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Pakistan: 13 killed, 5 injured as truck falls over bus
Islamabad: At least 13 people were killed and five others injured after a truck fell over a passenger bus in Rahim Yar Khan city of Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, local media reported. A…
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Moderate Earthquake felt in Indonesia
Jakarta: A 5.9-magnitude quake rocked Indonesia’s eastern province of North Maluku (Maluku Utara) on Sunday. The quake hit at 9:47 Jakarta time (0247 GMT), with the epicentre at 139 km northwest of Halmahera…
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Ukraine calls for sanctions on Russian nuclear industry
Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on the West to impose sanctions against Russia’s nuclear industry in the wake of the fighting over the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant. Russia is using the…
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Salman Rushdie attacker faces charges of attempted murder and assault
New York: A 24-year-old New Jersey man who stabbed Mumbai-born author Salman Rushdie at a literary event in New York state is facing charges of attempted murder and assault, police said on…
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Xi Jinping eyes first in-person summit with Biden in November
New Delhi: Chinese officials are planning President Xi Jinping’s visit to Southeast Asia for his first one-on-one summit with his US counterpart Joe Biden in November. Reports of tension between the two…
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Sri Lanka allows controversial Chinese ship to visit port
Colombo: Amidst controversy and a diplomatic tussle between India and China, Sri Lanka on Saturday announced that it has allowed controversial Chinese vessel ‘Yuan Wang 5’ to dock at the island’s southern-most…
- Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Civilians wounded in an explosion in Kabul
Islamabad: At least two civilians were wounded in an explosion in the western part of Kabul, the police said on Saturday. Home-made devices were placed close to the office of the national…
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Hungary: Thousands rally in Budapest to protect forests
Budapest: Thousands of Hungarians rallied in Budapest after the government suspended nature conservation rules, particularly those for protecting forests. On August 4, the government decided to suspend the rules in order to speed…
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Zelensky proposes extending martial law, general mobilisation
Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has proposed to Parliament to prolong the current martial law and general mobilisation in the war-torn country for another 90 days. Two separate drafts on extending the martial…
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China sanctions Lithuanian minister for Taiwan trip
Beijing: China has sanctioned Lithuania’s Deputy Minister of Transport, Agne Vaiciukeviciute over a visit to the self-governing democratic island of Taiwan. Vaiciukeviciute had trampled on the “one-China principle”, seriously interfered in Beijing’s internal…
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California chemical leak forces evacuation, freeway closure
San Francisco: A serious chemical leak accident forced the evacuation of more than 100 homes California’s Perris city and also closed the 215 Freeway in both directions. Perris is located 122 km east…
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World should not recognise Taliban: Ex-Afghan politician
Kabul: One year after the Taliban took power in Afghanistan, a former Afghan politician has warned the international community against recognising the current regime in the war-torn nation. One year after the Taliban…
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Taiwan: India calls for avoiding unilateral actions to change status quo
New Delhi: India on Friday said it was concerned over the developments around Taiwan and called for avoiding “unilateral actions” to change the status quo in the region, days after China held…
- Pakistan
Pakistan, Turkiye sign trade preferential agreement to further bolster bilateral ties
Islamabad: Pakistan and its close ally Turkiye on Friday inked a preferential trade agreement aimed at opening up market access worth USD 7.5 billion for Pakistani goods, a deal hailed by Islamabad…
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Johnson & Johnson to stop selling, making talc-based baby powder
London: Johnson & Johnson is to stop selling and making talc-based baby powder globally, two years after it ended sales in the US and Canada, the media reported. The healthcare firm has…
