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1st LD-Writethru: China firm in safeguarding national sovereignty,...
Beijing (China) Mar27: China is above-board and open, and has sufficient determination and ability to resolutely defend its national sovereignty...

Biden Told EU Leaders of His Concerns About...
Washington (US), March 26: US President Joe Biden during a virtual summit with his counterparts in the European Union discussed...

Trump Criticizes Biden for Border Crisis, Policy Toward...
Washington (US), March 26: Former US President Donald Trump has sharply criticized the administration of new President Joe Biden for...

Japanese PM Suga Wants to Invite Biden for...
Tokyo (Japan), March 26: Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Friday that he would invite US President Joe Biden...

N. Korea says it test-fired new tactical guided...
Seoul (South Korea), March 26: North Korea said Friday it test-fired new tactical guided missiles a day earlier, confirming the...

U.S. condemns N. Korea's missile launch as 'destabilizing'
Washington (US), March 26: The United States on Thursday condemned North Korea's ballistic missile launches as "destabilizing" actions violating multiple...

New infections nearing 500, another uptick looming amid...
Seoul (South Korea), March 26: South Korea's daily new corona virus cases stayed above 400 for the third straight day...

IMF sharply ups 2021 growth outlook for S....
Seoul (South Korea), March 26: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday sharply raised its growth outlook for South Korea...

Pakistani FM invites Hungarian companies to invest in...
Islamabad (Pakistan), March 26: Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday invited Hungarian companies to enter into joint ventures...

UN chief urges eradicating ideas of white supremacy...
United Nations, March 26: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called on the international community to eliminate the ideas...

UNGA president warns global community against modern forms...
United Nations, March 26: The president of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), Volkan Bozkir, on Thursday...

Romania tightens control measures amid surge in COVID-19...
Bucharest (Romania), March 26: Romania announced late Thursday that a series of stricter prevention and control measures, including early closure...

Biden vows to improve situation on U.S. southern...
Washington (US), March 26: U.S. President Joe Biden admitted Thursday that he cannot completely solve what he considered to be...

Merkel cancels hard Easter COVID-19 lockdown in Germany
Berlin (Germany), March 25: The planned hard COVID-19 lockdown over the Easter holidays in Germany that was only agreed on...

Libya's new government holds first meeting on anti-COVID...
Tripoli (Libya), March 25: Libya's new Government of National Unity on Wednesday held its first meeting to discuss its domestic...

Israeli PM calls for "stable gov't" amid unclear...
Jerusalem (Israel), March 25: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on Wednesday for the establishment of a "stable government" after...

Biden to Give First Presidential Press Conference After...
Washington [US], March 25: US President Joe Biden on Thursday will give his first full press conference since taking office...

North Korean Missile Launches Show Threat of Pyongyang's...
Washington (US), March 25: The statement from the Pentagon comes after in the early hours of Thursday North Korea test-fired...

South Korean Foreign Minister Says Wants to Discuss...
Seoul (South Korea), March 25: South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong said on Thursday that he was going to discuss...

New virus cases above 400 for 2nd day,...
Seoul (South Korea), March 25: South Korea's daily new coronavirus cases stayed above 400 for the second straight day Thursday...

Russian FM calls for efforts to keep peace...
Seoul (South Korea), March 25: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called for efforts to maintain peace on the Korean...

UN chief appoints Ingrid Gjerde of Norway as...
United Nations, March 25: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday announced the appointment of Major General Ingrid Gjerde of...

UN chief praises Yemen gov't opening Hodeidah port...
United Nations, March 25: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres lauds the Yemeni government for allowing four fuel ships into Hodeidah port...

UN envoy hails new nat'l gov't in Libya,...
United Nations, March 25: A United Nations envoy on Wednesday hailed the endorsement of a national government in Libya after...

U.S. COVID-19 cases surpass 30 mln -- Johns...
New York (US), March 25: The total number of COVID-19 cases in the United States topped 30 million on Wednesday,...

Spain restarts use of AstraZeneca vaccine as incidence...
Madrid (Spain), March 25: Spain restarted the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine on Wednesday after a temporary suspension over fears...

Egypt's president says Ethiopian dam matter of presence...
Cairo (Egypt), March 25: Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said on Wednesday that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is a...