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Trump on Japan trip continues scathing attack on Biden
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 29 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump hasn't yet stopped talking about his presidential contender Joe Biden. Even during his four-day state visit to Japan, the President told reporters that he agreed with a scathing article published by the North Korean state m
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Japan: 16 injured in mass stabbing in Kawasaki
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 28 (ANI): At least 16 people, including eight primary school children, suffered injuries in a suspected stabbing attack in the Japanese city of Kawasaki on early Tuesday, state media said.
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Iran foreign minister Javad Zarif visits Iraq to discuss tension with US
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], May 26 (ANI): Javad Zarif, the foreign minister of Iran, arrived here on Saturday on an official visit to discuss bilateral ties and regional situation amid rising tensions between Washington and Tehran, the state media said.
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US move to deploy additional troops 'threat to world peace': Iran FM
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 25 (ANI): Hours after the United States announced that it will deploy 1500 additional troops to the Middle East as a "protective measure", Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Saturday deemed the move "extremely dangerous for the world peace", state medi
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Australia: Scott Morrison to form govt after 'miraculous victory'
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], May 20 (ANI): Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison looks all set to form a majority Conservative government in his "miraculous" election victory over the centre-left Labor Party, the state media said on Monday.
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Egypt: 14 injured as blast targets tourist bus near Giza pyramids
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], May 19 (ANI): At least 14 people were injured after a roadside explosion targeted a tourist bus, carrying 25 South African citizens, close to Egypt's Giza Pyramids, state media reported on Sunday.
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Saudi Arabia calls for emergency meeting with GCC, Arab League amid Gulf t
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], May 19 (ANI): Saudi Arabia's King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has called for an emergency meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states and the leaders of Arab League countries to discuss the security issues of the region and measures to enhance it, t
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North Korea sends letter to UN chief, criticising US' seizure of its carg
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea] May 18 (ANI): North Korea's top envoy to the United Nations Kim Song on Friday sent a letter to UN chief Antonio Guterres, criticising the US' recent seizure of its cargo ship as an "outrageous and unlawful" move, Pyongyang's state media said on Saturday.
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Syria intercepts projectiles fired from Israel
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Damascus [Syria], May 18 (ANI): Syrian air defence systems on Friday intercepted "luminous objects coming from the (Israeli) occupied territories, shooting down a number of them," as per Syrian state media.
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Several explosions hit UAE port of Fujairah
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], May 12 (ANI): Several powerful explosions on Sunday hit the port of Fujairah in UAE following a huge fire that engulfed at least seven oil tankers, state media reported.
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Kim Jong-un supervises "strike drill" of defense units
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], May 5 (ANI): A day after North Korea fired unidentified short-range projectiles into the East Sea, their leader Kim Jong-un supervised the "strike drill" of defence units to test their performance, state media reported.
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Venezuela standoff: Top diplomats of Russia, US likely to meet on May 6
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 3 (ANI): Amid mounting political and civil unrest in Venezuela, US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo is likely to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on May 6, state media reported on Thursday.
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