Half of Afghan women rarely leave home: UN
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Colombia declares three days mourning for quake victims
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Putin threatens to seize EU vessels if bloc targets Russia’s
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Ex-Chinese PM Zhu Rongji dies aged 97
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Border peace key to ties with China: India
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Mecca defence pact / Erdogan eyes expansion, courts Egypt
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Toyota ex-chief Okuda, pioneer of the Prius, dead at 93
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Pakistan interior minister in Iran to discuss regional security
12 August 2026
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New attacks on shipping as Iran war talks hit fresh impasse
12 August 2026
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Colombians dig through rubble as quake death toll surpasses 240
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Palestinian mothers search for milk
Amira al-Taweel scoured pharmacies in northern Gaza for milk to feed her child, but could not find a single bottle to satisfy his hunger.
2 June 2024
Iranian ex-president Ahmadinejad registers new bid for post
Ahmadinejad, 67, held the post for two straight terms from 2005 to 2013, a period marked by a standoff with the West especially over Iran's nuclear programme and his incendiary remarks on Israel.
2 June 2024
Arunachal Pradesh: BJP set to return to power
Ruling BJP is all set to return to power with three-fourths majority in the 60-member legislative assembly of north-eastern India state of Arunachal Pradesh as per the latest results and trends emerging from the counting of votes
2 June 2024
Heatstroke killed 33 Indian polling staff on last voting day: state election chief
At least 33 Indian polling staff died on the last day of voting from heatstroke in just one state, a top election official said Sunday, after scorching temperatures gripped swathes of the country
2 June 2024
Gautam Adani reclaims Asia's richest person title
Based on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, billionaire Gautam Adani has surpassed Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani to reclaim the title of richest person in Asia
2 June 2024
North Korea sends 600 more trash balloons over border, South says
North Korea has sent around 600 more trash-filled balloons containing everything from cigarette butts to plastic across the border, Seoul's military said Sunday, adding that security personnel were collecting them as they landed
2 June 2024
Israel's Netanyahu says 'thrilled' to address US Congress
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday he was "thrilled" to accept an invitation to address the US Congress, where he plans to "present the truth" about the Gaza war
2 June 2024
China probe successfully lands on far side of Moon
China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe successfully landed on the far side of the Moon to collect samples, state news agency Xinhua reported Sunday -- the latest leap for Beijing's decades-old space programme
2 June 2024
Kuwait's emir makes Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid crown prince
Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah issued a decree nominating Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid al-Sabah as crown prince, the state news agency KUNA reported on Saturday
1 June 2024
Modi set for return with a big margin
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led alliance is projected to win a big majority in the general election that concluded yesterday, TV exit polls said, suggesting it would do better than expected by most analysts.
1 June 2024
Israel pounds Gaza defying US truce plan
But Netanyahu took issue with Biden’s presentation of what was on the table, insisting on Friday the transition from one stage to the next was “conditional” and crafted to allow Israel to maintain its war aims.
1 June 2024
Indian election: How accurate are exit polls?
Voting for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections ended yesterday with the conclusion of the seventh phase. Before the final results scheduled for June 4, exit polls show the BJP-led coalition is set to win the election by a big margin.
1 June 2024
UN mission in Iraq to end after 2 decades
At the request of Baghdad, the UN Security Council unanimously decided Friday that the United Nations political mission in Iraq will leave the country at the end of 2025 after more than 20 years.
1 June 2024
ANC loses majority in South Africa
South Africa’s ruling ANC faced a search for allies to help it form a new government yesterday after it lost its three-decade-old absolute majority in a watershed election.
1 June 2024
Boat tragedy kills 20 in Afghanistan
Twenty people, including children, drowned when a boat sank during a river crossing in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province yesterday, a provincial official said.
1 June 2024
Russia attacks Ukraine energy sites
Russia fired a combined 100 missiles and drones at Ukraine overnight, in a barrage that targeted energy sites across the country, Ukrainian officials said yesterday.
1 June 2024
US seeking to build ‘Asia-Pacific version of Nato’
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin yesterday hailed a “new era of security” in the Asia-Pacific region, as Washington strengthens its network of alliances aimed at countering China’s growing military might and influence.
1 June 2024
People voted in record numbers to reelect NDA govt: Modi
Soon after exit polls showed his government returning to power for a third consecutive term in parliamentary elections, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tonight said people voted in record numbers to reelect the NDA government
1 June 2024
Modi set to return to power in India: exit polls
Two exit polls have shown the BJP making fresh gains in West Bengal
1 June 2024
Benapole-Mongla train service begins
Train service on the Benapole-Mongla route commenced this morning, with 500 passengers onboard
1 June 2024