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The announcement comes amid a growing debate in the United States over the high cost of medicine, particularly for supposedly innovative treatments.

The protests began last week out of frustration over economic hardship among the youth and working class but have evolved into broader unrest against the hardline clerical establishment dominating since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

"By upholding a decision by the leadership, we will make close contact with South Korea in a sincere and faithful manner," said Ri Son-gwon, the head of North Korea's agency handling inter-Korean affairs.

Pakistan said the statements by the US leadership were "completely incomprehensible as they contradicted facts manifestly, struck with great insensitivity at the trust between two nations built over generations, and negated the decades of sacrifices made...

Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif responded to Trump’s claim and said that his “no more” claim stands no ground as all aids provided by the US has been accounted for.

Kim Jong Un used his televised New Year's Day speech to declare North Korea "a peace-loving and responsible nuclear power" and call for lower military tensions and improved ties with the South.

The plane went down in the Hawkesbury River near the suburb of Cowan 50 km north of Sydney, said police in New South Wales state.

The security sources said the Russian-flagged tanker Vityaz was one vessel that had transferred fuel to North Korean vessels. The Vityaz left the port of Slavyanka near Vladivostok in Russia on Oct. 15 with 1,600 tonnes of oil, according to Russian port c...

The federal judge expanded the case filed by American workers who lost their jobs at TCS offices in the US into a class-action suit, adding to the worries of the IT giant.

Now, Anna Muzychuk, a Ukrainian chess grandmaster has decided that she will not defend her titles at a tournament held in Saudi Arabia because she doesn't want to be made to feel like a 'secondary creature'.

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono said on Wednesday that any attempt to revise Tokyo's 2015 agreement with South Korea over "comfort women" forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels would be unacceptable and make relations unmanageable.

Sitting in a gold chair beside first lady Melania Trump in an ornate, tapestried great room, the president enthusiastically chatted with youngsters and their parents.

Pete Hoekstra, who starts as ambassador to The Hague next month, made the blunder while being questioned by a journalist from Dutch broadcaster NOS over remarks made at a 2015 conference.

British foreign minister Boris Johnson told his Russian counterpart on Friday there was "abundant evidence" of Moscow meddling in foreign elections, but said any Russian efforts to interfere in last year's Brexit referendum had fallen flat.

The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) said on its website that it is examining a proposal on the "Protection of Heroes and Martyrs Law" in order to "promote the spirit of heroic martyrs and patriotism."

Final pre-election surveys published last Friday showed parties backing the region's independence drive, galvanised by an autumn referendum, could lose absolute control of its parliament but might be able to form a minority government.