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At his first hearing in Naha District Court, Brennon Washington, 25, said, "I am not guilty," claiming he is innocent of the charges, Kyodo News said.The case came to light in late June, about three months after he was charged, when local police decided not to reveal the incident. The decision...

According to the ministry, Shin made the pledge during Bastille Day celebrations organized by the French Embassy in Seoul and the French Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry on the Sebitsaem artificial island on the Han River in Seoul. This year's Bastille Day falls on a Sunday."The...

United Nations, India abstained in the UN General Assembly on a resolution demanding that Russia immediately cease its aggression against Ukraine and urgently withdraw its military and other unauthorized personnel from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.The 193-member UN General Assembly...

Over the past week, communities in northern Gaza have endured increased fighting, the ICRC said in a statement on Thursday, Xinhua news agency reported, adding that evacuation orders had affected thousands of families.The statement said Israeli orders were often vague, causing confusion and...

New Delhi External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday told his Myanmar counterpart U Than Shwe that India supports the return of democracy in Myanmar even as it pushed hard for the early return of "illegally" detained Indians. by gangs involved in cyber scams in the city of Myawaddy. ...

Instead of arresting the officer, authorities, under direct orders from President General Musharraf, who was also the military chief, attempted to protect him.The victim was first sent to a psychiatric facility in Karachi, subjecting her to defamation, and eventually harassed into leaving...

In Idlib, the army intercepted several suicide drones and engaged "terrorist" groups in the southern countryside. The fighting resulted in significant damage to the groups' equipment and also to the "terrorists", with dozens killed or wounded, Xinhua news agency reported.The Army also foiled...

Lahore, A Pakistani anti-terrorism court said on Thursday that jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's actions were similar to those of a "terrorist" in a case related to the May 9 violence and ruled that he had delegated the task of attacking military government facilities, government...

Beijing and China on Thursday attacked NATO for calling it a "decisive facilitator" of Russia's war against Ukraine, lodged a diplomatic protest with the Western alliance over the "provocative" comments and asked it not to cause the same "chaos" in Asia.China-related paragraphs in the North...

Washington, Noting that China is experiencing a dramatic slowdown in its economy, an influential congressman said Wednesday that Beijing has two paths forward: continue its aggression against its neighbors or reform its economy and reduce aggression."Basically, China is experiencing a dramatic...

For a country that has struggled to contain the threat of terrorism within its borders, Pakistan's military-dominated establishment often hides its shortcomings by blaming the Afghan Taliban and accusing them of providing shelter to terrorist groups attacking Pakistan.As this convenient...

Male, highlighting the importance that President Xi Jinping attaches to the Maldives, Beijing's envoy here on Wednesday assured President Mohamed Muizzu that the Chinese government will provide all possible assistance to address the archipelagic nation's urgent needs in the Indian Ocean...

Dehradun, the five Uttarakhand soldiers killed in a terrorist ambush on an army convoy in Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir, were cremated at their native places with full military honors in an emotionally charged atmosphere on Wednesday.The quiet mountain villages from which they came erupted in loud...

In Islamabad, imprisoned former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday once again called on the powerful establishment to step back to allow free and transparent elections to be held in the country."If we want to save the country, the establishment must take a step back to move...

Moscow, Russia on Tuesday accepted India's demand to ensure early release and return home of Indian nationals working in the Russian army as support personnel after Prime Minister Narendra Modi "very strongly" raised the question to President Vladimir Putin.Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said...

Moscow, Russia on Tuesday agreed to address New Delhi's concerns over delays in the supply of spare parts for Russian-origin military platforms by establishing joint production facilities in India.External Affairs Minister Vinay Kwatra said Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised the issue of...

However, almost a decade later, the initial optimism associated with the project appears to be fading, with China expressing dissatisfaction with Pakistan's current situation, particularly the deteriorating security situation.In recent months we have witnessed repeated targeted attacks against...

Washington, Canada, has become an outlier among the 32-member NATO alliance, a major U.S. media outlet said Monday, on the eve of the crucial NATO summit in this city to be hosted by President American Joe Biden."In recent years, Ottawa has become an outlier among the alliance's 32 members. It...

Munir al-Bursh, an official with Gaza-based health authorities, said in a statement on Monday that 34 children have died due to severe food shortages in the northern region, the Xinhua news agency reported.Some 25,000 patients need urgent treatment outside the Gaza Strip, but only 5,000...

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Monday that the Israeli military on Sunday and Monday ordered tens of thousands of people living in 19 apartment blocks in Gaza City to evacuate immediately.On Sunday, some residents were ordered to evacuate west of Gaza...