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Raisi, 60, takes over from Rouhani in August as Iran seeks to salvage its tattered nuclear deal

US President Joe Biden has also expressed his respect for the EU on the political level, says the French president

The new target is 45,000, up from 23,500

Urges the military to respect November election results and release political detainees, including leader Suu Kyi

Social media showed pictures of the heavily-damaged plane with an ambulance nearby

Appoints new politburo members

Withdrawal should be carried out in ‘responsible way,' says the foreign minister

EU watching developments in Britain which saw a steep rise in Delta variant cases , French leader says

FM says Pakistan seeks to find out more about Erdogan’s proposal for Kabul Airport security

PM Modi calls all-party meet with J&K leaders, Mufti confirms invite

Conservative lawmaker denies allegations 'in the strongest terms'

WHO official says new coronavirus variant to dominate globally 'because of its increased transmissibility'

Confrontation came after Palestinians protested against Jewish nationalists

It's not pleasant... you should never do that, replies French president

FM Qureshi congratulates Guterres saying re-election is manifest of int’l community’s confidence in his leadership

‘I'm smiling under the mask’, says Jacinda Ardern as she sits down to receive shot at vaccination centre in Auckland

Hyderabadi Haleem is first cooked dish in India boasting Geographical Indication certificate

We are a great one-nation party and we will continue with our mission to unite, says Johnson

Several nations have vaccine shortages as the Delta variant becomes the dominant strain

70% of those affected are from just five countries - Syria, Venezuela, Afghanistan, South Sudan and Myanmar

Bodies of the three workers have been recovered near the town of Melamchi in Sindhupalchowk district

Measures include bans on public events with more than 1,000 people, amongst others

Many expected to ignore the ballot amid economic hardship, calls for a boycott by liberals at home and abroad

The third mass kidnapping in three weeks in northwest Nigeria, attributed to armed bandits seeking ransom payments

If I throw my best then, God willing, I will win a medal, says Arshad Nadeem

About 42 per cent of the world's displaced are girls and boys under the age of 18

In talks with High Representative Borrell, Qureshi says implementation of SEP to boost bilateral ties

After a video shared widely by Twitter users showed Hindu men beating an elderly Muslim man and cutting his beard

Experts fault former US president Donald Trump's maximum pressure policy for the shift in Tehran's political landscape

Joint commission reviews bilateral ties

Reporters Without Borders calls on Uttar Pradesh state police to immediately withdraw absurd charges

Biden, Erdogan failed to resolve issue of Turkey's purchase of Russian defence systems, says official

Says the new coronavirus variant is more aggressive and infectious

Islamabad has strategic stake in Afghanistan’s peace and stability and so does Turkey, says Mushahid Hussain Syed

A 1,098 carat diamond believed to be the third largest gem-quality stone ever to be mined

Shenzhou-12 is the third of 11 missions needed to complete China’s first full-fledged space station

This is the second major blackout in little more than a week

Study showed disease could have been circulating in US there as early as Dec 2019

The average holding has risen to 300 pounds ($419.58) from 260 pounds

Over 1,000 user reports indicated problems at Southwest Airlines, 400 at Delta Air Lines

Flipkart and Amazon.com Inc file legal challenges against the antitrust probe into their business practices

It is sticking to quarantine requirements which deter travel

Renowned singer, songwriter snubbed latter's request to use Pink Floyd song to promote Instagram

After a first summit both Biden and Putin described as pragmatic rather than friendly

Set to monitor the immune response of 900 children “in preparation to vaccinate children in the near future”

Minister will highlight Pakistan's vision on regional cooperation, economic development, connectivity

Biden says he had told Putin 'we need some basic rules of the road that we can all abide by'

Says more efforts needed to boost intra-Afghan discussions

The Palestinian health ministry said the woman had died of her injuries

Biden says they would try to determine areas of cooperation and mutual interest