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The Pakistani government on Thursday reaffirmed its firm commitment to the one-China principle, describing Taiwan as an "integral and inalienable" part of China and backing Beijing's position on the Taiwan region's participation in the World Health Assembly (WHA).Speaking at a weekly media briefing

South Korea's special counsel on Friday sought a 7.5-year prison sentence for Kim Keon-hee, wife of former President Yoon Suk-yeol, for corruptions including the sale of government posts.The team of Min Joong-ki, an independent counsel who led investigations into corruption allegations involving

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said here on Friday that the situation around the Strait of Hormuz was "very complicated," local media reported.Araghchi also blamed the United States for an "illegal blockade" and rising tensions in the vital waterway.Speaking at the BRICS Foreign

Sri Lankan banks will collaborate with PayPal, one of the world's leading online payment platforms, to make cross-border payment services available in the country, the President's Media Division (PMD) said on Friday.Through integration with the domestic banking system, the payment platform

The United States has rejected Iran's 14-point peace proposal to end the war and "has once again reiterated its coercive stance, particularly regarding the nuclear issue," Iranian daily newspaper Tehran Times reported on Friday.Iran proposed a two-stage negotiation process, the paper said.The first

Hong Kong recorded about 18.52 million visitor arrivals in the first four months of 2026, up 15 percent year on year, data from the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) showed on Friday.During the January-April period, visitor arrivals from the Chinese mainland climbed 18 percent from a year ago to 14.18

Cambodia has reported almost 2.43 million international air passengers in the first four months of 2026, a slight drop of 4 percent compared to the same period last year, said an official report released on Friday.Issued by the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SSCA), the report said a total of

Thailand's National Communicable Disease Committee on Friday approved the designation of hantavirus as a "dangerous communicable disease."According to the Ministry of Public Health, the new mandate requires authorities to report suspected cases within three hours, conduct disease investigations