N. Korea’s Kim returns to Pyongyang after ‘immortal’ Russia trip
AFP : North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has returned to the capital city of Pyongyang, state media said Wednesday, receiving an “ardent” welcome home...
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India issues advisory to citizens in Canada amid diplomatic tussle
AFP : The Indian government on Wednesday issued an advisory to its citizens in Canada against travelling to areas which are prone to anti-India activities....
Charles III welcomed in France for first visit as king
AFP : King Charles III on Wednesday began his first state visit to France as monarch, a rescheduled trip aimed at showing the fundamentals of...
1,200 children died in Sudan camps since May: UN
AFP :Over 1,200 children have died in Sudan refugee camps since May, while thousands of newborns are likely to die across the war-torn country by...
Beijing summons German ambassador after foreign minister calls Xi Jinping a ‘dictator’
Reuters :Beijing has summoned the German ambassador to China after foreign minister Annalena Baerbock called president Xi Jinping a “dictator”, Berlin has said, in the...
China’s ex-Foreign Minister Qin Gang was ousted after alleged affair, WSJ reports
Reuters :China’s former Foreign Minister Qin Gang, who was ousted from his position in July, had an extramarital affair while he was ambassador to the...
Countries should mull slavery reparations despite complex legal claims: UN
Reuters :The United Nations said on Tuesday countries could consider financial reparations among the measures to compensate for the enslavement of people of African descent,...
Thailand recorded 19 million foreign tourists so far this year
Reuters :Thailand recorded 19 million foreign tourists in the January to 17 September period this year, the tourism ministry said on Tuesday. Foreign arrivals generated...
Truck-bus collision kills 20 people in South Africa’s Limpopo province
Al Jazeera :A head-on collision between a truck and a bus ferrying workers to a mine in northern South Africa’s Limpopo province has killed 20...
One in 10 Japanese are older than 80: Government data
AFP :More than 10 percent of Japanese people have crossed 80 years or older for the first time, new official data showed, as the nation...
Justice Faez Isa sworn in as 29th chief justice of Pakistan
Dawn : Justice Qazi Faez Isa has been sworn in as the 29th chief justice of Pakistan on Sunday. He was administered the oath of...