World
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Truce between Israel, Palestinian militants holds; Gaza crossings reopen
Tel Aviv: An Egypt-brokered ceasefire to halt a flare-up in fighting by Israel and Palestinian militants was holding on Monday, with…
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China extends military exercises around Taiwan
Beijing: China’s People’s Liberation Army on Monday continued their large-scale sea and air drills around Taiwan despite its initial announcement that…
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India-Pakistan ‘backchannel’ talks hit a dead end: Report
Islamabad: Backchannel talks between Pakistan and India have met a dead end as both sides have struggled to agree on the…
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1 killed, 122 injured in Cuba fuel storage facility
Havana: One person was killed and 122 others were injured after a massive fire triggered a series of explosions at a…
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China assures B’desh assistance for Rohingya repatriation
Dhaka: Beijing has assured Dhaka of assistance for the repatriation of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims living in Bangladeshi camps…
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Sweeping budget package passes US Senate, House to take up measure
Washington: After a year of negotiations, impasses and political maneuvering, the US Senate has passed an economic package, a top priority…
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Politics in Pakistan based on an element of vindictiveness
Islamabad: Politics in Pakistan is based on an element of vindictiveness which often tends to make the creator or supporter of…
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Rocket fire from Gaza continue despite reported ceasefire: Israel
Jerusalem: Israel said militants in the Gaza Strip continued on Sunday night to fire rockets at southern Israel despite a reported…
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Ceasefire between Israel, Gaza militants comes into force
Gaza/Tel Aviv: A ceasefire between Israel and the militant organisation Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in the Gaza Strip came into force…
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Israel claims killing of 2nd Islamic Jihad military chief
Tel Aviv: Israel’s army on Sunday announced that it has targeted another military chief from the militant organization Palestinian Islamic Jihad…
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Rocket alert in Jerusalem, with residents reporting explosions
Jerusalem: For the first time since the beginning of the Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip, there was also a…
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Cholera outbreak in Afghan province kills 12
Kabul: A cholera outbreak in Afghanistan’s Jawzjan province since June has killed so far killed at least 12 people, with 18,000…
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China launches long-range airstrike drills around Taiwan
Taipei: Chinese forces took part in drills focused on land attacks and long-range airstrikes around Taiwan on Sunday, its military said,…
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77 injured, 17 firefighters missing in Cuba crude oil tank fire
Havana: A massive blaze in a crude oil tank in the port of Matanzas in Cuba caused several explosions that have…
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Oppn demands to know if Pak airspace used for drone strike that killed Zawahiri
Islamabad: PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry on Saturday said that the “question” was not about Pakistans soil being used in the US…
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Blinken assures US determined to de-escalate Taiwan Strait tensions
Manila: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday assured Philippine officials that Washington was determined to de-escalate tensions in the…
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US-based gurdwaras seek improvement in security funding
Washington: Ten years after a white supremacist gunned down six Sikh worshippers at a gurdwara in the US state of Wisconsin,…
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Israel’s military ready for week of operations against Gaza militants
Tel Aviv: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Saturday they are preparing for a “week of operations” against Palestinian militants,…
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Bangladesh sharply hikes fuel prices
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s retail fuel prices have been hiked to levels not seen since the country’s independence in 1971. The government…
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Blinken affirms ‘extraordinary’ ties between US, Philippines
Manila: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the new Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr that ties between the two countries…
