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Beijing slams EU for adding Chinese entities to Russia sanctions
Beijing slams EU for adding Chinese entities to Russia sanctions

BEIJING, China: China has sharply criticized the European Union's decision to include Chinese companies in its latest sanctions against...

As Stalin-era monument disappears in Siberia, 4 European states object
As Stalin-era monument disappears in Siberia, 4 European states object

MOSCOW, Russia: After a monument to Russians and other people executed by ​Soviet leader Josef Stalin's secret police was dismantled...

RUSSIA-VLADIVOSTOK-CHINA-MODERNIZATION-PHOTO EXHIBITION
RUSSIA-VLADIVOSTOK-CHINA-MODERNIZATION-PHOTO EXHIBITION

(260428) -- VLADIVOSTOK, April 28, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People visit a photo exhibition highlighting the achievements of Chinese modernization...

Iran-U.S. diplomatic impasse continues despite Tehran's new proposal to end war
Iran-U.S. diplomatic impasse continues despite Tehran's new proposal to end war

With the United States and Iran still far apart on core demands, prospects for a comprehensive settlement remain uncertain even as...

Trump Not Happy With Iran's Latest Proposal, Says US Official
Trump Not Happy With Iran's Latest Proposal, Says US Official

New posts 07:17 US Official: Trump Not Happy With Iran's Latest Proposal By Alex Raufoglu US President Donald Trump...

Tehran-Moscow ties show "depth" of strategic partnership as region in flux, says Iran's FM Abbas Araghchi
Tehran-Moscow ties show "depth" of strategic partnership as region in flux, says Iran's FM Abbas Araghchi

Islamabad [Pakistan], April 28 (ANI): Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Pakistan on Tuesday, marking his third visit...

International

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Appeal on house arrest withdrawn by Malaysia's jailed ex-PM Najib
Appeal on house arrest withdrawn by Malaysia's jailed ex-PM Najib

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: Jailed former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has withdrawn his appeal against a court ruling denying...

Firing squads may become method of execution in U.S.
Firing squads may become method of execution in U.S.

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Firing squads may soon become a permitted method of execution as the Trump administration moves to ramp up and expedite...

New deal by UK, France to cut migrants crossing English Channel
New deal by UK, France to cut migrants crossing English Channel

ZUYDCOOTE, France: A new multi-million-euro agreement was signed between the United Kingdom and France late last week, increasing police...

Giant ice tower holds up inaugural climb to Mt. Everest
Giant ice tower holds up inaugural climb to Mt. Everest

KATHMANDU, Nepal: A crevasse strewn with chunks of ice, including one towering block, has stranded hundreds of mountaineers at the...

Netanyahu reveals he was treated for prostate cancer
Netanyahu reveals he was treated for prostate cancer

JERUSALEM, Israel: Benjamin Netanyahu said on April 24 that he has received treatment for prostate cancer, sharing this news publicly...

Trump describes suspected assassin as 'very sick person'
Trump describes suspected assassin as 'very sick person'

Washington DC [US], April 26 (ANI): Deputy Director Matthew Quinn of the U.S. Secret Service Office of Communications said that the...