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China has deployed high altitude artillery guns in Tibet amid the ongoing border tension with India in eastern Ladakh. “The artillery guns, at an altitude of 4,600 meters, are deployed in Tibet

After issuing an executive order last week that gives China-based ByteDance an option to divest its TikTok business in the US within 90 days, US President Donald Trump hinted that other Chinese

Some 2,000 Lebanese physicians were impacted by the massive August 4 explosions at the Port of Beirut, state media reported. “Physicians were either injured or have their clinics destroyed which necessitates quick

US President Donald Trump has said that universal mail-in voting would be “catastrophic” and make the country “a laughing stock”, in his latest opposition to postal balloting, the media reported on Sunday.

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 21.3 million, while the deaths have increased to over 769,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Sunday morning, the total number

The European Union (EU) has reached its first agreement to purchase a potential vaccine against COVID-19 once it is proven to be safe and effective, the European Commission said. The deal, made

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has surpassed the 21 million mark, while the deaths were nearing 763,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University. As of Saturday morning, the total number

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Friday announced a 12-day extension of the country’s Covid-19 restrictions after a cluster of cases in Auckland city increased to 29 amid the second and

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the US-brokered historic peace agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), under which Israel will suspend its plans to annex parts of the occupied

Israel has decided to allow citizens to fly to three European countries — Bulgaria, Croatia and Greece — starting from Sunday, as the first step in international travel amid the COVID-19 pandemic.