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PML-N nominates Shehbaz Sharif as prime ministerial candidate
Shehbaz Sharif is nominated for the slot of prime minister while Maryam Nawaz, daughter of Nawaz Sharif, is nominated for the slot of chief minister of Punjab province.
Syrian returnees face ‘gross human rights abuses’: UN
It documented violations and abuses, including arbitrary detention, torture, sexual violence and abductions, carried out by the Syrian government.
CIA, Mossad chiefs, Qatar PM meet Egyptians on Gaza truce: Egypt media
Al-Qahera News, which has links to Egyptian intelligence, reported the "quartet meeting" as international pressure grows for a truce between Israel and Hamas.
PM Modi in UAE to open Middle East’s largest Hindu temple, deepen trade links
DUBAI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi started a visit to the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday to inaugurate the Middle East's largest Hindu temple and boost investment and trade links.
The two governments signed deals, including a framework…
Nine trapped in Turkish gold mine landslide
Experts and local officials said the search was complicated by the presence of cyanide in the ground.
A Day of National Relief for India on Rare Diplomatic Feat at Doha
It's a great relief for distressed Indian families and an achievement for External Affairs Minister Jaishankar under PM Modi's leadership
Yemen’s Houthi rebels suspected of missile attack targeting ship in Bab el-Mandeb Strait
No one was wounded in the attack and the ship was continuing on its journey, the British military’s United Kingdom Trade Operations center said in a statement.
US defence chief Lloyd Austin ‘admitted to critical care unit’: Pentagon
Austin's hospitalization comes weeks after it emerged that the 70-year-old had kept previous hospital stays secret and had not immediately informed US President Joe Biden of a cancer diagnosis.
Egypt is threatening to void its decades-old peace treaty with Israel. What does that mean?
Here's a look at the history of the treaty that has been held through two Palestinian uprisings and a series of wars between Israel and Hamas and what could happen if it is nullified.
Former Pak PM Sharif’s PML-N party secures support of one more independent candidate
Two independent members of Pakistan's National Assembly have joined PML-N, led by Nawaz Sharif, following a hung parliament. This decision adds to PML-N's coalition efforts after another independent candidate aligned with PTI joined the…
Shooter opens fire in Houston’s Lakewood Church
The shooting ended when two off-duty officers, who were working security, returned fire on a woman who police say entered the building with a long rifle and a backpack.
Pakistan polls: Jamaat-i-Islami candidate forfeits seat in Sindh
Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said that he took the unusual step to highlight the alleged rigging in many constituencies during the February 8 polls.
EU’s Borrell urges Israel allies to stop sending weapons
The chief EU diplomat also slammed an order by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the more than one million Palestinians sheltering in the Gaza city of Rafah need to be "evacuated" ahead of a planned Israeli military operation…
US says Gaza hostage deal ‘possible,’ with ‘tremendous’ benefits
Sources said that CIA Director William Burns is expected Tuesday in Cairo for a new round of talks on a Qatari-mediated deal after Israel rejected the initial response last week from Hamas.
This small New York village made guns for 200 years; now, what next as Remington announces exit
Gun-making dominates and defines Ilion. It’s entwined with the town the way car production is with Detroit.
Donald Trump threatens to ‘encourage’ attack of NATO members behind on payments
With US lawmakers debating new aid for Ukraine ahead of the second anniversary of Russia's invasion, the former president has repeatedly said it was unfair to commit the United States to defending NATO's 30 other member nations.
Iran marks the 45th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution as tensions grip the wider Middle East
Thousands of Iranians marched through major streets and squares decorated with flags, balloons and banners with revolutionary and religious slogans.
Pak parties intensify efforts to form coalition government after split verdict in Feb 8 elections
Amidst allegations of vote rigging and inordinate delay in announcing the results, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Sunday published the results of 264 out of 265 contested seats in the 266-member National Assembly.
Al-Shabab claims attack in Somali capital that kills 4 Emirati troops and 1 Bahraini officer
Al-Shabab, or “the youth” in Arabic, is a Sunni Islamic extremist group in Somalia born out of that country's years of anarchy following its 1991 civil war.
Russia launches 45 drones in mass barrage of Ukraine as Kyiv continues war cabinet reshuffle
The five-and-a-half-hour attack targeted agricultural facilities and coastal infrastructure, officials for Ukraine’s southern defense forces wrote on Telegram.