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WASHINGTON : Donald Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday to make a deal with Russia, pouring cold water on Kyiv's hopes for Tomahawk missiles as the US leader renews a push to settle the war. Trump said as...

YANGON : Myanmar's ruling junta said Saturday that it had recaptured a town on a trade highway to China from an ethnic armed group in the country's war-wracked north. Following a 16-day operation, "on 16 October, Tatmadaw reoccupied Hsipaw completely,"...

TEHRAN : Iran on Friday condemned strikes by its arch-foe Israel on southern Lebanon, a stronghold of its close ally Hezbollah, reports UNB. Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said the strikes were a “blatant violation of Lebanon’s sovereignty and territorial...

WASHINGTON : Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meets Donald Trump at the White House Friday, seeking US-made Tomahawk missiles even as the US president reaches out to Russia’s Vladimir Putin for a fresh summit, reports BSS. Zelensky will be making his...

GAZA CITY : Hamas said Wednesday it has handed back the remains of all the deceased hostages that it can reach, as the Israeli military said the Red Cross had received two more bodies in Gaza. Since Monday, under a...

LIMA : Violence at a rally in Peru's capital on Wednesday left at least 55 police officers and 20 civilians injured, said President Jose Jeri, who assumed the top role less than a week ago. "Update: 55 police officers injured"...

ISLAMABAD : Pakistan's prime minister said on Thursday "the ball was in the Afghan Taliban's court" for a permanent ceasefire, a day after a 48-hour truce was called in the wake of deadly cross-border clashes. "If in 48 hours they...

Emirates has unveiled its highly acclaimed Premium Economy Cabin on flights EK376/377 between Dubai and Bangkok, operated by its newly retrofitted A380 aircraft, a press release said. With the deployment of Emirates’ newly retrofitted A380 to Bangkok, the airline extends...

The first-ever container transit from China to Europe via the Northern Sea Route (NSR) has recently arrived at the British port of Felixstowe. The vessel departed from Ningbo, China, on September 23, marking a historic milestone in transforming the...

Construction has officially begun on a small-capacity nuclear power plant (SNPP) in Uzbekistan’s Farish district, marking a major milestone in the country’s nuclear energy development. The plant will feature Russia’s advanced RITM-200N reactor design, a press release said. This project...