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Tokyo: A Japanese octogenarian was swindled out of thosands of dollars after falling in love online with a self-described astronaut who sought her...

Manila: The Philippines on Tuesday opened a shipyard its president sees as part of a shipbuilding revival and its South Korean operator views...

Beijing: NorthKorean leader Kim Jong Un was on his way to Beijing on Tuesday, having crossed the border into China where he will...

Seoul: An olive-green North Korean train, emblazoned with a gold stripe, carried leader Kim Jong Un into China on Tuesday for a grand...

Beirut: Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam discussed the Syrian refugee issue Monday with the visiting Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees Kelly Clements. During...

Kuwait: The Ministerial Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) welcomed the mediation efforts of the State of Qatar and its hosting of...

Colombo:Nearly 200,000 foreign tourists visited Sri Lanka in August 2025, according to the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority on Monday. The 198,235 arrivals...

Accra: The government of Ghana has renewed its fight against illegal mining activities, locally known as galamsey, barely a month after a military...

Kabul: The death toll from the earthquake that struck Afghanistan last Sunday, has risen to 812, with 2,800 injured. The earthquake, measuring 6.0...

Geneva: Swiss food giant Nestle announced Monday it had dismissed Laurent Freixe as chief executive with immediate effect over an "undisclosed romantic relationship...

Bangkok: Thailand's business sentiment rose in August, primarily driven by the non-manufacturing sector, despite its downward trend since the beginning of the year,...

Islamabad: Pakistan has confirmed a new case of wild poliovirus type 1, bringing the total number of infections in the country so far...

Gaza: The Israeli ongoing onslaught on all areas across the Gaza Strip has killed 41 Palestinians since dawn Monday. Medical sources in Gaza...

Paris: Apple will update software on iPhone 12 handsets across the EU to lower the power of their radio transmitters, it said Monday,...

Rudy Giuliani, the former New York mayor and onetime attorney for Donald Trump, was injured in a car crash in New Hampshire and...

London: London's Metropolitan police said Monday it had charged another 47 people with supporting Palestine Action, bringing the number of activists accused of...

Riga: New, stricter entry requirements for third-country nationals took effect in Latvia on Monday, the Foreign Ministry said. The regulation does not apply...

Tianjin: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday pledged to provide 2 billion yuan (about $281 million) in grant to member states of the...