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Beijing: China and India should stick to the right strategic perception that they are not rivals but cooperative partners and opportunities for each other's development, not threats, a top Chinese official said Monday. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian made the remarks at a media briefing...

Dubai: India Monday reiterated its warning to its nationals in Iran to avoid any travel to the country and exit the region by available means of transport. The advisory comes in view of the latest developments in the region. In the urgent advisory, the Indian...

Manila: An offshore magnitude 7.8 earthquake rocked the southern Philippines Monday, killing at least 32 people, injuring more than 200 others mostly in damaged buildings and sending a 1-metre (3-foot) tsunami into nearby coasts. A few buildings collapsed and key infrastructure sustained quake damage in...

Dubai: Israel and Iran traded fire early Monday in retaliatory strikes that threatened to drag the wider Middle East back into a full-scale regional war, while Yemen's Houthi rebels also fired at Israel and warned they would target Israel-affiliated ships in the Red Sea, further...

Seoul: Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to travel to Pyongyang Monday in his first visit in seven years, a trip likely meant to reassert China's unique influence over North Korea in return for providing economic and political benefits. During his two-day stay, Xi will...

Manila: At least five people have been reported dead after a 7.8-magnitude offshore earthquake that hit the southern Philippines, according to a local disaster official. Agripino Dacera, the disaster management chief in General Santos City, said authorities are still verifying the extent of the fatalities...

New York: Five people were stabbed at New York Penn Station, with at least one sustaining serious injuries, local media reported. The incident occurred Sunday night (Local time). The five victims were rushed to a local hospital, reports CBS News, quoting the Fire Department of...

Washington: US President Donald Trump has asked Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to retaliate to Iran's latest barrage of missiles, saying it would jeopardise the ongoing negotiations for a peace deal to end the three-month long conflict. US media outlet Axios reported that after...

Washington: US President Donald Trump Sunday defended United States' military action against Iran and rejected suggestions that he abandoned his long-standing pledge to avoid new wars, saying that preventing Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon was necessary to protect the United States and its allies....

New Delhi: Militant violence in Pakistan surged by 27 per cent in May, according to the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS). The country is caught in a vicious cycle of armed attacks, and there is no let-up in them. The consistency and...