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Ban applies to all forms of tobacco and retailers are required to verify age prior to sale

French prosecutors charged a man in Lyon with joining and funding a terrorist group

Oman hosted five rounds of US-Iran talks this year

Stampede erupted at Venkateswara temple in Kasibugga, Srikakulam district, amid a large gathering of devotees.

Vienna has refused to accredit Taliban diplomats but held direct talks with them over deportations this year

Defense Minister Israel Katz welcomed the resignation as 'a good thing'

China’s defense chief told US counterpart Taiwan’s unification is 'inevitable' during talks in Malaysia

Japan’s Iwate region faces backlash over online marriage advice booklet sparking feminist outrage

US-brokered Gaza ceasefire faces strain as sporadic violence continues

'All parties have agreed on the continuation of the ceasefire,' the joint statement confirmed

Chabahar is an alternate gateway to Afghanistan, bypassing Pakistan, which has long controlled transit trade into Afghanistan

Trump hails Xi meeting as “great success,” as both leaders reach key consensus on trade tensions

Iran reiterates claim that IAEA chief Grossi’s remarks enabled June strikes on its nuclear sites

Relations between Washington and New Delhi plummeted in August after Trump raised tariffs to 50 percent, with US officials accusing India of fueling Russia's war in Ukraine by buying Moscow's discounted oil

Xi told Trump via a translator it was normal for the two leading economies of the world to have frictions now and then

Global markets await the Trump-Xi meeting after negotiators reached a tentative trade framework

Under the deal, Hamas freed all hostages for 2,000 prisoners as Israel withdrew troops and halted its offensive

Hasina says she would not return to Bangladesh under any government formed after elections that exclude her party

China's defense ministry says in the latest round of high-level military talks held on Indian side of a meeting point, the neighbors agreed to continue their dialogue through military and diplomatic channels