Asia
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Malaysians vote to elect new govt
Kuala Lumpur: Voting is underway in Malaysia on Saturday to elect representatives who will form the next government. The 15th…
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Hasina reminds her zero tolerance towards militancy to uphold Islam’s peaceful glory
Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged all people to resist misinterpretation of Islam carried out by evil…
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Shehbaz consults allied parties on army chief appointment
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has consulted the senior leadership of allied parties of the government prior to the…
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N.Korea fires intercontinental ballistic missile
Seoul: North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) toward the East Sea on Friday, the South Korean military said.…
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4 killed in gas tank explosion in Iraq
Baghdad: Four people were killed and some 10 others were wounded in a gas tank explosion at a house in…
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Pakistan reverses ban on Malala Yousafzai’s ‘Joyland’
Los Angeles: ‘Joyland’ is set to have a joy ride in Pakistan. The south Asian country has reversed its ban on…
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Xi angrily rebukes Trudeau at G20 summit
Bali: Chinese President Xi Jinping has angrily rebuked Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after officials in the latter’s country shared…
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Berlin’s 2021 state election declared void
Berlin: The 2021 state election in Berlin was declared void by the city-state’s top court due to election-day glitches. Accordingly,…
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Indian national jailed in Singapore for bank fraud
Singapore: An Indian national has been jailed in Singapore for nine weeks after he committed fraud involving more than S$26,000…
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Imran’s frontwoman wanted cash for watch gifted by Saudi Crown Prince
Islamabad: A set of especially crafted watch, gold pen, ring and cufflinks, which were gifted to former Pakistan Prime Minister…
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Shehbaz infected with Covid for 3rd time
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has been infected with Covid-19 for a third time, a Minister confirmed. Minister for Information…
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Pak-Afghan border closed as tensions run high
Quetta: The Pakistan-Afghanistan border remained closed for a second consecutive day as tensions escalated between the two countries after unprovoked firing.…
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Istanbul blast perpetrator arrested: Minister
Istanbul: The perpetrator of a dead bomb blast in the centre of Istanbul which killed six people and injured 81 othershas…
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G20 summit begins; economic recovery, climate change high on agenda
Bali: The 17th G20 Summit kicked off on Tuesday in the Indonesian resort island of Bali, with issues pertaining to world…
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Taliban leader orders Sharia law punishments
Kabul: Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada has ordered judges across Afghanistan to order punishments for offences such as robbery, kidnapping and…
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Year 2023 will be year of disinflation in Asia: Morgan Stanley
Chennai: The year 2023 will be the year of disinflation (inflation at slow rate) in Asia, said Morgan Stanley in a…
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China’s real estate crisis could be over
Hong Kong: Chinese authorities are making their biggest effort yet to end a crisis in the country’s vast real estate sector…
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6.1-magnitude quake hits Japan
Tokyo: An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck off the southeast coast of Japan’s Mie prefecture, the weather agency…
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Gotabaya to be quizzed over money
Colombo: A Sri Lankan judge has asked the police to question former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa about the source of Rs…
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Gen Azhar Abbas emerging as dark horse for Pak Army Chief
Karachi: There is a deadlock over the question of the all-important appointment of the new army chief in Pakistan. Entrenched preferences…
