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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 in northwest Pakistan rose to 17 on Monday after three more...

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,...

Russian planes fire a salvo of glide bombs at a southern Ukraine city, killing 1 and wounding dozens

Kyiv, Aug 3: Russian planes dropped eight powerful glide bombs in a span of 90 minutes on residential...

BNP authorises PM Rahman to finalise nominee for Bangladesh’s presidential elections

Dhaka, Aug 2: The ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party(BNP) has authorised Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to select the party's...

Pak Hindu rights body demands implementation of constitutional guarantees for minorities

Peshawar, Aug 2: A Hindu rights organisation in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has announced to launch an outreach campaign...
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Trump suggests US could ‘take’ Iran’s Kharg Island

Dubai, Mar 30: US President Donald Trump has raised the idea of American forces seizing Iran's Kharg Island, its main oil terminal in the...

Fire seen near Israeli oil refinery after Iranian missile attack

Dubai, Mar 30: A fire broke out on Monday at an oil refinery in the northern Israeli city of Haifa for the second time...

Saudi, Egypt and Turkiye foreign ministers in Pak to discuss West Asia tensions

Islamabad, March 29: Foreign Ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Turkiye are in Pakistan on Sunday to attend a two-day quadrilateral summit organised to...

Extreme weather in Afghanistan leaves 17 dead

Kabul, Mar 29: Severe flooding, a landslide and thunderstorms in parts of Afghanistan have left 17 people dead and 26 injured over the last...

Iran warns US against ground invasion as regional diplomats seek end to war

Dubai, Mar 29: A top Iranian official warned the US against a ground invasion, saying American troops would be set “on fire,” as regional...

Pak FM meets Egypt, Turkiye counterparts on sidelines of summit to discuss West Asia tensions

Islamabad, Mar 29: Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Sunday met his counterparts from Egypt and Turkiye here ahead of a quadrilateral summit, which...

North Korea conducts engine test for missile capable of targeting US mainland

Seoul, Mar 29: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed a test of an upgraded, high-thrust, solid-fuel engine for weapons and hailed it as...

Iran-backed Houthis enter month-long war, could further threaten global shipping

Dubai, Mar 29: Iran-backed Houthi rebels entered the month-long war in the Middle East on Saturday, claiming two missile launches at Israel as around...

Nighttime strikes kill 5 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy discusses drone defence during UAE visit

Kyiv, Mar 28: Russia launched over 270 drones at Ukraine overnight, killing at least five people, Ukrainian authorities reported on Saturday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy,...

Nepal’s PM Balendra Shah says ‘eager to work closely’ with India

Kathmandu, Mar 28: Nepal’s newly elected Prime Minister Balendra Shah on Saturday said he is “eager to work closely” with India while thanking PM...

Iran-backed Houthis claim responsibility for missile attack on Israel

Dubai, Mar 28: Iran-backed Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for a missile attack on Israel. Brig Gen Yahya Saree, a military spokesman for the Houthis,...

Nepal’s former PM Oli arrested over 2025 Gen Z protest crackdown

Kathmandu, Mar 28: Nepal’s former Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli was arrested on Saturday, a day after the newly formed government of Balendra...
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