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In early October, a US defense official said that a planned visit by Mattis to China had been canceled because Beijing declined to make Wei available.

Srisena's comments came after Lankan Speaker Karu Jayasuriya slammed Sirisena's "unconstitutional and undemocratic" actions to sack Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and suspend Parliament.

The measures are the most concrete result yet of US President Donald Trump's controversial decision in May to abandon the multi-nation nuclear deal with Tehran.

The second plane, a turboprop Piper PA-42, was rerouted to Ottawa's international airport, where it landed safely.

A lack of consensus in the Human Rights Council's actions in situation-specific issues is a worrisome development that compromises its effectiveness and credibility, First Secretary in the Permanent Mission of India to the UN Paulomi Tripathi said.

The killing inside the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul by a team sent from Riyadh on October 2 has already severely tarnished Saudi Arabia's global reputation.

Iran's biggest oil customers - all in Asia - have been seeking sanctions waivers to allow them to still buy some of its oil.

The move from Tel Aviv is the latest controversial announcement by the former army captain, who has been implementing his conservative agenda since his election win.

India's Ministry of External Affairs said on Wednesday the bus service will be a violation of India's sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Khashoggi, who lived in self-imposed exile in the United States, wrote columns for the Washington Post critical of the kingdom's de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Attaullah Marwat, who is also the school's owner, was arrested in this city after police registered a case against him on July 14, 2017, on the complaint of a boy student.

The tear-shaped island, located off the southern tip of India, has become an arena of tussle between New Delhi and Beijing, which has built ports, power stations and highways as part of its Belt and Road Initiative of trade and transport links across Asia...

Lion Air flight JT610, an almost new Boeing 737 MAX 8, was en route to Pangkal Pinang, capital of the Bangka-Belitung tin mining region. Rescue officials said they had recovered some human remains from the crash site, about 15 km (9 miles) off the coast.

The revelation of the laundering frenzy comes as the newly elected Imran Khan has vowed to squash rampant corruption and recover billions siphoned from the country as his government scrambles to shore up Pakistan's deteriorating finances.

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Mahmood Yakubu said a total of 6,352 candidates have also been nominated for the country's bicameral legislature.

Police have identified the suspect as Robert Bowers, 46, of Pittsburgh and seems to have no criminal record so far.