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Blake was among the last living British double agents that the USSR recruited during the Cold War

Alliance's election victory shows Kashmiris have not accepted decision to end special status, says ex-CM Omar Abdullah

Recognises that trade and investment require conditions for “a level playing field for open and fair competition”

A day after Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga urged the nation to stay home and avoid social mixing

US president stuns Republicans and Democrats alike saying he was unhappy with the massive bill

Officials record 29,258 new cases in the preceding 24 hours and 567 deaths

More than 1,000 health workers reportedly tested positive for coronavirus

Hezb-e-Islami party leader blames Afghan government for failure, asks people to ensure their own security

French and British governments agree to end the blockade

Efforts to produce Covid-19 vaccine locally comes after purchase of vaccine from abroad was hindered by sanctions

The state’s premier encouraged Sydneysiders to switch to online purchases for Boxing Day shopping

France’s number of confirmed Covid-19 cases now stands at 2,547,771

The pandemic has killed more than 120,000 in Mexico this year

South Korea’s total infections now stand at 55,902, with 793 deaths

Three people were seriously injured and taken to hospital in the incident

Police may have been the target given they were answering a report of a suspicious vehicle, says former FBI official

The kingdom had earlier closed its borders and suspended commercial flights over fears about a new coronavirus strain

PM Abiy Ahmed called the attack a “massacre” and deployed federal troops next day in the affected region

94-year-old monarch repeatedly spoke of hope for future in her pre-recorded Christmas Day address

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says vaccines starting to offer a way out of the crisis

All passengers arriving from UK are being monitored, says the Ministry of National Health Services

South Africa identifies a new variant of coronavirus, which authorities believe is driving a surge in infections

Images and videos show lines of stationary cars, mainly trucks, stretching for kilometres on a narrow road near border

Former prime ministers joined hundreds of activists who sat on road near KP Sharma Oli’s office

After dozens of petitions, supreme court gives the govt until Jan 3 to provide reasons for the dissolution

Raises doubts about whether a deal can be sealed by year-end

At least six rounds of talks between Modi’s government and farmer leaders on the new laws have failed

After nightfall worshippers descended on the church observing anti-virus measures

Total infections stand at 54,770, with 773 deaths

In stepped-up efforts to prevent a new variant of the novel coronavirus from spreading

New variant may be 70% more transmissible than original

The quake occurred at a depth of 144 km says the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre

The states of Tennessee and California have emerged as the epicenters of the latest surge

State Department says it is assured accused have not been released

Passengers departing from the UK for the US must provide written documentation of their laboratory test result

'Putting your own citizens at risk abroad won’t divert attention from catastrophic failures at home'

Nowhere is Modi's ‘Hindutva’ more in evidence than in Uttar Pradesh where dozens of Muslim men arrested

The coastguard rescued five people and was searching for about 20 others who were still unaccounted for

Remote learning and working has upturned the computer market during the coronavirus pandemic

Six rounds of talks between government officials and farmer union leaders have failed to resolve the deadlock

French president tested positive on Dec. 17, prompting a track-and-trace effort across Europe

Says Pakistan will continue to support a two-state solution in accordance with UN, OIC resolutions

Plans to ease curbs over Christmas across the nation either dramatically scaled back or scrapped altogether

The coastal town of Fulong cancels the event after a report of the first case since April 12

British Virgin Islands court passes an order to attach some of country’s assets in its territories

India saw a peak of close to 98,000 cases on a single day in September

Britain heads for a much more distant relationship with its biggest trade partner than almost anyone expected

Putting your own citizens at risk abroad won’t divert attention from catastrophic failures at home says Iranian FM

Photographer reveals sentimental back-story

A week into the massive inoculation campaign