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China says will keep providing aid to Pacific for sustainable development
BEIJING: China will continue to provide aid to Tonga and other countries in the Pacific to help them achieve sustainable development, China's Foreign Ministry...
US says maintains vibrant economic ties with Turkey despite tensions
ANKARA: The United States continues to be a solid friend and ally of Turkey despite ongoing tensions between the NATO allies, the US Embassy...
Russian agents created 129 US election events, says Facebook
WASHINGTON: Facebook Inc said Russian agents created 129 events on the social media network during the 2016 US election campaign, according to testimony to...
China defends reasons why has been to North Korea
BEIJING: China’s special envoy for North Korea said on Friday there were “complex” reasons why he has yet to visit the country, but that...
Military option ‘unacceptable’ on North Korea crisis, says S Korea minister
DAVOS: South Korea’s foreign minister said on Thursday the standoff over North Korea’s nuclear program must be resolved diplomatically, and she was certain Washington...
PM Shinzo Abe says to visit Pyeongchang Olympics
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday he would attend the Pyeongchang Olympics in South Korea next month, after reports he would...
UK minister says Britain could join new EU model in future
LONDON: Britain could take part in a new model of European cooperation after Brexit but is unlikely to rejoin the EU in its current...
UN Dujarric says parties ensure protection of Afrin
NEW YORK: The UN on Friday reiterated a call on all concerned parties to avoid actions that would further escalate tensions in Syria’s northern...
Pentagon says US military puts ‘great power competition’ at heart of...
WASHINGTON: The US military has put countering China and Russia at the centre of a new national defence strategy unveiled on Friday, the latest...
UN secretary-general discuss Syria, North Korea, says Russian foreign minister
MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres have noted the lack of alternatives in the peaceful settlement of crises in...
Sunken Iranian tanker may be leaking bunker fuel, says China
BEIJING: Bunker fuel may now be leaking from the Iranian oil tanker that sank in the East China Sea last Sunday, China’s State Oceanic...
US Justice Dept charge alleged al-Qaeda associate with conspiring 9/11, says...
NEW YORK CITY: US Department of Justice sentenced Christian Ganczarski against conspiracy to kill US nationals in his alleged involvement in 9/11 incident with...
US federal courts charge 402 immigrants against terrorism-related offenses, says report
WASHINGTON: US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) mutually released a report on Tuesday, revealing that three out of...
Beijing does not need Taiwan’s permission for new air route, says...
BEIJING: The Chinese government said on Wednesday that it does not need Taiwan’s permission to open new air routes, after Taipei complained that a...
Italian journalist says ‘UN has no impact at all’: Anadolu
ANKARA: Italian war correspondent, activist and award-winning author Francesca Borri and Bosnian journalist and analyst Mirnes Kovac spoke to Anadolu Agency in Ankara on...
30 children killed in Syria’s E Ghouta this year says UNICEF
EAST GHOUTA: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said more than 30 children were killed in the first two weeks of 2018 in besieged...
United Nations says 22 million Yemenis need aid
GENEVA: More than three-quarters of Yemenis are now in need of humanitarian aid as the war between rebels and the Saudi-backed government nears its...
