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North Korean defector group sends propaganda leaflets to Pyongyang
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
A North Korean defectors' group said that it has sent about 10 large plastic balloons carrying propaganda leaflets against the North Korean regime across the border, which has further raised about Pyongyang resuming to send trash-filled balloons, reported Yonhap News Agency.
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North Korea's satellite launch 'fails' as engine explodes in midair
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
According to the Korean Central News Agency, the deputy commander of the North's national aerospace agency stated that the rocket carrying the satellite, the Malligyong-1, detonated during the first stage of flight on Monday night after being launched from a launching point on the country's
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Russia's deputy head of army's general staff arrested for bribery
Updated : 2 years ago IST
A military court on Wednesday ordered that Shamarin be jailed for two months, Al Jazeera reported, citing TASS news agency. He also served as the head of Russia's Ministry of Defence's main communications directorate.
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Saudi Arabia's King Salman diagnosed with lung inflammation, being treated
Updated : 2 years ago IST
King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia is undergoing treatment for inflammation, which has caused the Crown Prince of the nation to reschedule a planned trip to Japan, CNN reported citing the Saudi news agency SPA.
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Iran President Raisi, foreign minister dead in helicopter crash, report Ir
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi died on Monday in the helicopter crash that occurred on Sunday evening, Al Jazeera reported, citing Mehr News Agency, a semi-official news agency of the Iranian government.
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Search continues for Iranian President's helicopter crash site amid confli
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Earlier, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps commander for East Azerbaijan province said that the military had located the crash site of the helicopter carrying Iranian President, according to CNN, citing the Iranian state news agency IRNA. The military crew was en route to the identifi
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Vietnam's ruling party nominates minister To Lam to be next president
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The decision was taken following the party's central committee's approval of To Lam's name for the president post on Saturday, Al Jazeera reported, citing Vietnam News Agency.
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Kim Jong Un's sister says N Korea's weapons not for exports after US sanct
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, on Friday, dismissed allegations of military cooperation between Russia and North Korea, stressing that North Korean weapons are solely intended to target Seoul, not for exports to Russia, Yonhap News Agency reported.
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Ukrainian attack on residential building claims 15 lives in Belgorod, Russ
Updated : 2 years ago IST
At least 15 people have been killed after a 10-story residential apartment building partially collapsed in Russia's southwestern city of Belgorod on Monday, Russian news agency TASS reported citing the Russian Emergencies Ministry's statement.
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Xinhua president, Hungarian economy minister vow to bolster media cooperat
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Budapest [Hungary], May 3: President of Xinhua News Agency Fu Hua and Hungarian Minister for National Economy Marton Nagy pledged here on Thursday to enhance media cooperation to contribute to bilateral ties.
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Multiple achievements made in China-Hungary BRI conference
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Budapest [Hungary], May 3: Multiple achievements were made on Thursday at a conference focused on cooperation between China and Hungary under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) framework.
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Iran imposes retaliatory sanctions on US, UK for supporting Israeli crimes
Updated : 2 years ago IST
In a tit-for-tat move, the Iranian Foreign Minister has announced sanctions on more than two dozen American and British individuals and entities for supporting Israel in its 'terrorist acts' and 'human rights violations' against the Palestinian people, Iranian state news agency, IRNA reporte
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