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No major acts of military provocation in Yemen during Gulf crisis -- UN envoy

The photo of the top UN envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths (Photo courtesy of United Nations) The top UN envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, on Thursday breathed a sigh o

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Humanitarian situation in Yemen remains fragile -- UN official

The humanitarian situation in Yemen remains fragile despite improvements in many aspects in the war-torn country over the past year, said a senior UN official on Thurs

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Putin discusses Libya, Iran, Ukraine with European Council head

Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation Thursday with President of the European Council Charles Michel to exchange views on pressing internationa

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Chinese embassy holds Spring Festival reception in Kiev

Chinese Embassy in Ukraine held a Spring Festival reception on Thursday for ethnic Chinese and Chinese immigrants living in Kiev, capital of Ukraine. Every year the Ch

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Philippine troops rescue Indonesian hostage in southern Philippines

Philippine troops have rescued an Indonesian fisherman held hostage since September 2019 by the Abu Sayyaf fighters in the southern Philippine Sulu province, the count

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Putin, Macron to visit West Bank next week: Palestinian official

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron will pay two separate visits to the West Bank next week to meet with Palestinian President

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Iran's top leader to preside over Friday Prayers on Jan. 17

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will preside over Tehran's Friday Prayers on January 17, Iran's labor news agency (ILNA) reported on Wednesday. Rare in it

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Iranian FM says European trigger of dispute mechanism "legally baseless"

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the move by Britain, France and Germany (E3) to trigger dispute resolution mechanism in the 2015 nuclear deal with I

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Pompeo discusses ties, regional issues with Japanese, S. Korean FMs

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed ties and regional issues Tuesday with visiting Japanese and South Korean foreign ministers in the state of California, sa

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Japan's deputy PM apologizes for remarks ignoring nation's ethnic minorities

Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso on Tuesday apologized for the remarks he made that have been criticized for ignoring the nation's ethnic minorities including t

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U.S. Attorney General Barr says Pensacola Navy base shooting "act of terrorism"

U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Monday that the shooting by a Saudi pilot at a Navy base in Pensacola, southeastern state Florida, in December was "an act o

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Beijing to limit disposable items

Beijing authorities will limit disposable items in Party and government offices, catering businesses and hotels. Authorities are formulating a catalog of specific disp

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Giant Panda "Yi Yi" celebrates second birthday in Malaysia

Fans and tourists from Malaysia and abroad on Tuesday celebrated the second birthday of Yi Yi, the second giant panda that was born in Malaysia. Fans from Malaysia, Ch

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S. Korean nuke envoy to visit Washington for talks over Korean Peninsula issues

South Korea's top nuclear envoy will make a four-day visit to Washington this week for talks with his U.S. counterpart over the Korean Peninsula issues, the foreign mi

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World leaders offer condolences over Sultan Qaboos' death

Several heads of state and government as well as foreign ministers and state officials on Sunday arrived in Muscat to offer condolences over the death of Sultan Qaboos

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Erdogan meets Libya's UN-backed gov't leader in Istanbul

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday met with the head of the UN-recognized government in Libya after a truce took effect in the war-torn Libya. Erdogan re

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Saudi king holds talks with Japanese PM

King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia on Sunday held talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The talks fell within Abe's of