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US, Iran release prisoners in $6 billion swap deal
AFP, Published on 18/09/2023
» DOHA - Arch-foes the United States and Iran each released five detainees on Monday in a prisoner swap deal that also gives Tehran access to $6 billion in long-frozen oil funds.
Kim visits military aviation plant in Russia's far east
AFP, Published on 15/09/2023
» MOSCOW - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived at a Russian industrial city to visit a military aviation factory on Friday, Russian agencies reported, following his summit with President Vladimir Putin.
World’s first bio-methanol container ship launched
AFP, Published on 14/09/2023
» COPENHAGEN - European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday christened the world's first bio-methanol container ship, Laura, which joined the fleet of the Danish shipping giant Maersk.
Russia's Putin accepts Kim's invitation to visit N. Korea
AFP, Published on 14/09/2023
» SEOUL - Vladimir Putin has accepted an invitation to visit North Korea, Pyongyang state media said Thursday, as he and Kim Jong Un toasted "cooperation and friendship between our countries" during a meeting in Russia.
North Korea's Kim in Russia for Putin talks
AFP, Published on 13/09/2023
» MOSCOW - North Korea's Kim Jong Un was in Russia Wednesday for a rare summit with President Vladimir Putin that could lead to a weapons deal that the United States has warned would violate international sanctions.
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un to visit Russia, meet Putin
AFP, Published on 11/09/2023
» SEOUL - North Korea said Monday that leader Kim Jong Un would visit Russia and meet President Vladimir Putin, with the reclusive leader's armoured train reportedly on its way to the border.
US and Vietnam set to expand ties as China worries grow
AFP, Published on 10/09/2023
» HANOI: US President Joe Biden arrives in Vietnam on Sunday to deepen cooperation between the two nations, in the face of China's growing ambitions in the region.
Russians, Chinese officials attend N. Korea anniversary parade
AFP, Published on 09/09/2023
» SEOUL - North Korea marked its founding anniversary with a parade attended by leader Kim Jong Un as well as Russian diplomats and a high-ranking Chinese delegation, state media said Saturday, as Pyongyang deepens ties with Moscow and Beijing.
Pope returns from Mongolia trip dominated by China
AFP, Published on 04/09/2023
» ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE - Pope Francis returned to Rome Monday after the first papal voyage to Mongolia, expressing admiration for its people and those of neighbour China while acknowledging such trips were getting harder to make.
NKorea fires two short-range ballistic missiles
AFP, Published on 31/08/2023
» SEOUL - North Korea has said it fired two short-range ballistic missiles as part of a "tactical nuclear strike drill" prompted by US-South Korean military exercises, state media reported Thursday.