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PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron will go to Beirut on Thursday after two huge explosions rocked the Lebanese capital, his office said on...

MANILA: Millions of residents of Metro Manila and four nearby provinces were ordered to stay at home starting Tuesday as a stricter lockdown rule was...

Muscat: The Russian Minister of Health announced the end of clinical trials for the Covid-19 vaccine at the Gamali Centre. A statement issued online by...

Japan's Okinawa prefecture has declared a state of emergency following a spike in coronavirus infections connected to an outbreak among US forces based...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called an emergency meeting after an individual suspected of having COVID-19 illegally crossed the border from South Korea,...

Russia's Foreign Ministry on Friday rejected criticism from the United States and the United Kingdom after the two nations expressed concern about the...

TOKYO: Japan raised its travel advisory for Palestine and 16 countries on Tuesday, with the Foreign Ministry warning against visiting them due to concerns...

TOKYO: Japan confirmed 419 new COVID-19 infections on Monday, with 168 new cases reported in Tokyo and the nation's death toll from the virus crossed...

WELLINGTON: New Zealand's opposition party leader Todd Muller resigned on Tuesday after less than two months in the role. "It has become clear to...

The Yangtze River region saw its second-highest day of rainfall in over 50 years, authorities said Monday as deadly flooding affected much of China. Some...