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OSLOW: This handout shows Minister Antonio Lagdameo (left) and Luis Jalandoni of the Communist Movement congratulating each other after signing their joint vision for peace. — AFP

Philippines, communist rebel agree to resume peace talks

MANILA: The Philippine government and communist rebels said Tuesday they have agreed to resume peace talks to end one of the world's longest-running Maoist insurgencies. The ongoing armed struggle, launched in 1969, grew out of the global commu...

PYONGYANG: This picture taken on November 23, 2023 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on November 24, 2023 shows North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (center) standing next to his daughter (second left) while posing with scientists who contributed to the launch of the reconnaissance satellite.

North Korea defends satellite launch as Kim watches White House

UNITED NATIONS: North Korea’s ambassador made a rare appearance at the UN Security Council on Monday to defend his country’s launch of a spy satellite, as leader Kim Jong Un studied images including of the White House and Pentagon. Western power...

BEIJING: Relatives of passengers of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 hold a sign reading "We Strongly demand a public trial of the Malaysia Airlines MH370 cases" close to a court building on Nov 27, 2023. — AFP

New search urged for missing Malaysia Airlines plane

BEIJING: Relatives of dozens of Chinese passengers who died when a Malaysia Airlines plane disappeared almost 10 years ago called Monday for a new investigation, as a Beijing court began hearing their fresh appeal for compensation. The MH370 jet v...

WELLINGTON: New Zealand's new Prime Minister Christopher Luxon speaks to the media during the swearing-in of the new government on Nov 27, 2023. – AFP

New Zealand to scrap world-leading anti-smoking laws

WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s plans for world-leading anti-smoking laws will be revoked, Christopher Luxon confirmed Monday after being sworn in as prime minister, in a move described as a “huge win for the tobacco industry”. Former airline boss L...

SHANGHAI: A man is arrested while people gathered on a street in Shanghai on Nov 27, 2022, where protests against China's zero-COVID policy took place.

‘Still suffocated’: Mourning China’s zero-COVID rallies

SHANGHAI: A year after historic protests broke out on Shanghai’s bustling Wulumuqi Road, only a subtly increased police presence on main junctions betrays anything out of the ordinary. But for many involved in what became China’s most widespread...

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This undated handout photo shows Hisham Awartani, Tahseen Ali and Kenan Abdulhamid, who were shot on their way to a family dinner. – AFP

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CAIRO: Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Planning and Development, Dr Khaled Mahdi addresses the fifth session of the Arab Council for Population and Development in Cairo.-- KUNA

Kuwait demands immediate end of aggression on Gaza