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Taiwan to extend mandatory military service over China threat: Reports
Taiwan's previous government had reduced compulsory military service from one year to four months with the aim of creating a ...

South Korea’s prseident calls for stealth drones to monitor North-
By Associated Press SEOUL: South Korea’s president on Tuesday called for a stronger air defence and high-tech stealth drones to ...

‘Blizzard of the century’ leaves nearly 50 dead across US-
By AFP BUFFALO: Emergency crews in New York were scrambling Monday to rescue marooned residents from what authorities called the ...

Tensions simmer over Karabakh road blockade in Armenia-Azerbaijan border-
By AFP LACHIN CORRIDOR: Ruzan Hovhanisyan fears that she will have to ring in the New Year without her family ...

Chinese jubilant, plan trips abroad as inbound Covid quarantine set to end-
By AFP BEIJING: Chinese reacted with joy and rushed to book flights overseas Tuesday after Beijing said it would scrap ...

Children forced to grow up fast in Ukraine’s frontline towns-
By AFP BAKHMUT: Lisa Shtanko, 8, stood on the side of a muddy road watching Ukrainian soldiers pass by, one ...

China to scrap COVID-19 quarantine for incoming passengers-
By Associated Press BEIJING: China will drop a COVID-19 quarantine requirement for passengers arriving from abroad starting Jan. 8, the ...

Iran reroutes flight, orders football legend’s family off for backing Mahsa Amini protest-
By AFP TEHRAN: Iranian football legend Ali Daei, who has backed protests following Mahsa Amini’s death, said Monday an airplane ...

Tunisia to raise new taxes to close budget deficit-
By AFP TUNIS: Tunisia’s finance minister unveiled a budget Monday aiming to use new tax revenues to claw the deficit ...

China to remove COVID-19 quarantine regulations for inbound travelers
China announced on Monday that it plans to drop a mandate requiring all inbound travelers from abroad to quarantine, beginning ...