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Philippine troops kill 7 suspected rebels in clash
Manila; Seven suspected rebels have been killed in a clash in Nueva Ecija province, north of Manila, the Philippine military said on Thursday.
In a report, the military said that the fighting broke out between a band of the New…
SL thanks India, key bilateral creditors for finalising $10 billion debt deal
Colombo; With a major move to turn around the country's worst-ever financial crisis, Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe thanked India and other key bilateral creditors for finalising a debt restructuring deal valued at a combined…
Pakistan’s military budget expansion amid economic uncertainty
New Delhi; Pakistani Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb presented the country's 2024-25 annual federal budget amidst economic uncertainty on June 12. With a total of PKR 18.99 trillion ($ 67.84 billion), the government emphasized several…
Iran’s supreme leader calls for high turnout in upcoming presidential poll
Tehran: Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has emphasised the significance of a strong turnout in the country's upcoming presidential election, scheduled for Friday.
He made the remarks on Tuesday in an address to thousands of…
Pakistan does not believe in perpetual hostility with India
Islamabad; Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday called on the Modi 3.0 regime to work towards a sober reflection on the future of bilateral relations between the two nuclear-powered neighbours.…
Sri Lankan cabinet clears proposal to turn military airbase into civil airport
Colombo; Sri Lankan cabinet approved a proposal to make preparations to develop the Hingurakgoda airport in the North Central Province as a complete airport for civilian use, the government's information department said on Tuesday.…
Death toll rises to 23 in South Korea battery plant fire
Seoul: Rescue workers retrieved one more body on Tuesday after a fire at a lithium battery plant in Hwaseong, south of Seoul, one of the worst chemical plant accidents in the country.
The retrieval increased the death toll to 23…
Netanyahu says Israel ‘committed’ to Gaza ceasefire proposal
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that Israel is "committed" to the deal proposal outlined by US President Joe Biden for a ceasefire in Gaza in return for the release of hostages.
"We are committed…
Israeli army kills senior Hamas weapons expert
Jerusalem: Israel's military claimed on Monday that it killed a senior Hamas weapons expert in the Gaza Strip while the offensive in Rafah city is continuing.
In an update, the military said that an airstrike killed Muhammad…
Weather agency warns of landslide risk in Japan
Tokyo: The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) on Monday said heavy rain with thunder is expected in western Japan through Tuesday, calling for vigilance against landslides.
The weather agency said a warm, damp air mass is flowing…
South Korea, US stage joint logistics drills
Seoul; South Korea and the US kicked off joint drills aimed at strengthening their combined logistics capabilities earlier this week, Seoul's military said Tuesday.
The five-day combined distribution exercise got underway on Monday in…
Netanyahu says intense fighting in Gaza to end ‘very soon’
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that intense fighting against Hamas is "very close" to an end.
In an interview with Israeli Channel 14 TV news, Netanyahu on Sunday said that "the intensive phase of the…
Sri Lankan President thanks India for ‘continued support’
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar for their "continued support" to the island nation.
Wickremesinghe met EAM Jaishankar in…
Only 10 pc want Japanese PM Kishida to stay, reveals a media poll
Tokyo: Only 10.4 per cent of the Japanese public support Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in the upcoming ruling Liberal Democratic Party leadership race, signaling widespread dissatisfaction, a media poll showed on Sunday.
Conducted by…
Massive weapon cache discovered in Afghanistan
Kabul; Afghan counter-terrorist police have discovered a massive weapon cache containing a variety of weapons in east Afghanistan's Paktia province, the Ministry of Interior Affairs said on Sunday.
The contraband, which included…
42 Palestinians killed by Israeli attacks on Gaza City
Gaza: At least 42 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes on residential houses in two areas of Gaza City, according to Palestinian security and medical sources.
"About 18 were killed and dozens of others wounded in…
7 IS militants killed in airstrikes in Iraq
Baghdad; Seven Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in two airstrikes on their hideouts in Salahudin province, north of Baghdad, the Iraqi military said.
Based on intelligence reports, Iraqi warplanes carried out two airstrikes…
Pakistani PM approves re-invigorated national counter-terrorism campaign
Islamabad: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved a re-invigorated and re-energised national counter-terrorism campaign.
Sharif made the decision here while chairing a meeting of the Central Apex Committee on National…
Israel reports 19 West Nile fever cases since May
Jerusalem: The Israeli Health Ministry has reported 19 cases of West Nile fever diagnosed since the beginning of May, with several of them detected in the last two days.
The Ministry noted on Friday in a statement that 17 of the…
38 dead, 2 missing after heavy rains in China county
Beijing: Rainfall-triggered disasters have left 38 people dead and two others missing in Pingyuan County in south China's Guangdong province as of 3 p.m. Friday, local authorities said.
Heavy rains battered the county from 8 a.m.…
