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AFP/APP Kuala Lumpur: US President Donald Trump arrived in Malaysia on Sunday, launching an Asian tour expected to culminate in high-stakes trade talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Trump is scheduled to meet Xi in South Korea on…

AFP/APP Washington: US President Donald Trump embarks on a major trip to Asia this week, with all eyes on his upcoming meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping — a high-stakes encounter carrying significant implications for the global…

AFP/APP Moscow: A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported. The quake occurred 111 kilometres (69 miles) east of…

AFP/APP Beijing: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russia's Vladimir Putin arrived Wednesday morning ahead of a massive parade in Beijing to cap a week of diplomatic grandstanding by President Xi Jinping and his allies against the…

News Desk  Moscow: A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 struck Russia’s far eastern Kuril Islands on Sunday, marking the second major seismic event in the region within a week and triggering temporary tsunami warnings.…

News Desk Islamabad: A massive 8.7 magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s Far East coast on Wednesday, sending tsunami alerts reverberating across the Pacific and reigniting global concerns about one of nature’s most catastrophic and…

AFP/APP Tokyo: A powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia's Far East on Wednesday, triggering tsunami waves that reached parts of Russia and Japan and prompting Pacific-wide tsunami warnings. Russia’s emergencies ministry…

AFP/APP Washington: US tariff negotiations with major trading partners have intensified as countries rush to avoid steep duties set to take effect by Friday, August 1. These tariff hikes initially proposed in April target dozens of…

AFP/APP Washington: Donald Trump announced Tuesday a "massive" trade deal with Japan, as a deadline looms for other major US trade partners to strike agreements before the end of the month. In an attempt to slash his country's…

Ishtiaq Ahmed Bradford: What is unfolding in Gaza today is a devastating illustration of how the once-oppressed can, in time, become oppressors. The Israeli state, shaped by a history of persecution and trauma, now stands accused of…