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Interior Minister says 1,315 people had been relocated to camp sites and several houses are evacuated

Vladimir wants Russia to adopt the same stance on the treaty as the United States

Maariv newspaper poll showed former Defence Minister Benny Gantz favoured for prime minister by 48%

As a result of the damage, NATO has stepped up patrols in the Baltic Sea

Several top U.S. officials met their Chinese counterparts in Beijing this summer

No dates for the congress announced yet; last two took place in late Oct, early Nov

Children yet to be formally identified

Modi's government announced an overhaul of the recruitment process aiming to bring in more people on short contracts

The Solomon Islands recently signed a security pact with China despite objections from Australia

Lengthy political feud hindered fiscal reform, led to the government handing in resignation

Taiwan rejects Beijing's sovereignty claims, saying only the island's 23 million people can decide their future

Namesake son's victory would cap a three-decade fightback for a family driven out in 1986 uprising

Ban 'totally unexpected' say India trade group, US urges cooperation rather than export bans

Campaigners demand EU sanctions on Russian oil and gas, some European states oppose ban for fear of economic hit

Kim Jong Un responds to letter from South's Moon Jae-in, letters call for 'hope' and 'dialogue'

Most infractions involve citizens trying to skirt rules reporting travels on a health app, falsifying test results

Few of North Korea's rich drawn to live in penthouses, concerns over power and water supply keep them away

Man arrested faces possible life in prison if convicted, at least 23 injured in Tuesday's shootings, smoke bomb attack

Bin is one of more than 100 villages partially or completely burned by Myanmar's military since the start of this year

Media says he had already met India's powerful national security adviser, Ajit Doval

N Korea leader says new missile strengthens nuclear deterrence

KSA looks to strengthen ongoing "positive" discussions, though no meeting has been scheduled yet in Riyadh

 North Korea recently used its largest ever intercontinental ballistic missile system in two secret launches

Foreign ministers from Russia and Ukraine will meet in Turkey in first high-level talks between the two countries

Police have made 170 arrests, towed 53 vehicles since PM Trudeau invoked rarely used emergency powers

Country doesn't need a vacuum at the centre of government during Covid and the Ukraine crisis

Russian artillery forces in region that borders Ukraine, have also been practising destroying enemy forces.

Positive cases decline, more than 85% of Covid beds across the city's hospitals unoccupied.

Fighting for Marib has dashed UN-led ceasefire efforts as both sides ramp up military operations.

Record 412,262 new cases and 3,980 deaths were reported over the past 24 hours in India

Mamata Banerjee is set to be chief of West Bengal after her Trinamool Congress party won a two-thirds majority

We will ask other countries to support Afghanistan, specially Pakistan, as well as Russia, China, says Joe Biden

Pair apprehended after a victim complained that three men carrying monkeys had surrounded and robbed him

6 countries allow special night prayers in Ramazan; 3 continue ban amid coronavirus pandemic

US Treasury Department says it blacklisted Pakistani national Abid Ali Khan

Inoculations in India are currently limited to those aged over 45 and health and frontline workers

Afghan president is lauded for demonstrating confidence in the war-torn country's healthcare system

Pakistan fully supports right of Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to preserve its security and sovereignty, says FO

Last 61 ships, out of 422 ships that were queuing, passed through the vital trade artery

Consider this a warning that I could impose a complete lockdown in next couple of days if things remain same, says CM

Rare painting of Suleiman the Magnificent, longest-reigning Ottoman sultan, was auctioned off by Sotheby's

Bill was approved by the lower house of parliament, the State Duma, a week ago

Findings match what WHO officials said in the past about their conclusions following a Jan-Feb visit to China

Coalition also says it intercepted and destroyed three armed drones

Last year we were shocked. This year we are more under pressure and the economic crisis has become heavy, says Francis

A boy reported by local media to be as young as five was among people killed

Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai says Taliban members have every right to take posts in Afghan government

Those who have most severe prolonged symptoms tend to be white women aged approximately 40 to 60, finds study

Drugmaker says the antiviral candidate showed potent activity against SARS-CoV-2 in lab studies

India has vaccinated nearly 50m people but programme to inoculate 300 million people is behind schedule