to Europe's Martian rover Rosalind Franklin, which is scheduled to launch in 2028 after repeated delays, the European Space Agency said on Wednesday. The rover aims to be the first on...

HONG KONG : Hong Kong authorities arrested three men on suspicion of manslaughter in a fire that engulfed a high-rise complex and killed at least 36 people, police said early Thursday. Police announced the arrests in a one-sentence advisory that...

The eleventh round of interagency consultations between the Russian delegation, led by Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev, and the IAEA delegation headed by Director General Rafael Grossi, was held in Kaliningrad, Russia, a press release said. Alexander Trembitskiy, Head of...

PANAMA CITY : China is among parties interested in bidding to build two new ports on the Panama Canal, its administrator said Tuesday, despite US talk of retaking control of the vital trade route. US President Donald Trump made the...

KYIV : Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday the "principles" of a revised US plan to end the war with Russia could lead to "deeper agreements" and that "much depends" on Washington. An original US plan to end almost...

KYIV : The United States pressed Ukraine to accept its proposals to end the war with Russia during talks in Geneva, a senior official told AFP, despite Kyiv's protests that the plan conceded too much to Moscow. The official, speaking...

UNITED NATIONS : Every 10 minutes last year a woman somewhere in the world was killed by a person close to her, the United Nations said Monday as it decried a lack of progress in the battle against femicide. Some...

Emirates SkyCargo, the cargo division of Emirates, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with LODD Autonomous to explore next-generation air-cargo solutions, including autonomous drone delivery across the airline’s global network, a press release said. Under the MoU, both partners...

KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysia says it is planning to block children under 16 from signing up to social media accounts next year, in a move to tighten access over child-safety concerns. Communications minister Fahmi Fadzil said Sunday the government was...