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Tokyo, Dec. 1 (UNI) An explosion occurred at a factory in the city of Muroran in Hokkaido, northernmost Japan, early Monday, triggering a large fire and scattering concrete debris across the site. According to the local fire department, residents near the North Japan Works of Nippon Steel in Muroran called emergency services at around 12:55…

Ankara, Dec 1 (UNI) Syria is preparing to reopen its embassy in Ankara and its consulate general in Gaziantep in the near future, the pro-government Turkish daily Milliyet reported Monday, citing diplomatic sources. According to the report, the reopening of the Syrian Consulate General in Gaziantep has already been placed on the official agenda, and…

Beijing, Dec 1 (UNI) China has urged Japan to take history as a mirror, deeply reflect on its past and demonstrate its political commitments to Beijing through concrete actions, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Monday. “On issues of utter importance, the Japanese side should not harbour any illusion that they can fob…

Seoul, Dec 1 (UNI) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s approval rating rose 2.1 percentage points from a week earlier to 71.1 percent last week, a weekly poll showed on Monday. The negative assessment of Lee’s conduct of state affairs declined 1.9 percentage points to 27.9 percent, according to computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) by local…

Islamabad, Dec 1 (UNI) Aleema Khan, the sister of incarcerated former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan, has voiced extreme worry about his health after being denied access to him for several weeks, and has vowed not to leave the protest site outside Adiala Jail unless she alongwith PTI party workers is allowed to meet Imran….

Istanbul, Dec. 1 (UNI) Türkiye’s Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced Monday that 12 fugitives wanted on Interpol red notices were brought back to Türkiye from Georgia, Germany, Austria, and France. In a statement on X, Yerlikaya said security units, including the Interpol-Europol Department, Justice Ministry teams, and the Intelligence, Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime (KOM), Anti-Narcotics,…

Colombo, Dec 1 (UNI) Rescue workers in Sri Lanka are struggling to reach communities devastated by Cyclone Ditwah, as the official death toll climbed to 355 and a further 366 people remained missing on Dec 1. Authorities say more than half a million people require immediate assistance, with the scale of destruction continuing to grow….

New Delhi, Nov 29 (UNI) Pakistan on Saturday confirmed that it will send its security forces to Gaza as part of the International Stabilization Force (ISF) but asserted that their role would be limited to maintaining peace and not de-militarising the Palestinians. Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said at a press…

New Delhi, Nov 29 (UNI) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese married his fiancé Jodie Haydon in a private ceremony at his official residence in Canberra on Saturday, becoming the first Prime Minister of the country to marry while in office. The details were not disclosed since their engagement on Valentine’s Day last year. The ceremony…

Washington, Nov 29 (UNI) The United States on Friday announced an “immediate halt” to the issuance of visas for individuals travelling on Afghan passports and paused all asylum applications, following a deadly shooting in Washington, D.C., that left one National Guard member dead and another critically injured. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said…