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Temple land illegally occupied in Pakistan Punjab: PPP leader
Lahore: The land belonging to a temple has illegally been occupied at the behest of a top bureaucrat in Pakistan’s Punjab province, a senior leader of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s party has claimed.…
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Trump’s travel ban keeps international students from coming to US for college
New York: With the Taliban barring women from college in her native Afghanistan, Bahara Saghari set her sights on pursuing higher education in the United States. Saghari, 21, practiced English up to…
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China hails ‘time-honoured friendship’ with Nepal, congratulates new PM Karki
Beijing: China on Sunday congratulated Sushila Karki on taking office as the prime minister of Nepal’s interim government, stressing the “time-honoured friendship” between the two neighbouring countries. Karki, 73, took over as…
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UAE, South Korea explore broader relations beyond nuclear cooperation
Seoul: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) seeks to broaden cooperation with South Korea in areas such as energy regulation, small modular reactors and artificial intelligence (AI), building on the success of the…
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Texas announces ban on Sharia law, urges reporting of compliance attempts
Houston: Texas Governor Greg Abbott has said his state has banned the enforcement of Islamic Sharia law and urged residents to report any attempts to impose “Sharia compliance” on businesses or individuals.…
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Pakistan’s military faces scrutiny over symbolic Gaza solidarity
New Delhi: As the humanitarian crisis in Gaza enters its second year, Pakistan’s military establishment is facing renewed criticism for what analysts describe as “performative solidarity” with Palestinians. Despite a series of…
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Sanctions hit Nayara’s access to non-Russian oil
New Delhi: Nayara Energy – part-owned by Russian oil giant Rosneft PJSC and blacklisted by the European Union in July – is facing difficulties in securing non-Russian crude supplies for a second…
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Normalising relations between Afghanistan and US: Taliban
Kabul: The Taliban said Saturday it discussed normalising relations between Afghanistan and the United States in a meeting with Trump administration officials. The White House did not issue a statement describing the…
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Nepal’s next parliamentary election on March 5: President’s office
Kathmandu: Nepal’s next parliamentary elections will be held on March 5, President Ramchandra Paudel’s office has announced, following a week of violent protests that led to the resignation of K P Sharma…
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7.4 magnitude earthquake strikes Russia’s Kamchatka region
Moscow: A massive 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck near the east coast of Russia’s Kamchatka region on Saturday, prompting a tsunami warning. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the tremor hit 111 kilometres…
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Curfew lifted from Kathmandu Valley, other parts of Nepal
Kathmandu: Authorities on Saturday lifted the curfew and restrictive orders imposed in Kathmandu Valley and other parts of Nepal, allowing daily life to gradually return to normal. The development came a day…
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India backs UN resolution for two-state solution in Palestine
United Nations: India on Friday voted in favour of a resolution in the UN General Assembly that endorses the ‘New York Declaration’ on peaceful settlement of the Palestine issue and implementation of…
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India, EU maximising efforts to finalise FTA negotiations by year end
New Delhi: India and the European Union (EU) are now maximising their efforts to finalise negotiations for a proposed free trade agreement by the end of this year, with both sides stressing…
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Pakistan to host next SCO summit in 2027: Shehbaz Sharif
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said that Pakistan will host the next Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in 2027, as he urged the authorities to start preparations for it in…
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‘Causes a rift’, Trump on imposing tariffs on India for purchasing Russian oil
New York: US President Donald Trump said imposing tariffs on India for buying Russian oil is not an easy thing to do, and it “causes a rift with India.” “Look, India was…
