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Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi and British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on Monday discussed ending the combat role of the U.S.-led coalition forces in Iraq. Al-Kadhimi received a phone call from Truss, and the two [Read More]

Ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to New Delhi, India on Monday signed an agreement for the procurement of over 600,000 AK-203 assault rifles with Russia, officials said. The much-awaited deal will allow the [Read More]

The Nepali government on Monday confirmed the first two cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in the country. A 66-year-old foreign national who arrived in Nepal on Nov. 19 and a 71-year-old person having [Read More]

Police in the northeastern state of Nagaland on Monday filed a report against the Indian army, saying its troopers “blankly opened fire at the vehicle without any provocation,” resulting in the killing of many villagers [Read More]

Detained Myanmar President U Win Myint and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi were sentenced to four years in prison on Monday, Major General Zaw Min Tun, head of the Information Team under the State [Read More]

The new round of Vienna talks, aimed at the restoration of the 2015 nuclear deal, has been briefly paused to be continued in Vienna next week. An Iranian expert said that next round of talks [Read More]

South Australian authorities have warned the state’s border could still be slammed shut to interstate travelers in response to the Omicron variant. South Australia (SA) Police Commissioner Grant Stevens said on Monday he could not [Read More]

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 104 km NW of Alianza Cristiana, Peru at 0630 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially [Read More]

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday vowed to “prepare for the worst” in dealing with the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 while still promoting the economic recovery of the country. In his policy speech [Read More]