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Seoul: South Korea's president apologised Saturday for public anxiety caused by his short-lived attempt to impose martial law earlier this week hours ahead of a parliamentary vote on impeaching him. Yoon Suk Yeol said in a brief televised address Saturday morning he won't shirk legal...

Islamabad: The New Gwadar International Airport is set to commence operations by the end of December, Acting Director General of the Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA), Air Vice Marshal Zeeshan Saeed, said. During his visit to the airport, the officer was briefed about the airport's cutting-edge...

New York: A federal appeals court panel Friday unanimously upheld a law that could lead to a ban on TikTok in a few short months, handing a resounding defeat to the popular social media platform as it fights for its survival in the US. The...

New Delhi: India Friday announced that Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri will travel to Dhaka December 9, a visit that comes amid strain in ties with Bangladesh over attacks on minorities, including Hindus, in the neighbouring country. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said Misri is...

Beijing: India and China agreed to take measures to further ease the situation at the borders while continuing to implement the October agreement to resolve the standoff in eastern Ladakh comprehensively, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said a day after talks in New Delhi. China and...

New Delhi: Michelle Bachelet, the former President of Chile and a global advocate for human rights, has been awarded the 2024 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament, and Development. The announcement was made by an international jury chaired by Shivshankar Menon, former National Security Advisor...

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron vowed Thursday to stay in office until the end of his term, due in 2027, and announced that he will name a new Prime Minister within days following the resignation of ousted Prime Minister Michel Barnier. Macron came out fighting...

Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres held a phone call, discussing the latest developments in Syria, according to a statement from Erdogan's office. During the phone conversation Thursday, Erdogan highlighted Turkey's commitment to stability in Syria, reiterating that Ankara's primary...

Dhaka: A special tribunal in Bangladesh Thursday banned the publication of any speeches by former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is in exile in India after being ousted in August following mass protests. The decision came a day after Hasina made her first public speech...

Tehran: At least 29 people were injured as an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 jolted the southwestern Iranian province of Khuzestan, the semi-official Fars news agency reported. The quake, which occurred at 7:32 a.m. local time at a depth of 10 km with its...