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Imran Khan ‘fully healthy’ say Rawalpindi jail authorities amid rumours
Islamabad: Responding to rumours of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan having died in custody, Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail authorities have said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder has not been shifted from…
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Bangladesh court sentences Sheikh Hasina to 21 years jail term in corruption cases
Dhaka: A Dhaka court on Thursday sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to 21 years imprisonment and her two children to five years each over alleged irregularities in allocation of plots under…
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2 National Guard members shot in an ambush attack just blocks from White House
Washington: Two West Virginia National Guard members who deployed to the nation’s capital were shot Wednesday afternoon just blocks from the White House in a brazen act of violence that the mayor…
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Death toll rises to 55 in Hong Kong fire, 279 still missing
Beijing: The death toll in a deadly fire in multiple high-rise towers in Hong Kong has risen to 55 with 279 people still missing, Chinese official media reports said on Thursday. Three…
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Watch: Italian art installation honours 20,000 Palestinian children killed in Gaza
A video showing an art installation in Brescia, northern Italy, has gone viral on social media, capturing thousands of white fabric strips bearing the handwritten names and ages of 20,000 Palestinian children…
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44 killed, 279 missing in fire at multiple high-rise towers in Hong Kong
Beijing/Hong Kong: The death toll in a deadly fire in multiple high-rise towers in Hong Kong has risen to 44 with 279 people still missing, Chinese official media reports said on Thursday.…
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Saudi Crown Prince rejects Trump’s push for Israel normalisation: Reports
Washington: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has rejected a US proposal to advance normalisation with Israel, insisting that Riyadh will not join the Abraham Accords without a credible and time-bound…
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Pak’s arms shopping post-Op Sindoor matter of concern: Navy official
Mumbai: Following Operation Sindoor in May, Pakistan’s procurement of arms from all over the world is a matter of concern, while China also remains an enduring challenge amid its growing assertiveness, Vice…
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3 naval platforms of Indian Navy visit Colombo
New Delhi: Three Indian naval ships visited Colombo in Sri Lanka from November 22 to 25, further strengthening the bilateral naval engagement and reinforcing the longstanding tradition of friendship, mutual respect and…
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Direct flights between Pakistan, Bangladesh from December
Lahore: Direct flights between Pakistan and Bangladesh will begin from next month, a significant leap in strengthening connectivity between the two countries, Dhaka’s top diplomat said here Wednesday. There has been no…
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India says examining Bangladesh’s request to extradite Sheikh Hasina
New Delhi: India on Wednesday said it is examining a request by Bangladesh’s interim government to extradite former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and asserted that it is committed to ensure the best…
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India slams Pakistan over Ram Temple remarks, calls its objections baseless
New Delhi: India on Wednesday strongly rejected Pakistan’s criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s participation at a ceremony in Ayodhya’s Ram temple and said the neighbouring country, with a deeply strained record…
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Hong Kong high-rise residential buildings, 13 people killed so far
Hong Kong: Thirteen people were killed in a fire that spread across multiple high-rise apartment buildings in a Hong Kong housing complex, the city’s fire services said Wednesday. Nine people were declared…
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Gaza families battle floods as winter rains swamp tent camps
Gaza Strip: Children and families in Gaza scooped muddy water from their tents on Tuesday, trying to protect the few belongings that remain after two years of war. Winter’s heavy rains have…
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Amnesty accuses Sudan’s RSF of war crimes in Darfur
Cairo: Amnesty International on Tuesday, November 25, said that atrocities committed by a Sudanese paramilitary group in a Darfur city constituted war crimes, the latest such accusation in the country’s devastating war.…
