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Russian opposition leader Navalny held after flying home
Moscow: Russian opposition leader and a critic of President Putin Alexei Navalny was on Sunday detained after he flew back...
Kamala Harris formally submits her Senate resignation
Washington: The move comes two days before the 56-year-old would be sworn in on Wednesday along with President-elect Joe Biden,...
Indonesia earthquake death toll reaches 56
Jakarta: The death toll from a 6.2-magnitude earthquake that struck Indonesia’s Sulawesi island on Friday has risen to 56, while...
Joe Biden nominate Wendy Sherman for deputy secretary of state
Washington: United States President-elect Joe Biden has nominated a key negotiator of the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement to be the...
Saudi Arabia to reopen Qatar embassy in coming days
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia expects to reopen its embassy in Doha in the coming days, the kingdom’s foreign minister has said,...
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard tests long-range missiles, drones
Tehran: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) tested long-range missiles and drones against land and sea targets in Iran’s fourth...
Russia withdraws from Open Skies Treaty after US departure
Moscow: Russia said on Friday it will withdraw from an international treaty allowing observation flights over military facilities following the...
Dutch government resigns over childcare benefit scandal
Amsterdam: The Dutch government on Friday tendered it’s resignation in the wake of the high profile childcare benefit scandal.
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US police on high alert ahead of Biden’s inauguration
Washington: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has urged police chiefs across the United States to be on high alert...
Bangladesh slams Pompeo’s al-Qaeda attacks claim
Dhaka: Bangladesh has strongly condemned remarks by United States’ Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, labelling the South Asian country as...