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Waziristan terror attack: Pakistan closes border crossing with Afghanistan
Peshawar: Pakistan has temporarily closed a key border crossing with Afghanistan due to security threats, until further notice, officials said on Sunday. The Ghulam Khan border has been closed after Saturday’s suicide…
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Bob Vylan’s ‘death to the IDF’ chant at Glastonbury under police scrutiny
London: British police said they were examining videos of a band that led chants of “death to the IDF” or Israel Defense Forces at Saturday’s Glastonbury Festival. Rapper Bobby Vylan, of rap punk…
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Trump calls for deal on Gaza war as signs of progress emerge
Washington: US President Donald Trump on Sunday pleaded for progress in ceasefire talks in the war in Gaza, calling for a deal that would halt the fighting in the 20-monthlong conflict as…
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Saudi Haj Minister gets ‘Hijrah Personality of the Year’ title
Kuala Lumpur: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Haj and Umrah, Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, was awarded the 2025 International Tokoh Ma’al Hijrah title in Malaysia on Friday, June 27, in recognition of the Kingdom’s…
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Warren Buffett announces USD 6 billion in donations to five foundations
New York: Famed investor Warren Buffett is donating USD 6 billion worth of his company’s stock to five foundations, bringing the total he has given to them since 2006 to roughly $60…
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Around 1.2 mn Afghans forced to return from Iran & Pakistan this year, says UN
Islamabad: At least 1.2 million Afghans have been forced to return from Iran and Pakistan this year, the UN refugee agency said Saturday, warning that repatriations on a massive scale have the…
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Over 30 killed as pre-monsoon rains lash large parts of Pakistan
Lahore: At least 34 persons, including 16 children, died and 46 injured in separate rain-related incidents over the last three days as heavy rains of pre-monsoon showers lashed across many regions of…
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Trump predicts possible Gaza ceasefire within a week amid mounting civilian deaths
Washington: United States President Donald Trump has stated that a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip could be achieved “within the next week” and suggested that an agreement between Israel and Hamas may…
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Pakistan: 13 killed in suicide attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Peshawar: At least 13 security personnel were killed and 24 others injured in a suicide attack on Saturday in Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, security sources said. A suicide bomber rammed an…
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Sudan’s military accepts UN proposal of weeklong ceasefire in El Fasher for aid distribution
Cairo: Sudan’s military agreed to a proposal from the United Nations for a weeklong ceasefire in El Fasher to facilitate UN aid efforts to the area, the army said Friday. UN Secretary-General…
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Ending trade talks with Canada, says Trump
Washington: President Donald Trump said Friday that he’s suspending trade talks with Canada over its plans to continue with its tax on technology firms, which he called “a direct and blatant attack…
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Sudan: 13 civilians killed in paramilitary forces shelling
Khartoum: At least 13 civilians were killed and 21 others injured as a result of artillery shelling by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur…
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‘You got beat to hell: ‘Trump tells Iran’s supreme leader
Washington: President Donald Trump on Friday scoffed at Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s heated warning to the US not to launch future strikes on Iran, as well as the Iranian supreme leader’s assertion that…
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Trump claims he stopped India, Pak war by threatening to ‘cancel all deals’
New York: US President Donald Trump on Friday repeated his claims that he stopped the war between India and Pakistan by telling his administration officials to “cancel all deals” with the two…
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US Supreme Court ruling leaves fate of Trump’s birthright citizenship order unclear
Washington: A divided Supreme Court on Friday ruled that individual judges lack the authority to grant nationwide injunctions, but the decision left unclear the fate of President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright…
