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Israeli airstrikes in Gaza ahead of high-level cease-fire talks in Egypt
CAIRO: Multiple Israeli airstrikes killed at least three dozen Palestinians in southern Gaza, health workers said Saturday, as officials including a Hamas delegation gathered for high-level cease-fire talks in neighbouring Egypt.
Among…
Roadside bomb kills at least 2 children in restive southwest Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan: A roadside bomb attached to a motorcycle went off near a police office in restive southwestern Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least two children and wounding 15 people, authorities said.
Local police official Mujirbur…
Pakistan to introduce polymer plastic currency by year-end
KARACHI: Pakistan's central bank will introduce a new polymer plastic currency banknote later this year while also redesigning all existing banknotes to enhance security and incorporate hologram features.
State Bank of Pakistan Governor…
Biden talks with Zelensky, announces new military aid for Kyiv
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday and announced that Washington will provide new military aid for Kyiv, the White House said.
"I am proud we will announce a new package…
A German city attack kills three and critically injures at least five.
SOLINGEN: An attacker with a knife killed three people and seriously wounded at least five late on Friday at a festival in the western German city of Solingen, authorities said.
Witnesses alerted police shortly after 9:30 p.m. to an…
UN watchdog wants action on UK ‘racist acts and violence’
GENEVA: A United Nations committee voiced concern Friday about recurring racist violence in Britain, calling for measures to curb "racist hate speech" by politicians after recent anti-immigration riots.
The Committee on the Elimination…
Lebanon says Israeli strikes on south kill eight
BEIRUT: Lebanon said Israeli strikes killed eight people, including a child, in southern districts on Friday, with Hezbollah saying the other seven dead were fighters.
It was one of the highest single-day tolls for the Iran-backed group…
PM reiterated India’s commitment to Ukraine peace process: EAM Jaishankar
Kyiv: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday described Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first visit to Ukraine as a "landmark" moment, noting that Modi reaffirmed India's readiness to support efforts for an early return to peace in…
14 die after bus falls into Marsyangdi river in Nepal
KATHMANDU: At least 14 people were killed and 16 others injured after an Indian tourist bus veered off the highway and fell 150 metres into the fast-flowing Marsyangdi River in central Nepal on Friday, authorities said.
The bus from…
Bangladesh has revoked diplomatic passport of ex-PM Hasina
DHAKA: Bangladesh's interim government revoked the diplomatic passport of ousted premier Sheikh Hasina on Thursday, after she fled a student-led uprising earlier this month.
The interior ministry said in a statement that Hasina's…
Six-year-old Vietnamese boy rescued alive after five days
Yen Bai province: six-year-old boy who was missing for five days has been found deep in a forest in Vietnam.
Dang Tien Lam, a resident of Van Yen district in Yen Bai province, disappeared on August 17 while playing in a stream with his…
Botswana unveils historic 2,492-carat diamond
Gaborone: Botswana has recently made headlines with the discovery of an extraordinary 2,492-carat diamond, one of the largest ever unearthed globally. The monumental find was made at one of the country’s mines, reinforcing Botswana’s status…
Gunmen open fire on a school van in Pakistan’s Punjab province
LAHORE, Pakistan: Gunmen opened fire on a school van in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province Thursday, killing two children and wounding six other people, police and officials said.
Authorities said the driver, who was among the wounded,…
PM Modi holds security and trade talks with Poland’s leaders
WARSAW: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was greeted on Thursday by his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk before heading to Kyiv for top-level meetings. The two leaders are expected to sign bilateral strategic cooperation agreements covering…
Sicily divers seek last missing from UK tycoon shipwreck
PORTICELLO: Searches resumed Thursday for the last person missing after a superyacht carrying UK tech tycoon Mike Lynch sank off Sicily, with divers recovering a fifth body from the wreck.
Specialist divers working with an underwater…
PM Modi’s landmark visit to Ukraine set for Aug. 23
New Delhi/Warsaw: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Ukraine and discuss bilateral relations and multilateral cooperation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Aug 23, confirmed the Ukrainian presidential office on Monday.…
Hezbollah fires more than 50 rockets, hitting Israel
Tel Aviv: Lebanon’s Hezbollah on Wednesday launched more than 50 rockets, hitting a number of private homes in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights.
The attack came a day after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with fellow…
Journalists detained, Hindu teachers forced to resign in Bangladesh
Dacca: Despite an interim government having taken over in Bangladesh nearly two weeks ago, the situation is yet to limp back to normalcy. Journalists are being arrested, while Hindu teachers are losing their jobs. Further, students have set…
Moscow comes under one of the largest Ukrainian drone attacks
MOSCOW: Moscow came under one of the largest attacks yet by Ukrainian drones since the start of fighting in 2022, Russian authorities reported Wednesday, saying they destroyed all of those headed toward the capital.
Russia downed 45…
Blinken ends latest Mideast visit without a cease-fire
DOHA, Qatar: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken ended his ninth visit to the Middle East since the war in Gaza began without securing any major breakthrough for a cease-fire deal, warning on Tuesday that “time is of the essence” even as…
