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Beirut, Nov 4 (UNI/Xinhua) Lebanon's Foreign Affairs Ministry on Thursday condemned a failed attempt to attack Saudi Arabia with two booby-trapped drones, stressing its solidarity with the kingdom facing any attack on its sovereignty,…

Lisbon, Nov 5 (UNI/Xinhua) Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa on Thursday announced decisions to dissolve the parliament and hold new general elections on Jan. 30, 2022. The president made the statement in his nationally…

Washington, Nov 3 (UNI/Sputnik) The United States returned to Cuba 31 migrants apprehended in four at-sea interdictions since late October, the US Coast Guard said on Wednesday. "We will continue to put a high priority on patrolling…

The European Union announced on Wednesday that talks between world powers and Iran to revive the troubled 2015 Iran nuclear deal will resume in Vienna on November 29. The EU said the meeting of the commission of the so-called Joint…

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday announced a whopping Rs 120 billion package for the poor families to buy three essential items of daily use at cheaper rates, describing it as “the biggest welfare programme in Pakistan’s history”.…

Pope Francis said on Tuesday that the twin wounds inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change were comparable to those caused by a global conflict and should be confronted in the same way. In a message to the U.N. COP26 climate…

The young woman in Beijing began her post complaining about mobs gathering online, where recluses vent misogynistic insecurities from the safety of desk chairs. As provocative as it was, it might have passed unnoticed except that she added…

Washington, Nov 3 (UNI) The US Commerce Department on Wednesday said that NSO Group, the Israeli company that supplied Pegasus spyware to several countries including India, has been placed under the Entity List, a blacklist that would…

Washington, Nov 4 (UNI/Sputnik) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne about their countries' joint efforts in the Indo-Pacific region, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a…

India’s vice-captain Rohit Sharma made no bones about the fact that some of the “decision making” during the first two games of the ongoing T20 World Cup against Pakistan and New Zealand was a result of fatigue that has set in after being…

Glasgow/New Delhi, Nov 2 (UNI) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, during his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the COP26 in Glasgow, conveyed that he had received vaccines from India earlier this year and…

Glasgow/New Delhi, Nov 2 (UNI) Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Nepal at the earliest convenience, during their bilateral meeting on Tuesday on the sidelines of the COP26, and also…

Doha, Nov 3 (UNI Sputnik) The Yemeni internationally-recognized government has recalled its ambassador to Lebanon for consultations amid the escalating diplomatic conflict with Arabic countries triggered by the remarks of Lebanese…

Jakarta, Nov 3 (UNI/Xinhua) A 6.1-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia's eastern province of Maluku on Tuesday, but there was no immediate report on damages and casualties. The strong quake did not potentially trigger any tsunami, the…

Group 1 England: With their 26-run win over Sri Lanka, England have all but sealed their semifinal spot. Even if South Africa or Australia tie with them on points, England’s superior run rate (+3.183) should see them through. South…

T20 World Cup, England vs Sri Lanka Highlights: Opener Jos Buttler smashed a magnificent unbeaten 101 to set up England’s 26-run win over Sri Lanka in their Group 1 Super 12 match of the T20 World Cup here on Monday. Buttler continued his…

Glasgow/New Delhi, Nov 1 (UNI) India will reach net zero emission by 2070, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the COP26 Glasgow summit on Monday as he outlined five proposals or Panchamrit to tackle climate change.In his National…

Washington, Nov 1 (UNI/Sputnik) The United States has temporarily removed 124,000 photographs and 17,000 videos featuring Afghans who cooperated with American military from public platforms to prevent them from being identified, Pentagon…

It’s not always that Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan calls a song ‘impossible’ to stop listening and grooves to it in a meme video. Quite evidently, Sinhalese viral track ‘Manike mage hithe’, which translates to ‘Baby in my heart’, has…

DUBAI: India's superstar cricketers were pummelled on a second-straight Sunday as a disciplined New Zealand firmly pushed them towards the exit door with an easy eight-wicket victory in the ICC T20 World Cup here. The defeat that puts…