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EU names Belgian diplomat to coordinate Brexit negotiations

European Council President Donald Tusk has appointed a Belgian diplomat to coordinate negotiations with ...

Latin America cautiously responds UK decision to exit from EU

On a day where the world was still trying to absorb the UKs decision to leave the European Union (EU), Latin American ...

British residents in Brussel rush to apply for Belgian nationality: Report

Within hours of the UK voting to leave the EU, the mayors of several towns around Brussels reported a surge in British ...

Russia to analyze consequences of Brexit: Putin

Russia will analyze the consequences of Britains exit from the European Union (Brexit), Russian President Vladimir ...

Hollande says Brexit vote "tough test" for Europe

French President Francois Hollande said the Britains Brexit vote seriously challenged the European Union, adding that ...

Ex-UN general assembly president died in weight-lifting accident

The death of John Ashe, a former United Nations General Assembly president accused by U.S. prosecutors of taking ...

India launches 20 satellites at one go; most to serve US customers

India successfully launched 20 satellites in a single mission on Wednesday, with most of them set to serve ...

US seeks answers over Russian strikes on Syrian rebels

The Pentagon said on Saturday it has questioned Moscow over air strikes against US-backed Syrian opposition forces ...

Al Assad keen on closer military cooperation with Russia

Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, received on Saturday Russia's Defense Minister, Sergey Kuzhugetovich Shoygu, who ...

ASEAN always united on South China Sea issue: Spokesman

The ten country Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has always been united in facing South China Sea issue, ...

Indonesia to promote regional stability on South China Sea issue

The Indonesian government is continuing to promote every effort to build regional stability and peace with regards to ...

ASEAN countries retract statement expressing concerns on South China Sea

Southeast Asian countries withdrew a statement that expressed the regions deep concerns over rising tensions in the ...

Israel elected to head permanent UN commitee for first time

Israel on Monday won an election to chair the United Nations legal committee, the first time that it will head one of ...

U.S. sees progress in latest cyber talks with China

The United States is pleased to see progress has been made with China on information sharing about cyber threats, a ...

Indonesia emphasizes maritime cooperation issue at ASEAN-China meet

Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi attended the ASEAN and China Foreign Ministers Meeting (ACFMM) in which the ...