North Korea has lifted a mask mandate and eased other virus restrictions, state media said Saturday, days after leader Kim Jong Un declared "victory" over COVID-19. The announcement comes after Pyong
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The attempt on the life of renowned writer Salman Rushdie is "appalling" and "reprehensible", US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has said. Mr Rushdie, who faced Islamist death threats for yea
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A senior Cabinet minister who was backing Rishi Sunak in the UK prime ministerial contest on Saturday became the first high-profile figure to switch sides to the opposing camp of Foreign Secretary
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Russia is considering buying the currencies of "friendly" countries such as China, India and Turkey to hold in its National Wealth Fund (NWF), having lost the ability to buy dollars or euros due to sa
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The Czech Republic, which holds the rotating EU presidency, said that a blanket ban on visas for all Russian travellers could be the bloc's next sanction on Moscow. "The flat halting of Russian visa
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Pakistan's newly-commissioned Chinese-built frigate warship PNS Taimur arrived at the Colombo port on Friday and will conduct a joint exercise with the Sri Lankan Navy in the western seas. The dockin
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