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2 killed, 5 injured as school van attacked in Pakistan’s Punjab
Islamabad: Two students were killed and five others injured when a school van was attacked in Pakistan’s east Punjab province on Thursday morning, police said. The incident happened in the Attock district…
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3 teens charged with alleged assault in Australia
Sydney: Three teenage boys, aged 16 to 17, have been charged following an alleged assault of a man in Australia’s State of New South Wales (NSW). The NSW police said in a…
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UAE accepts credentials of Afghanistan’s Taliban envoy
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has accepted the credentials from the official of the Taliban-headed interim government in Afghanistan to serve as envoy of the “Islamic Republic of Afghanistan” to Abu Dhabi.…
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Indian doctor held in US for filming thousands of nude videos of kids, adults
An Indian doctor has been arrested for allegedly secretly filming thousands of nude videos of children, the adults in the United States (US). The 40-year-old doctor has been charged with multiple crimes…
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PM Modi to hold bilateral talks with Polish counterpart Tusk
Warsaw: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to hold a bilateral meeting with his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk on Thursday. He will also call on Poland’s President Andrzej Duda, and thereafter hold…
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Video: Russian President Putin kisses Quran in visit to Chechnya mosque
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to the newly constructed “Prophet Isa” mosque in Chechnya on Wednesday, August 21, sparked widespread reactions after visuals from the event went viral on social media. During…
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3 more cases filed against Hasina in Bangladesh’s international crimes tribunal
Dhaka: At least three more cases were filed on Wednesday against Sheikh Hasina at Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal, accusing the deposed prime minister of committing crimes against humanity and genocide during the…
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Iran gets new govt as Parliament confirms Pezeshkian’s ministers
Tehran: Iran’s Parliament on Wednesday confirmed all 19 ministers proposed by President Masoud Pezeshkian, setting the stage for his government to begin work. Former deputy foreign minister and nuclear talks negotiator Abbas…
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UK university leads digitisation project for post-Partition documents
London: Coventry University in the UK is leading a new research initiative that will involve around 20,000 images, prints and documents from two decades following India’s Partition in 1947 being digitised. The…
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At least 28 Pakistani pilgrims killed in Iran bus accident
Tehran: At least 28 Pakistanis were killed and 23 others injured after a bus carrying pilgrims to Iraq met with an accident in Iran’s Yazd city, Pakistan’s envoy to Tehran said on…
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Azerbaijan applies for BRICS membership
Baku: Azerbaijan has formally applied to join the BRICS group, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry has announced. The bid follows Azerbaijan’s expression of interest at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Astana in…
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Kamala Harris will be a great president, says her husband
Chicago: Kamala Harris will be a great president who entire America will be proud of, her husband Douglas Emhoff has said, as he talked about her strong character and empathy as well…
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Hope is making a comeback, says Michelle Obama as she bats for Harris
Chicago: Hope is making a comeback in America, former first lady Michelle Obama has said as she made an impassioned case for Kamala Harris and described her as the most qualified person…
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We hope for early return of peace: PM Modi ahead of Ukraine visit
New Delhi: Ahead of his visit to Ukrainian capital Kyiv, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said he was looking forward to sharing perspectives with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on a peaceful resolution…
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Elect Kamala Harris as next president: Bernie Sanders to US voters
Chicago: Senator Bernie Sanders on Tuesday urged the people of the United States to elect Vice President Kamala Harris as the next president of the country. Delivering a prime-time address at the…
