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The removal of a public statue in Manila, which was erected last December and commemorates Filipino "comfort women" of World War II, has sparked fury and concern across the globe.
The UN nuclear agency on Tuesday reiterated that no evidence was found in Iran relevant to the development of a nuclear explosive device after 2009.
Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), has said his country will openly close a nuclear test site in May, during his summit meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in Friday, the Blue House of South Korea said Sunday.
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) air force on Saturday released a promotional video and commemorative envelopes, recapping its recent flights over China's island of Taiwan.
At least six people including the attacker have been confirmed dead and 10 others injured as a suicide bomber blew an explosive-laden car next to a military base in Nad Ali district of Helmand province in southern Afghanistan on Saturday, spokesman for provincial government, Omar Zawak said.
The official media of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) confirmed on Saturday that DPRK leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in had agreed on a common goal of "complete denuclearization."
A Chinese provincial maritime authority on Friday announced another weeklong military mission in the Bohai and Yellow seas, after military missions in the same area end on Saturday.
China will conduct a military mission in the northern part of the Yellow Sea and Bohai Strait from April 27, 4 pm local time to May 4, 4 pm and a no entrance zone will be marked during the mission period, according to Liaoning Maritime Safety Administration.
U.S. aerospace giant Boeing on Thursday was awarded a five-year contract worth 427 million U.S. dollars for depot maintenance of the U.S. Navy's F/A-18 jets.
Stabilizing military relations between China and India and maintaining peace in the border areas are the shared aspirations of people from both countries, according to Wu Qian, spokesperson with China's Ministry of National Defense, on Thursday.
