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This is the challenge we must rise to in the New Year, says Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general

Tensions between Beijing and New Delhi soared in June after troops clashed in hand-to-hand combat in Ladakh

However, President-elect Joe Biden pledges to halt arms sales to the kingdom

The cabinet members including Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik were transferred safely to city’s presidential palace

Four contractors worked for the private security firm Blackwater owned by the brother of Trump’s education secretary

Police say blaze probably started by migrants unhappy at the temporary closure of the camp, scheduled for the same day

Countries brace for higher infections ahead of the New Year long weekend

In 2020, thousands of people died from Covid-19 in Iran, which is struggling against destructive US sanctions

Says frenzied import of conventional weapons cannot guarantee solutions to military problems posed by Pakistan, China

Diplomatic representatives from countries were not allowed to enter the hearing at Kantian District People’s Court

UK battles a major winter surge driven by a new, highly contagious variant of the virus

Dampening the city’s New Year’s Eve harbour fireworks display, an event televised around the world

Led by firebrand Islamic cleric Rizieq who was arrested earlier this month

The South Asian nation reports 20 cases of a new infectious strain of Covid first detected in the UK

Singapore expects to have enough vaccine doses for all 5.7 million people by the third quarter of 2021

None of the rescued were injured

Taylor's name became a major rallying cry during the Black Lives Matter protests that rocked the US over the summer

The virus has infected more than 19 million people and killed over 334,000 in the United States

More than one million people have already been vaccinated with unapproved vaccines in China under emergency use

Attorney general Jeffrey Rosen called the acquittals "an affront to terrorism victims everywhere"

Bangladesh on Tuesday moved a second group of Rohingya Muslim refugees to a low-lying island in the Bay of Bengal

The capital’s Covid prevention and control need to initiate emergency mode, a city spokesman says

NATO member Washington has also sanctioned Turkey over its purchase of Russian S-400 missile defences

More than one million people have so far contracted Covid-19 in Iran, with over 54,000 deaths

'Miscreants' remain unidentified as Indian army claims "matter being looked into at the highest level"

Russia’s foreign ministry did not name the individuals in its statement announcing the move

The amount of cocaine seized could have been sold for around 1 billion roubles says Federal Security Service

A total of 770,400 people in the Netherlands have tested positive for Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic

More than 71,000 people in Britain have died within 28 days of a positive test for the disease

The total number of journalists killed in 2020 was lower than the 53 reported in 2019

The Covid-19 vaccine is another tool that will help USFK maintain a robust combined defensive posture

An accelerated uptake of two million vaccinated per week "is predicted to have a much more substantial impact"

Twenty-three trains were delayed for about 50 minutes while the rescue operation took place

A menacing new surge in street crime alerts Sharjah

'Central ambition of UN for 2021 is to build global coalition for carbon neutrality by 2050,' says Antonio Guterres

Says UN must launch an independent investigation into fake encounters by India forces

CENACE and CFE did not immediately provide further details on the problem

There were 357 new deaths within 28 days of a positive test

1,804 Rohingya were being moved in seven ships to Bhasan Char island, said Navy Commodore Abdullah Al Mamun Chowdhury

Pakistan seeks to establish parliamentary, political and trade relations with African countries, says Sadiq Sanjarani

Punjab’s chief minister said that more than 1,500 communication masts had been damaged or their power supply cut off

Philippines has the second highest number of Covid-19 cases and casualties in Southeast Asia

India has the second-highest case load in the world

Establishment of a Saudi oil refinery in Pakistan will be discussed during the visit

Russia passed a law in 2012 allowing it to label foreign-funded NGOs engaged in political activity as 'foreign agents'

Participants of CPEC Media Forum hail media’s role in making the megaproject a household name

Russia has been asking Covid-19 patients to donate blood plasma, which is rich in antibodies, for research

Experts say more than one vaccine would be needed to end the pandemic that has killed over 1.7 million people globally

The statement came a week after the US Navy announced a nuclear submarine was being deployed to the Gulf

At least one of the attackers was killed by return fire, according to TASS news agency