Sri Lanka’s strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa staged a political comeback as his party registered a landslide victory in the twice-postponed general elections, according...
United States President Donald Trump has signed two executive orders halting all transactions with Chinese company ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok...
The powerful blast in the port of Lebanon’s Beirut left 113 people killed and more than 4,000 injured, Lebanese Health Minister Hamad...
The death toll from a powerful explosion in the port of Beirut has increased to 78 people, more than 4,000 people were...
A number of coronavirus vaccines are now in phase three of clinical trials but “there’s no silver bullet at the moment and...
As Joe Biden nears the announcement of his vice presidential choice, the top contenders and their advocates are making final appeals, reported...
Nepal’s ruling communist party leaders have once again failed to negotiate a power-sharing deal between Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli and...
Former US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley in an interview to Fox News has said that China under President Xi...
The first debate in the run-up to the US presidential election will be held on September 29 in Cleveland, Ohio, the Commission...
The hearing of several corruption cases involving Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be now heard on December 6, 2020. Galei Zahal,...
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