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Seoul, Sep 16 (IANS) North Korea will hold a key parliamentary meeting next month to mainly amend the country’s constitution, state media reported Monday, after its leader Kim Jong-un called… Continue reading N. Korea to hold key parliamentary meet on Oct 7 to revise constitution

Washington, Sep 16 (IANS) US President Joe Biden has said “there is no place for political violence or for any violence ever in our country” and praised law enforcement for… Continue reading Biden condemns all violence after Trump assassination bid

Aden (Yemen), Sep 16 (IANS) Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, the leader of Yemen’s Houthi group, has said that the group’s military operations against Israel will continue and intensify. The Houthi leader issued… Continue reading Yemen’s Houthis threaten to intensify military action against Israel

Vienna, Sep 16 (IANS) A firefighter in northeastern Austria has died in floods as torrential rain and heavy storms swept across the central European country, authorities said. The firefighter was… Continue reading A firefighter dies as torrential rain lashes Austria

Washington, Sep 16 (IANS) Fifty-eight-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh has been identified in US media reports as the man alleged to have tried to kill former US President Donald Trump as… Continue reading Potential Trump assassin identified

Tehran, Sep 15 (IANS) Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi has denounced certain Western countries over fresh sanctions imposed on Tehran, which was accused of selling ballistic missiles to Russia.… Continue reading Iran denounces Western countries for imposing new sanctions on Tehran

Gaza, Sep 15 (IANS) At least 21 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, said Palestinian security and medical sources. An Israeli warplane struck a residential house… Continue reading 21 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza

Amman, Sep 15 (IANS) Two Jordanian citizens kidnapped in Syria have been safely returned to Jordan after more than two weeks in captivity, the country’s Foreign Ministry said. The Ministry… Continue reading Two Jordanians freed after being kidnapped in Syria: Foreign Ministry

Dhaka, Sep 15 (IANS) The death toll from last week’s explosion and fire at a ship-breaking yard in southeastern Bangladesh rose to six with two more injured succumbing to their… Continue reading Death toll rises to six from Bangladesh’s ship-breaking yard fire

Jakarta, Sep 15 (IANS) Indonesia has inaugurated its first electric vehicle (EV) battery factory, which will operate entirely on renewable energy at the Neo Energy Morowali Industrial Estate in Central… Continue reading Indonesia breaks ground on first renewable energy-powered EV battery factory

Seoul, Sep 14 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has met with the head of Russia’s Security Council in Pyongyang and vowed to deepen the bilateral ties between the two… Continue reading N.Korean leader meets top Russian security official on 1st anniversary of Vostochny summit

Kinshasa, Sep 14 (IANS) A military court in Congo has sentenced to death 37 people, including three US citizens, for their role in a failed coup in the African country… Continue reading 3 US citizens among 37 sentenced to death in Congo for role in failed coup

Washington, Sep 14 (IANS) The US State Department on Friday announced fresh sanctions on Russian state media, accusing a Kremlin news outlet of working for the Russian military and running… Continue reading US announces fresh sanctions on Russian state media for raising money for Moscow’s troops in Ukraine