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Turkey expects concrete steps from Sweden, Finland for...
Istanbul [Turkey], May 28: Turkey expects Sweden and Finland to take concrete steps and stop supporting terrorist organizations in exchange...

Ukrainian FM, U.S. secretary of state discuss military...
Kyiv [Ukraine], May 28: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on Friday he had discussed military support for Ukraine with...

Pakistan adds 79 new COVID-19 cases
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 28: Pakistan confirmed 79 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, the country's Ministry of Health...

Vietnam reports 1,239 new COVID-19 cases
Hanoi [Vietnam], May 28: Vietnam recorded 1,239 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, down by 36 from Thursday, according to its...

Australian foreign minister visits Fiji
Suva [Fiji], May 28: Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong has paid a two-day visit to Fiji.

Nepal to cut taxes on petroleum products
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 28: The Nepali government has decided to cut taxes on petroleum products due to rising costs of...

Singapore reports 3,830 new COVID-19 cases
Singapore, May 28: Singapore reported 3,830 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the total tally to 1,290,046.

Pregnant Sumatran elephant found dead of suspected poisoning...
Jakarta [Indonesia], May 28: A pregnant Sumatran elephant was found dead of suspected poisoning in an oil palm plantation area...

Myanmar reports 20 more COVID-19 cases
Yangon [Myanmar], May 28: Myanmar confirmed 20 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally in...

Myanmar's anti-narcotics task force seizes 5 mln stimulant...
Yangon [Myanmar], May 28: Myanmar's Anti-Narcotics Task Force has seized 5 million stimulant tablets worth K5 billion (over 2.7 million...

Pakistan welcomes China-proposed Global Security Initiative
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 28: Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed the Global Security Initiative (GSI) proposed by the Chinese leadership,...

U.S. urged to give up its obsession with...
Beijing [China], May 28: The key for the China-U.S. relationship to walk out of the predicament is for the U.S....

China activates Level-IV emergency response for flooding
Beijing [China], May 28: China's State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters launched a level-IV emergency response for flood control...

UN Security Council fails to adopt resolution on...
New York [US], May 28: The UN Security Council on Thursday failed to adopt a resolution aimed to impose new...

Chinese mainland reports 71 new local confirmed COVID-19...
Beijing [China], May 28: The Chinese mainland on Friday reported 71 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 39 were in...

Pakistan registers 76 new COVID-19 cases
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 27: Pakistan confirmed 76 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, the country's ministry of health...

Cambodia arrests 4 foreigners over illicit drugs
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], May 27: Cambodia's anti-drug police have arrested a group of four foreigners for manufacturing, possessing and trafficking...

Vietnam reports 1,275 new COVID-19 cases
Hanoi [Vietnam], May 27: Vietnam recorded 1,275 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, down by 69 from Wednesday, according to its...

Singapore reports 3,936 new COVID-19 cases
Singapore, May 27: Singapore reported 3,936 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the total tally to 1,286,216.

Indonesia registers 246 new cases of COVID-19
Jakarta [Indonesia], May 27: Indonesia has reported 246 new COVID-19 cases during the past 24 hours, health authorities said.

Myanmar's COVID-19 tally rises to 613,260
Yangon [Myanmar], May 27: The total number of COVID-19 infections in Myanmar rose to 613,260 on Thursday after four new...

UN chief condemns violence against civilians in Afghanistan
New York [US], May 27: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemns the recent attacks in Afghanistan's capital Kabul and northern city...

Malaysia reports 1,845 new COVID-19 infections, 3 new...
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], May 27: Malaysia reported 1,845 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Thursday, bringing the national total to...

Hong Kong continues tracing COVID-19 through sewage surveillance
Hong Kong, May 27: The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government said Thursday that the COVID-19 virus continues to...

Chinese mainland reports 80 new local confirmed COVID-19...
Beijing [China], May 27: The Chinese mainland on Thursday reported 80 locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 45 were in...

China, Solomon Islands reach eight-point consensus
Honiara [Solomon Islands], May 27: China and the Solomon Islands reached a series of important consensuses after friendly, in-depth and...

China to advance efforts in joining CPTPP, DEPA...
Beijing [China], May 27: China will continue to advance its accession into the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership...