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Cargo ship reports being struck in Strait of Hormuz as US, Iran claims about talks diverge

Cairo, Aug 4: A British maritime monitoring agency said a cargo ship reported being hit by a projectile overnight off the coast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz,...

Millions join Arbaeen pilgrimage in Iraq amid regional tensions and fears of US-Iran escalation

Baghdad, Aug 4: Millions of Shiite Muslims observed the annual Arbaeen pilgrimage Tuesday in the Iraqi holy city...

Trump claims Iran talks will start Monday

Cairo, Aug 3: US President Donald Trump said new talks to wind down the war in Iran will...

Death toll from suicide attack rises to 17 in northwest Pakistan

Peshawar, Aug 3: The death toll in a suicide attack on a police station during a peace rally...

Nauru, the world’s 3rd-smallest country, changes its name to Naoero

Wellington, Aug 3: The Pacific Island country of Nauru has changed its name to the Republic of Naoero,...
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12 dead in South Africa late-night shooting

Johannesburg, Jun 10: A group of armed attackers drove into a poor neighbourhood in South Africa's biggest city, got out of a minivan and...

Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan kills 26

Islamabad, Jun 10: Pakistan on Wednesday said it carried out “precise and calibrated” overnight air strikes targeted at alleged terrorist hideous in Afghanistan and...

Pak Army helicopter crashes in PoK, all personnel on board killed

Islamabad, Jun 10: An Mi-17 helicopter of the Pakistan Army Aviation crashed near Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on Wednesday, killing all personnel on board,...

US and Iran launch airstrikes after Trump blames Tehran for downing Army helicopter

Dubai, Jun 10: The US military launched airstrikes and Iran retaliated Wednesday following the crash of an Army helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz...

Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan kill at least 13 people, Taliban official says

Kabul, Jun 10: Afghanistan said Wednesday that Pakistan launched new airstrikes targeting the country, killing at least 13 people and wounding 14 others. The countries...

Congo’s Ebola outbreak rises to 100 deaths out of 550 cases after a month

Bunia, Jun 9: At least 100 people have died from Ebola less than a month after authorities declared an outbreak of the disease in...

Trump says pilots are fine after US helicopter crashes near Strait of Hormuz

Dubai, Jun 9: A US Army Apache attack helicopter crashed near the Strait of Hormuz, with President Donald Trump saying the two crew members...

20,000 people displaced by the Philippine earthquake that killed at least 37

General Santos (Philippines), Jun 9: Rescuers searched ruined buildings in the southern Philippines on Tuesday to ensure no one was still trapped a day...

Nearly 150 Indians languish in Bangladeshi prisons even after completing their sentences

Dhaka, Jun 8: Nearly 150 Indians continue to languish in Bangladeshi prisons despite completing their jail terms as procedural delays prevented their return home,...

Ukrainian strikes hit oil sites in Russia, Crimea

Kyiv, June 8: Ukrainian forces struck oil facilities in Russia and occupied Ukraine, Ukrainian and Russian officials said on Monday, as part of their...

Xi Jinping pledges ‘unwavering’ support to Kim Jong Un

Beijing, June 8: China's President Xi Jinping, on a rare visit to long-term ally North Korea, on Monday pledged Beijing's "unwavering" support to its...

Israel and Iran trade strikes, threatening to drag region back into full-scale war

Dubai, June 8: Israel and Iran traded fire Monday in their first attacks since the US struck a ceasefire with Tehran two months ago....
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