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Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reshuffled her cabinet Thursday, retaining most key ministers while bringing in a newcomer from the Japan Innovation Party (JIP), the junior coalition partner of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). It is Takaichi's first cabinet reshuffle since she took...

Tehran: Iran Thursday ordered a Swedish diplomat to leave the country within 48 hours in response to Sweden's expulsion of an official at the Iranian embassy in Stockholm, while rejecting Sweden's accusations against Tehran as "baseless." Iran's Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Alireza...

New Delhi: The government Thursday hailed the passage of legislation by New Zealand's Parliament towards the free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries. India and New Zealand are working closely to complete their respective domestic processes and to facilitate the early entry into force...

Beijing: China Thursday rejected the US "long-arm jurisdiction" to impose tariffs on purchases of Russian oil and gas, saying its normal trade and economic cooperation with other countries should not be subject to interference or coercion by third parties. The US House of Representatives passed...

Roseau: As greetings continue to pour in for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 76th birthday, Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit Thursday extended heartfelt wishes to the Indian leader, wishing him good health and strength in his service to the nation. “On behalf of the Government and...

About 12.5 trillion tonnes (11.3 trillion metric tonnes) of ice from glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica have melted since 1979 — enough frozen water to cover the continental United States with ice 5 feet (1.5 metres) deep, according to a major scientific report. A warming...

New Delhi: The Centre Wednesday reconstituted the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) more than six years after the three-year tenure of its previous panel ran out, bringing actors Preity Zinta, Pankaj Tripathi, Suniel Shetty, Pallavi Joshi, Prosenjit Chatterjee, Grammy-winning musician Ricky Kej, and Odia...

United Nations: India has denounced Pakistan over its links with "the worst of humanity", the al-Qaida terrorists who killed thousands in the US 25 years ago in the September 11 attacks. Recalling the Security Council's visit to the hallowed 9/11 memorial last week, India's Permanent...

Islamabad: The Pakistani authorities have severely restricted internet services in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) since June 5, the day protests erupted in the region calling for electoral reforms and other socio-political demands. The indefinite and blanket internet shutdown imposed by the authorities in PoK violates basic...

Moscow: Japan's remilitarisation and the deployment of missiles near Russia's borders pose a threat to the latter's national security, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. During a meeting with Japanese Ambassador to Russia Akira Muto, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko expressed concerns over Japan's...