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Malaysia’s chief diplomat fined for smoking in parliament
Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said he has paid a fine after getting caught smoking during a parliament session recently. “A...
Read moreU.S. health secretary meets Taiwan’s leader, praises pandemic response
U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar has praised Taiwan’s response to the coronavirus pandemic as he met President Tsai Ing-wen at...
Read moreAfghanistan to release 400 ‘hard-core’ Taliban to start peace talks
Afghanistan agreed on Sunday to release 400 “hard-core” Taliban prisoners, paving the way for the beginning of peace talks aimed...
Read moreLebanese judge orders detention of top officials after port blast
A Beirut judge has ordered the detention of the director of Lebanese customs and a port director, after the massive...
Read moreU.S. imposes sanctions on Central African rebel leader
The U.S. has imposed sanctions against a rebel leader in the Central African Republic, Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said in...
Read moreU.N. agencies scramble to support Beirut blast victims
The deadly warehouse blast in Beirut which devastated Lebanon’s already faltering healthcare system and U.N. agencies are scrambling to support...
Read moreRepair work at Beirut port’s hangar may be cause of explosion – Defense Council
A meeting of the Lebanese Supreme Defense Council said that a massive blast that occurred in the port of Beirut...
Read moreTanzanian politician who survived shooting to compete in elections
A Tanzanian politician who survived being shot 16 times in an assassination attempt has been named as the country’s main...
Read moreOver 6,800 illegal immigrants rescued off Libyan coast in 2020
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said, on Tuesday, that 6,848 illegal immigrants have been rescued and returned to Libya...
Read moreRescue efforts continue as Beirut blast death toll rises to 100
Rescue workers, on Wednesday continued their search for people missing under the rubble of collapsed buildings, a day after a...
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