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South Korea said that sanctions against North Korea could be eased once it takes "substantive steps towards denuclearisation", seemingly setting the bar lower than Washington for such a move. Last week's Singapore summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un...

Three dead, 200 hurt as strong quake jolts Japan’s Osaka

A powerful earthquake rocked Japan's second city of Osaka , killing three people including a nine-year-old girl and injuring more than 200, according to an official tally. Television images showed...

India, China cannot afford to have another Doklam: Chinese Envoy

China's Ambassador to India Luo Zhaohui on Monday said that neither India nor China can afford to have another Doklam incident. He also urged India to make a joint effort...

Pak FIA arrests senior Tehreek-e-Taliban commander

Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested a senior Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) commander from Bacha Khan International Airport in Peshawar. The TTP commander, Bahadur Jan, was reportedly travelling to Dubai from Peshawar in a private airline, when he was arrested...

Taliban rejects Afghan govt’s proposal to extend ceasefire

by Web Team

After the three days of respite from the never-ending conflict, Taliban leaders on Sunday rejected the Afghanistan government's proposal to extend the cease-fire.

South Korea to end Korean war with ‘flexible’ timing, format

Korean War, South Korea, North Korea, Kang Kyung-wha

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South Korean foreign minister Kang Kyung-wha on Monday said Seoul was aiming to end the six-decade Korean war within this year, but needed to be "flexible" on the format and...

Pak SC takes cognizance of non-issuance of IDs to transgenders

The Supreme Court on Sunday took suo-motu cognizance of non-issuance of computerised national identity cards to the transgender community, ahead of the upcoming general elections in Pakistan. As per The...

Cambodian prince injured, wife killed in head-on road crash

A Cambodian prince and former prime minister was injured and his wife killed in a head-on collision on a highway in the country's southwest today, officials said. Prince Norodom Ranariddh...

UN, World Bank chiefs to visit Rohingya camps

The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim are likely to visit Rohingya refugee camps in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh on July 1 as...

Trump, Putin to meet in July