Asia
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Int’l investors concerned about Pak’s ability to meet bond obligations
Islamabad: The cost of insuring Pakistans sovereign debt against default climbed to a 13-year high as ratings downgrades and speculations of…
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Xi’s unfettered power could increase risk of an attack on Taiwan
Taipei: Chinese President Xi Jinping’s purging of political rivals and elevation of loyalists to the top ranks of the Chinese Communist…
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Cyclone Sitrang kills 15 in B’desh
Dhaka: At least 15 people were killed as cyclone Sitrang slammed the Bangladesh coasts and weakened to a tropical depression in…
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Ex-Health Minister appointed as Japan’s new economy chief
Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday appointed former health minister Shigeyuki Goto as economic revitalization minister to replace Daishiro…
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Pakistani journalist shot dead in Kenya
Nairobi: An investigation has begun in Kenya after well-known Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif was shot dead by police at a…
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‘Pak should also lay claim on Rishi Sunak because his grandparents were from Gujranwala’
Islamabad: Former British Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to make history by becoming the first Hindu and first person of colour…
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13 killed as passenger ship catches fire in Indonesia
Jakarta: Rescuers recovered 13 bodies and rescued 263 people as a fire broke out on a passenger ship in the waters…
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Xi Jinping expects to be in command till 2035
New Delhi: Certainly, some critique put him on a par with Deng Xiaoping or even Mao Zedong. Some years ago, Xi…
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Danish Siddiqui’s parents file new evidence against Taliban at ICC
New Delhi: Even as Danish Siddiqui, the photo-journalist who was tortured and killed by the Taliban, was formally awarded his second…
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Imran Khan claims his long march will be biggest in history
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan said the incumbent rulers wanted to send him to jail…
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Korean Air plane overshoots runway in Philippines airport
Seoul/Manila: Korean Air Co. said Monday its flight KE631 with 173 people on board overran the runway while landing at Cebu…
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Dalai Lama greets Italy’s first woman premier
Dharamsala: Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has greeted Giorgia Meloni on becoming the Prime Minister, Italy’s first woman premier, saying…
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Chinese President Xi Jinping tightens grip on power
Beijing: China’s President Xi Jinping has strengthened his power as leader and elevated his status within the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP)…
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Pakistan, China to launch 3 new corridors besides CPEC
Islamabad: Pakistan and China have decided to launch three new corridors besides the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The three are…
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2 missing Indians killed, claims Kenyan President’s aide
Nairobi: Two Indians who went missing in Kenya in July this year, have been killed by the disbanded Directorate of Criminal…
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Removal from FATF grey list to boost Pakistan’s reputation
Islamabad: Pakistans removal from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) list of countries would help boost the nations reputation and get…
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Taliban forces kill 6 IS terrorists in Kabul
Kabul: Taliban forces stormed an Islamic State (IS) hideout in Kabul and killed six terrorists, an Afghan government spokesman said on…
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North Carolina honour for Indian-American activist Swadesh Chatterjee
New York: North Carolina Governor Ray Cooper presented the Order of the Long Leaf Pine to Indian-American activist and entrepreneur Swadesh…
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EU leaders agree on roadmap to tackle rising energy prices
Brussels: Leaders of the European Union (EU) member states have agreed on a ‘roadmap’ of measures to protect European consumers from…
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Record flooding hits two-thirds of S.Sudan: UNHCR
Geneva: The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said that record flooding has hit two-thirds of South Sudan, affecting over 900,000 people. UNHCR…
