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WASHINGTON: The United States stands with the women of Afghanistan and strongly condemns the recent Taliban move regarding restrictions on girls' education in the country, the White House said on Tuesday."We stand with Afghan womenand…

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Uncalled for stronger effort to overcome hardships and challenges facing his country as he opened a key political meeting after carrying out a record number of missile tests this year.A plenary…

NEW YORK: A brutal winter storm that brought Christmas chaos to millions of Americans will be slow to dissipate, the US National Weather Service said Monday, after intense snow and frigid cold caused power outages, travel delays and at…

NEW DELHI: President Joe Biden announced his intent on Friday to nominate Richard R. Verma, former US ambassador to India, to be deputy secretary of state for management and resources, according to a press release from The White…

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday described the country's nuclear arsenals as a deterrent factor in the Ukrainian conflict but demurred when challenged to make a pledge that Russia would not be the first to use them.…

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that it agrees with the United States about the need for lasting peace in Ukraine but does not see the prospect of negotiations at the moment. United States secretary of state Antony Blinkensaid in an…

WASHINGTON: The United States is looking forward to supporting India's G20 presidency next year on a range of issues, including addressing the current food and energy security challenges, the White House has said. India formally assumes…

SEOUL: The United States is working a new round of sanctions against North Korea, US national security advisor Jake Sullivansaid on Thursday, as Pyongyang forges ahead with banned missile development and signals a possible new nuclear…

TOKYO: Alibaba founder Jack Ma has been living in Tokyo for almost six months after disappearing from public view following China's crackdown on the tech sector, the Financial Times reported Wednesday, citing multiple unnamed sources.…

The World Health Organization is planning to rename monkeypox, designating it as "MPOX" in an effort to destigmatize the virus that gained a foothold in the United States earlier this year, an American newspaper reported on Tuesday,…