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The head of the UN children's agency in Afghanistan said authorities needed to open schools to all students

The visit underlined an ever-closer relationship between Moscow and Beijing

Tupolev Tu-95MS planes are capable of carrying nuclear weapons and Moscow regularly flies them as a show of strength

The development followed the March 14 crash of a US drone into the Black Sea after it was intercepted by Russian jets

US criticism of India is rare due to India's increasing importance for Washington to counter China in the region

Govt narrowly survives vote of no-confidence amidst deepening dissent

China seeks to broker Ukraine peace as Kyiv hopes to speak to Xi

Barricades erected around Manhattan courthouse ahead of first-ever criminal case against Trump

Huge dams being built by some countries while their neighbours go parched are a growing source of potential conflict

A semblance of normalcy has returned but Iraq still battles political instability to poverty and rampant corruption

It comes in response to US-sourced reports that alleged ‘rounds of Chinese ammunition’ were used in Ukraine

Iran has been swept by protests since the death of Mahsa Amini, in custody last September

Growth of China-Russia relations made important contributions to development, progress of world, says Xi in Moscow

He was pulled out of the govt last month after he chose an opposition candidate to become the next president

Swiss authorities announced that UBS (UBSG.S) had agreed to buy Swiss bank Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) in a shotgun merger

Is there a Palestinian history or culture? There is none, says Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich

Ties between India-China have been frosty since 2020 when soldiers from both sides were killed on Himalayan frontier

The blackout extension came as supporters of Amritpal Singh were filmed vandalising India’s consulate in San Francisco

For Xi the visit will be a diplomatic tightrope, with China releasing a 12-point proposal to solve the Ukraine crisis

Pro-Khalistan protestors take down Indian flag at London High Commission as manhunt to capture Amritpal continues

Netanyahu assured the US president that Israel's democracy was healthy

Senior Israeli official said parties had renewed their commitments to the understandings reached in Aqaba

Due to funding constraints, at least four million people will receive just half of what they need to get by in March

The two regional heavyweights announced on March 10 a Chinese-brokered deal to restore ties after seven years

The joint security agreement includes coordination in "protecting the common borders between the two countries

Manhunt to capture Amritpal Singh enters second day, mobile, internet services suspended

Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed on March 10 to re-establish ties and re-open embassies within two months

State media said he was met by President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan on arrival in Abu Dhabi

The missile launched from the Dongchang-ri site flew some 800 km (500 miles) before hitting a target

Officials suspect bad weather caused the aircraft to crash in a hilly region infested by Maoist-inspired insurgents

It was his first trip to the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine's Donbas region since the conflict began

Claims arrest to take place next Tuesday in connection with alleged 'illegal leak' over hush money payment

Authorities say earthquake did not appear likely to generate a tsunami

The two were involved in an attack on a Shi'ite shrine that killed 15 people in October

Violators will be punished, according to decree by Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada

Russia seized Crimea in 2014, eight years before launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine

Russia warns any further extension beyond mid-May would depend on the removal of some Western sanctions

Former US president says ‘illegal leaks’ from the district attorney's office indicated that he would be arrested

South Korean and American forces began 11 days of joint drills, dubbed "Freedom Shield 23"

Pentagon officials have repeatedly stressed that the incident would not stop Washington from flying such missions

Legal fights over abortion rights have ramped up in the United States following a ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade

At least 24 soldiers were killed when the two sides clashed in the region in mid-2020

Iran had been trying for two years to restore ties with Saudi Arabia, an Arab heavyweight and oil powerhouse

Aspects of bilateral ties will be discussed, and views will be exchanged on regional and int'l issues: Turkey's FM

After years of animosity on different sides of geo-political rivalries, the UAE started re-engaging with Iran in 2019

The International Labour Organization estimated that 25% of women's jobs had disappeared since the Taliban took over

Xi should encourage Putin to withdraw Russian troops from Ukraine, a spokesperson for British PM Sunak says

Thousands of antiques, artefacts were stolen from Cambodia during the conflict and genocide of the Khmer Rouge regime

Seismologists calculated a 47% chance of an earthquake with a magnitude above 7.3 hitting Istanbul within 30 years

Police crackdown on Paris protesters after govt triggers special constitutional powers to bypass parliamentary vote