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Israeli strikes on Gaza city of Rafah kill 22
Israel has carried out near-daily air raids on Rafah, where more than half of Gaza's population of 2.3 million has sought refuge from fighting elsewhere.
Cash-strapped Pakistan makes formal request to IMF for another bailout
Pakistan also requested to dispatch the International Monetary Fund (IMF) review mission next month to firm up details of the next bailout package.
Calls for calm after reported Israeli strike on Iran
Calls for calm after reported Israeli strike on Iran
US President Biden avoids further Middle East spiral as Israel, Iran show restraint.
Biden's proposition to voters during his 2020 campaign that his White House would bring a measure of calm and renewed respect for the United States on the world stage is being put to the test.
US Senate renews government’s warrantless spy program till 2026 amid civil liberty concerns
The program, started in 2008 and renewed since then, allows the US government to spy on non-Americans abroad for intelligence without warrants.
Maldives polls to test President Mohamed Muizzu’s anti-India policy, China ties
Splits in all the main political parties, including Muizzu's People's National Congress (PNC), are expected to make it hard for any single party to win a majority.
About 1,300 people from Myanmar flee to Thailand after fresh clashes in key border town
People with children waded across the river with their belongings and were received by Thai officials on the river bank. Several are seen taking shelter in buildings along the river bank on the Myanmar side.
US vetoes widely supported resolution backing full UN membership for Palestine
The resolution would have recommended that the 193-member U.N. General Assembly, where there are no vetoes, approve Palestine becoming the 194th member of the United Nations.
Italy urges ‘de-escalation’ as G7 to discuss reported strike on Iran
G7 ministers including US Secretary of State Antony Blinken have been on Capri since Wednesday and are due to wrap up on Friday lunchtime.
Five Japanese workers narrowly escape suicide bombing that targeted their vehicle in Pakistan
The van had been heading to an industrial area where the five Japanese nationals worked at Pakistan Suzuki Motors, local police chief Arshad Awan said.
Staff and shoppers return to ‘somber’ Sydney shopping mall six days after mass stabbings
There was a large police and security presence, with guards wearing black stab-proof vests posted on each level of the mall.
US envoy to UN visits Nagasaki A-bomb museum, pays tribute to victims
Nagasaki Gov. Kengo Oishi said that he believed Thomas-Greenfield's visit and her first-person experience at the museum "will be a strong message in promoting momentum of nuclear disarmament for the international society at a time the world…
Eight killed in overnight Russian strikes, as Ukraine downs bomber
Strikes hit the region's Synelnykivsky area, where at least two children -- aged six and eight -- were among those killed, and the regional capital of Dnipro, the interior ministry said.
UAE floods: Embassy advises Indians to reschedule non-essential travel
Due to disruption caused by unprecedented weather conditions earlier this week, Dubai International Airport has temporarily limited the number of inbound flights, the advisory said.
Israel attacks Iran in retaliation, targets several towns including Teheran
Our sources are on high alert and will keep sending latest developments on the situtaion in West asia
US and UK issue new sanctions on Iran in response to Tehran’s weekend attack on Israel
Iran’s attack on Israel early Sunday came in response to what it says was an Israeli strike on Iran’s consulate in Syria earlier this month.
China and Indonesia call for cease-fire in Gaza
Indonesia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi told reporters that the two countries share the same view about the importance of a cease-fire.
Indonesia evacuating thousands after volcano erupts, causes tsunami threat
Authorities said they were rushing to evacuate more than 11,000 residents from the area around Tagulandang, home to around 20,000 people.
Trump meets with Polish president in New York
The Trump campaign said the two men discussed Duda's proposal for NATO countries to increase their target for defense spending from two percent of GDP to three percent.
India-US jet engine deal is revolutionary, says Defence Secretary Austin
The landmark deal was announced last June during the historic Official State Visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the US.