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Washington: Former US President Donald Trump was acquitted Saturday on charges of inciting violence at the US Capitol on January 6. Trump released a statement soon after the acquittal, saying "no president has ever gone through anything…

New Delhi: World Radio Day is globally celebrated on February 13. As the name suggests, the day is meant to promote and encourage people towards the usage of radio. The day was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2012 and…

Washington: The total number of global coronavirus cases has topped 108 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.38 million, according to Johns Hopkins University. The University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering…

Beijing: China has banned BBC World News from airing in China, one week after threatening to retaliate for the recent revocation of the British broadcasting license for China's state-owned CGTN. China has criticised the BBC for its…

London: The UK has recorded what is thought to be its lowest the temperature in more than 25 years after the mercury plummeted to -23C in northern Scotland. The Met Office said the temperature in Braemar, the Aberdeenshire town famed for…

New Delhi: After a earthquake of 7.7 magnitude hit the South Pacific on Thursday which sparked a tsunami warning by the US Geological Survey, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology confirmed that it has generated a tsunami. But a few hours…

Washington: US President Joe Biden said the United States will not offer sanctions relief as a way to entice Iran back to the negotiating table over the country’s nuclear program. During his presidential campaign, Biden had said he hoped…

Khogyani: At least one policeman was killed while two others suffered injuries in a bomb attack on a security outpost in Khogyani district of Nangarhar province on Sunday morning. No terror group has so far taken responsibility for the…

Yangon: Thousands of locals gathered in Myanmar's main city, Yangon, for the second day of protests, nearly a week after the military seized power. Protesters in Yangon carried red balloons, the colour representing Suu Kyi’s National…

Vatican: Pope Francis has appointed Frenchwoman Nathalie Becquart as an undersecretary of the synod of bishops, the first woman to hold the post and have voting rights. The 52-year-old is one of the two new undersecretaries named to the…