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Trump’s fresh threat to bomb Iran amid reports of deal to end war

Washington, May 6: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened Iran with more bombing if it doesn't reopen the Strait of Hormuz, amid a report that the warring sides...

Bangladesh hopes no ‘pushback’ after BJP’s win in elections

Dhaka, May 6: Bangladesh Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Wednesday expressed hope that people will not be pushed...

South Africa identifies Andes strain of hantavirus in 2 passengers on a cruise ship with outbreak

Johannesburg, May 6: South African health authorities said Wednesday they have identified the Andes strain of hantavirus, which...

Hantavirus strain capable of human transmission found in 2 cruise ship passengers, officials say

Johannesburg, May 6: South African health authorities have identified the Andes strain of hantavirus, which can be transmitted...

China’s top envoy tells his Iranian counterpart a comprehensive ceasefire’ is needed

Beijing, May 6: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday told his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi that China...
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Fire at a shopping centre in Iran kills 8 people and injures dozens

Tehran, May 6: A fire in a shopping centre near Iran's capital killed eight people and injured 40, Tehran's emergency service department said Wednesday. The...

US military strike on alleged drug boat kills 3 in eastern Pacific

Washington, May 6: The US military launched another strike Tuesday on a vessel suspected of transporting drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three...

PM Modi condemns attacks on Fujairah; says India stands with UAE

New Delhi, May 5: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday strongly condemned the attacks on the United Arab Emirates' port city of Fujairah that...

Prominent cleric shot dead in Pakistan

Peshawar, May 5: A prominent cleric was shot dead in a targeted attack in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday, police said. Unidentified gunmen ambushed...

US military strike on alleged drug boat kills 2 in Caribbean

Washington, May 5: The US military said it launched another strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing two...

Pakistan resumes alcoholic beverage exports after five decades

Karachi, May 5: Pakistan’s only locally-owned brewery has started exporting alcohol - a product that continues to remain banned for the country’s majority Muslim...

26 killed, 61 injured in blast at fireworks factory in China

Beijing, May 5: At least 26 people were killed and 61 others injured in a massive explosion at a fireworks factory in China's Hunan...

US denies Iran struck a military vessel during new effort to reopen Strait of Hormuz

Dubai, May 4: The US military on Monday denied claims that Iran struck a Navy vessel as US forces now offer to guide commercial...

US evacuates crew of seized Iranian ship to Pakistan

Islamabad, May 4: The United States has evacuated 22 crew members, held aboard an Iranian ship seized by its forces, to Pakistan as a...

Canada declares Khalistan extremists as ‘national security threat’

Ottawa, May 3: Canada’s intelligence agency has declared Khalistani extremists a “national security threat”, adding that the group uses institutions to promote its "violent...

Iran presses for end to war within 30 days as Trump expresses doubts

Dubai, May 3: Iran's latest proposal to the United States calls for issues between the two countries to be resolved within 30 days and...

Nepal government cancels more than 1,500 ‘politically motivated’ appointments: reports

Kathmandu, May 3: Nepal’s new government has effectively cancelled more than 1,500 major public appointments through a sweeping ordinance issued by President Ramchandra Paudel,...
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