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Wellington: Veteran protectionist politician Winston Peters was appointed New Zealand's new deputy prime minister and foreign minister on Wednesday,...

Beijing: China's ruling Communist Party broke with recent precedent on Wednesday and revealed a new leadership line-up without a clear successor to...

Baghdad/Cairo: Kurdish authorities in Iraq offered on Wednesday to put an independence drive on hold, stepping up efforts to resolve a crisis in relations...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday expressed their "firm resolve" to end the menace of...

Madrid: Secessionist leaders in Catalonia may call a snap election in an attempt to break the deadlock with Madrid over independence, a senior local...

Islamabad: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Tuesday reconfirmed Pakistan's commitment to the "war on terror" during a meeting with U.S....

Unnao (Uttar Pradesh): Fighter and transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Tuesday performed breathtaking touch-and-go landings on a stretch of...

Brussels: EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said Britain must accept the full economic and legal status quo in a transition period after it leaves the EU...

Venice: The Italian government is ready to open negotiations with Lombardy and Veneto after the two wealthy regions voted overwhelmingly for greater...

Pretoria: South African President Jacob Zuma has asked the High Court to reject a call by an anti-corruption watchdog for an official inquiry into alleged...