Washington: The US economy expanded at an annualized rate of 1.6% in the first quarter, falling short of estimates, according to revised data released Thursday by the Commerce Department. The agency’s second estimate of gross domestic product (GDP) in…

Tel aviv: Israel has severed relations with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ office after the country was added to a war zone sexual violence blacklist, Tel Aviv’s UN envoy announced. Amb. Danny Danon communicated the decision to end contacts wi…

Seoul: North Korea on Thursday strongly dismissed a call by the foreign ministers of the United States, Australia, Japan, and India for its denuclearization, asserting that it would never abandon its nuclear weapons program. This statement comes in re…