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Mexican officials clear border tent camp as US pressure mounts to stem migrant influx
Mexico already has over 32,000 soldiers and National Guard troopers — about 11% of its total forces — assigned to enforcing immigration laws.
Chain-reaction collision in dense fog on Turkish motorway leaves at least 10 people dead, 57 injured
At least three intercity buses were involved in the crash.
Pakistan court halts trial of Imran Khan and Qureshi in cipher case until Jan 11
The cipher case pertains to the alleged mishandling of a diplomatic document sent by the Pakistan embassy in March last year.
Bangladesh jails former air force chief in opposition crackdown
The opposition has rejected the case as "baseless, false and fabricated", accusing the courts of following government instructions to imprison Hasina's opponents ahead of the January 7 poll.
Indonesia’s navy pushes a boat suspected of carrying Rohingya refugees out of its waters
The navy ship KRI Bontang-907 located the boat about 63 nautical miles (72 miles) off the Indonesian coast and drove it out, "ensuring that the boat did not return to Indonesian waters."
Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says war death toll hits 21,320
The health ministry in a statement also raised the alarm over the spread of disease among children and the overall lack of water, food and medicine in the besieged Strip.
Israeli embassy pulls video of imaginary Hamas attack in Seoul
Israel's relentless bombardment and ground invasion of the Gaza Strip have killed at least 21,110 people, mostly women and children, according to the latest toll from Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry.
Social media companies made USD 11 billion in US ad revenue from minors, Harvard study finds
The researchers also estimate that Snapchat derived the greatest share of its overall 2022 ad revenue from users under 18 (41%), followed by TikTok (35%), YouTube (27%), and Instagram (16%).
German political heavyweight Wolfgang Schaeuble dies at 81
Schaeuble, who was a minister under chancellors Helmut Kohl and Angela Merkel and also played a key role in German reunification in 1990, died peacefully in the night, the Bild daily reported.
16 years on, Pakistan’s first woman PM Benazir Bhutto’s death remains…
Bhutto was assassinated in a suicide bomb blast-cum-gun shooting attack outside the famous Liaquat Bagh as she was about to depart after addressing an election rally.
Michigan court rejects bid to bar Trump from 2024 ballot
But the high court said in a brief ruling it was "not persuaded that the questions presented should be reviewed by this court" ahead of Michigan's February 27 presidential primary.
Nawaz Sharif to become Pakistan’s PM for 4th time after elections in Feb: PML-N chief
The 73-year-old Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo is the only Pakistani politician who became the prime minister of the coup-prone country thrice.
Iran’s Guards link Hamas attack on Israel to general’s 2020 killing
Iran, which supports Hamas financially and militarily, has hailed the deadly attacks as a "success" but denied any direct involvement.
Death toll rises to almost 200 after attacks in central Nigeria
There are fears the death toll could rise further as some people remain missing, along with 500 people being injured and thousands displaced.
Jaishankar, Russian Dy PM sign agreement on Kudankulam nuclear power project
"Bilateral trade between India and Russia can increase from the present $50 billion to $100 billion in the next few years," said Jaishankar who is on a five-day visit to Russia.
Imran Khan’s aide Qureshi arrested in Adiala Jail for 15 days
The 67-year-old two-time former foreign minister was incarcerated in jail along with Khan in the cipher case but the apex court granted them bail in the case last week.
Homelessness soars in rural England as living costs hit poor
"The sharp rise in rural homelessness shows real-life impact of record house prices, huge waiting lists for social-rent housing and the boom in second homes and short-term lets," the CPRE charity said
Turkey parliament committee approves Sweden’s NATO bid
Sweden and Finland dropped decades of military non-alignment and sought to join the US-led defence organisation after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
Argentina’s new president lays off 5,000 government employees hired in 2023 before taking…
The move was part of a sweeping plan of cutbacks and devaluations announced by the right-wing libertarian since he took office on Dec. 10 to transform Argentina's struggling economy.
Alexei Navalny says ‘fine’ after transfer to Arctic penal colony
Navalny has been behind bars in Russia since January 2021, when he returned to Moscow after recuperating in Germany from nerve agent poisoning that he blamed on the Kremlin.