Asia
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Iran to hold presidential election on June 28
Iran's government has decided that the country's 14th presidential election will be held on June 28, the media reported.
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Iran’s president, foreign minister and others found dead at helicopter crash site, says state media
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country's foreign minister and others have been found dead at the site of a helicopter…
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Who is Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s president whose helicopter suffered a ‘hard landing’ in foggy weather?
Iran's hard-line President Ebrahim Raisi has long been seen as a protégé to Iran's supreme leader and a potential successor…
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Helicopter Carrying Iran’s President Crashed,’ state TV says without further details
A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a “hard landing” on Sunday, Iranian state media reported, without immediately elaborating.
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Death toll from floods in Afghanistan reaches nearly 70
The death toll from floods in the Afghan provinces of Ghor and Faryab has increased to almost 70 people, Afghan…
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Pakistan: 14 killed in road accident caused by brake failure
At least 14 people were killed in Pakistan after a mini lorry carrying a family plunged into a ditch due…
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Singapore seeing new COVID-19 wave, minister advises wearing of masks
Singapore is seeing a new COVID-19 wave as the authorities recorded more than 25,900 cases from May 5 to 11…
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Situation under control in Kyrgyz capital after clashes between Pakistani students and locals
Kyrgyzstan's Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that the situation was "completely under the control of law enforcement agencies" after the…
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50 killed due to rainstorms, floods in Afghanistan
At least 50 people have been killed, with 10 others missing, in the past 24 hours in west Afghanistan's Ghor…
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Climate crisis made crippling April heatwave in South Asia 45 times more likely: Scientists
Annu Mishra kept her modest food stall shut as temperatures in Odisha's Bhubaneswar remained above 40 degrees Celsius for 17…
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Indonesia’s Ibu volcano erupts, ash up to 5 km
The Ibu volcano on Halmahera Island in the eastern Indonesian province of North Maluku erupted on Monday at around 9…
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7 killed in attacks on Pakistani security forces near Afghan border
At least seven members of the Pakistani security forces were killed in two separate attacks near the Afghan border, the…
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Saudi Crown Prince postpones Islamabad visit yet again amid raging political turmoil in Pakistan
The much-awaited visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud to Pakistan on May 19 has been postponed,…
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Voting ends in 2nd round of Iran’s parliamentary election
Voting in the second round of Iran's 12th parliamentary election ended at 10 p.m. local time after 14 straight hours,…
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Heavy rains set off flash floods in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 50 people
Flash floods from seasonal rains in Baghlan province in northern Afghanistan killed at least 50 people on Friday, a Taliban…
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Afghanistan accuses US of violating its airspace
Kabul: Afghanistan Acting Deputy Prime Minister on Political Affairs Mawlawi Abdul Kabir has accused the United States of violating the…
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Seven killed in terrorist attack in Pakistan: Police
Gunmen in southwestern Pakistan executed at least seven people in their sleep, in what police on Thursday said was the…
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Imran Khan refuses to apologise over May 9 protests
After Pakistan Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) ruled out dialogue with Pakistan-Tehreek-Insaaf (PTI) unless the party leadership tendered…
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3 police officers killed, 5 injured in blast in Afghanistan
Three police personnel were killed, and five others sustained injury as a blast rocked Faizabad city, the provincial capital of…
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As Putin begins another 6-year term, he is entering a new era of extraordinary power in Russia
Just a few months short of a quarter-century as Russia's leader, Vladimir Putin on Tuesday will put his hand on…
