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Russian attacks on Ukraine kill 1 and wound dozens; Ukraine targets Russian industrial areas

Kyiv, Apr 18: A civilian was killed and dozens more wounded in overnight Russian attacks across Ukraine, local officials said Saturday. One person was killed in a strike on...

Iran reopens Strait of Hormuz, but threatens to close it again as US maintains its blockade

Beirut, Apr 18: Iran said it fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels, but questions lingered...

Helicopter crash on Indonesia’s Borneo island kills 8

Jakarta (Indonesia), Apr 17: A helicopter flying between palm oil plantations on Borneo Island crashed, killing the eight...

Sri Lanka among worst impacted countries in Asia-Pacific due to West Asia conflict: UN report

Colombo, Apr 17: Sri Lanka is among the worst impacted countries in the Asia-Pacific due to the ripple...

Pakistan starts preparing for next round of US-Iran talks: Officials

Islamabad, Apr 17: Pakistan has started preparing to host the second round of high-stakes talks between the US...
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US aviator missing after Iran shot down fighter jet has been rescued

Washington, Apr 5: A US service member who has been missing since Iran shot down a fighter jet has been rescued, President Donald Trump...

Displaced by war, Lebanon’s Christians mark Easter far from homes, churches

Jheideh, Apr 5: It was not how the Rev. Maroun Ghafari had envisioned this Holy Week — for years, he had held Easter sermons...

Pak rejects media reports of collapse of initiative to facilitate US, Iran talks

Islamabad, Apr 4: Pakistan on Saturday rejected media reports that its initiative to facilitate talks between the US and Iran to end the ongoing...

Artemis II’s moon-bound astronauts capture Earth’s brilliant blue beauty as they leave it behind

Cape Canaveral (US), Apr 4: The Artemis II astronauts have captured our blue planet's brilliant beauty as they zoom ever closer to the moon. NASA...

Iran says strike hit close to Bushehr nuclear facility, killing guard and damaging building

Cairo, Apr 4: Iran's atomic agency says an airstrike has hit near its Bushehr nuclear facility, killing a security guard and damaging a support...

Suicide car bomb blast kills five in northwest Pakistan

Peshawar, Apr 3: A suicide car bomb blast targeting a police station in northwest Pakistan killed five persons, including four from the same family,...

Russian SU-30 crashes in Crimea, pilots safe

Moscow, Apr 3: A Su-30 fighter jet of the Russian Aerospace Force crashed in Crimea on Friday during a routine training flight, according to...

UN lauds efforts by Indian peacekeepers in opening key corridor in South Sudan

United Nations, Apr 3: The UN has lauded efforts by Indian peacekeepers in South Sudan in re-opening a critical supply route impacted by floods...

Artemis II astronauts rocket toward moon after spending day around Earth

Cape Canaveral (US), Apr 3: NASA's Artemis II astronauts fired their engines and blazed toward the moon Thursday night, breaking free of the chains...

Iran launches missiles at Israel, Gulf states as explosions heard around Tehran

Dubai, Apr 3: Iran fired missiles at Israel and some Gulf nations, setting alight a refinery in Kuwait, while explosions could be heard around...

Myanmar’s parliament elects ruling general as president, keeping the army in charge

Bangkok, Apr 3: Myanmar's parliament on Friday elected Min Aung Hlaing, a general who ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's civilian government in 2021 and...

Indian-origin translator Padma Viswanathan shortlisted for International Booker Prize 2026

New Delhi, Apr 2: Padma Viswanathan, a Canadian-American writer of Indian-origin, has made it to the 2026 International Booker Prize shortlist as the English...
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