Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks to journalists in Istanbul, Turkey, Feb. 3, 2020. (Turkish Presidential Palace/Handout via Xinhua)Turkey sought on

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China passed its coastguard legislation on Friday, and

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People gather in Scotland in September 2014, the same month the Scottish Independence Referendum was held. Photo: ICThe Scottish National Party (SNP) published

When the Tokyo Olympics were postponed in 2020, officials promised they would open in 2021 as proof of mankind's triumph over the coronavirus.

But six months b

A Catholic priest who was retrieved from the rubble of a Church building in central Madrid that was destroyed by a presumed gas explosion died on Thursday, the

Three Muslim groups refused on Wednesday to back an anti-extremism charter pushed by French officials following a spate of jihadist-inspired attacks, dealing a

Britain is refusing to give full diplomatic status to the EU's ambassador in London, causing a row between the recently divorced parties, the BBC reported on Th

The EU was on Thursday expected to press Turkey to make good on recent gestures from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to calm tensions, as Ankara's foreign minist

The coronavirus variant detected in South Africa poses a "significant re-infection risk" and raises concerns over vaccine effectiveness, according to preliminar

A health worker of the Border Security Force receives a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine Covishield at Agartala, the capital city of India's northeastern state of T

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China and Japan recently confirmed the importance of downgrading tension in the East China sea, fol

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Australia found itself in hot water again as China and other countries raised concerns over Australia's human rights problems including rac

A Japanese court upheld a ban on dual citizenship on Thursday, rejecting a suit that challenged the measure's constitutionality and sought damages for those aff

Trash collected from Mount Qomolangma, commonly known in the West as Mount Everest, is set to be transformed into art and displayed in a nearby gallery, to high

Israel has issued tenders for 2,500 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, a watchdog said Wednesday, on the eve of Joe Biden's swearin

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South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday nominated a former national security adviser who was partly blamed for a failed summit between North K

A large screen in Tokyo, Japan on Wednesday reminds of “social distancing.” Photo: VCG
The chief of Japan's COVID-19 vaccination program denied media reports

A woman receives the COVID-19 vaccine at Rajawadi Hospital in Mumbai, India, Jan. 16, 2021. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the nationwide vaccinat

Tens of thousands of European city dwellers die prematurely each year due to air pollution, researchers said on Wednesday in a study ranking more than 800 citie

When tropical storm Chalane threatened Zimbabwe and Mozambique in 2020, government authorities and aid agencies sprang into action, learning lessons from the de

People cook Pongal during the festival of Thai Pongal in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Jan. 14, 2021. People celebrate Thai Pongal during the harvest season to thank t

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hailed "tangible progress" made in recent months in tackling Libya's almost decade-long crisis, in a report submitted on M