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Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's governing coalition is almost certain to win a single-party majority in a key parliamentary election Sunday, NHK public television and other major networks say, citing their exit poll results. NHK says Takaichi's ruling coalition, led by her Liberal Democratic...

Dubai:  Iran sentenced Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to over seven more years in prison after she began a hunger strike, supporters said Sunday. Mohammadi's supporters cited her lawyer, who spoke to Mohammadi. Mohammadi's lawyer, Mostafa Nili, confirmed the sentence on X. "She has...

Dhaka: Bangladesh Sunday retracted from its plan to lease out a major container terminal at the strategic seaport town Chattogram to a foreign operator amid intensified protests ahead of the February 12 election. The announcement by a key functionary of Yunus' administration came as dockers...

New York: The US has said it is "very excited" to have extended an invitation to India to join the Pax Silica initiative on supply chain security and will be soon signing with the Indian Government, underlining there is "very positive momentum" in relations with...

Kuala Lumpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim Sunday oversaw the signing of six major agreements between India and Malaysia, as both nations moved to further strengthen cultural, economic and strategic cooperation during bilateral engagements in Kuala Lumpur. The agreements were...

Cairo: Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said that he expected a new round of talks with the United States to take place "soon," describing the meeting held a day earlier as a positive start while cautioning that rebuilding trust would take time. In an...

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said that he will travel to Washington Wednesday to discuss the Iran-US talks with US President Donald Trump. The two will discuss "the negotiations with Iran," Netanyahu's office said in a statement, adding that Netanyahu "believes that any...

Kuala Lumpur: India and Malaysia Sunday unveiled several initiatives to further shore up cooperation in areas of defence and security, semiconductor and trade after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held wide-ranging talks with his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim. Following the meeting, Modi said India and Malaysia...

Islamabad/Peshawar: Regional affiliate of Daesh Saturday claimed responsibility for the horrendous Shiite mosque attack in Islamabad, even as four suspects, including a mastermind, were arrested in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in connection with the blast that took 36 lives. A 32-year-old suicide bomber, identified as...

Kuala Lumpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday said India is seen as a "trusted partner for growth" and it was reflected in the recent trade deals it has agreed with various countries, including the UK, USA and the EU. Addressing a community programme here, Modi...