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The strike happened in South Waziristan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local police chief Hidayat Ullah said. Those killed were civilians with no known links to the insurgents.

The individual was a staff member of the United Nations Department of Safety and Security (DSS).

The floods swept away people and submerged nearly 200 houses and buildings

In Rafah, Gaza's southernmost city which sits on the border with Egypt, the Kuwaiti hospital said Sunday it had received the bodies of "18 martyrs" killed in Israeli strikes over the past 24 hours.

The strikes took place in Muzaffrabad, Sehansa, Mirpur, Rawalkot, Khuiratta, Tattapani and Hattian Bala.

Speaking at a press conference held in the President's Office, Zameer said India has given the Maldives the green signal to extend the repayment deadline for USD 150 million of a USD 200 million debt.

More than 1.4 million Palestinians — half of Gaza’s population — have been sheltering in Rafah, most after fleeing Israel’s offensives elsewhere.

Officials previously said that in April, before Friday’s floods, at least 70 people died from heavy rains and flash flooding in the country.

Production of the bread was halted at a Tokyo factory, with 104,000 packages being recalled, according to Pasco Shikishima Corp.

The latest arson attempts marked “an outrageous development”, the head of the agency, Philippe Lazzarini said.

BEIJING: China is ready to work with India to "accommodate" each other's concerns and find a mutually acceptable solution to "specific issues" through dialogue at an early date, Beijing's new envoy to New Delhi Xu Feihong has said in…

In March, Slovenia had joined Spain, Ireland and Malta in a joint statement announcing the EU countries were "ready to recognise Palestine" once the conditions for setting up a state were met.

With a displacement of nearly 80,000 metric tons, Fujian is bigger than the PLAN's two active carriers, the 66,000-ton Shandong and the 60,000-ton Liaoning.

His party's defeat in the April 10 parliamentary elections prompted calls for Yoon to change his policy direction and leadership style.

Wardak in her resignation went on to say that during the past year she had faced personal attacks aimed at her and her family.

The bilateral ties came under severe strain after Muizzu insisted on the withdrawal of nearly 90 Indian military personnel operating three aviation platforms in the island nation.

Last month, the Asian Development Bank also warned that the recovery could be stalled by abrupt policy changes after elections if the outcome weakened the commitment to austerity measures.

Indian troops were deployed in Maldives with one helicopter and two Dornier aircrafts for medical assistance and emergency services.

The Israeli PM said that he remains committed to an invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah, despite widespread international opposition because of the more than 1 million civilians huddled there.

In a separate statement, Hamas insisted it maintained a "positive and responsible approach" towards the negotiations and said it was determined to reach an agreement.