A member of the Nepalese army airlifts people stranded during the flood at Bhotekoshi river, Nepal, July 8, 2025. — Reuters Experts say flood might result of overflowing glacial lake in Tibet. In Nepal, missing includes six Chinese workers and three policemen. Torrential rain washes away “Friendship Bridge” linking China, Nepal. KATHMANDU: Over two dozen people were missing after torrential …
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A representational image depicting a black magic ritual. — Freepik Indian villagers beat a family of five to death and dumped their corpses in a lake, accusing them of “practising witchcraft” after the death of a boy, police said Tuesday. Three people have been arrested and have confessed to the crime, police in the northern state of Bihar said in …
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US President Donald Trump speaks as he signs documents in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US February 4, 2025. — Reuters Kyiv says it carried out drone attack on Russian ammunition factory. Russia says its forces captured village of Dachne in Dnipropetrovsk. Kyiv long feared halt to US aid after Trump returned to White House. KYIV: …
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A youth helps another climb from out of the water onto a platform at the beach of Sale during a heatwave in Rabat, Morocco, on June 29, 2025. — AFP PARIS: From Pakistan to Spain, Nigeria to Japan, the month of June was the hottest ever recorded in 12 countries and was exceptionally warm in 26 other countries, according to …
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday that he has formally nominated former U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, handing him a letter addressed to the Nobel Committee during a dinner at the White House. “He’s forging peace as we speak—in one country, in one region after another,” Netanyahu remarked while praising Trump’s diplomatic efforts across …
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Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus of the interim government of Bangladesh on March 28, 2025. — Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs DHAKA: Protests in Bangladesh that toppled the government last year triggered a diplomatic pivot, with Dhaka warming towards China after neighbouring India was angered by the ousting of its old ally Sheikh Hasina. One …
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The White House has welcomed Pakistan’s decision to nominate former U.S. President Donald Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, describing it as a recognition of his diplomatic efforts during a critical period in South Asia. At a press briefing, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the nomination, stating that Pakistan had acknowledged Trump’s role in helping to defuse …
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First responders attend to a vehicle pulled from the water in the aftermath of deadly flooding in Kerrville, Texas, U., July 6, 2025. —Reuters Ten campers, one counsellor still missing from all-girls summer camp Disaster declared, activating fresh federal funds, freeing up resources. President Trump disputes notion that job cuts contributed to disaster. The death toll from catastrophic flooding in …
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Russia’s former minister of transport Roman Starovoit arrives at a meeting of President Vladimir Putin with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, May 7, 2025. — Reuters Russia’s sacked transport minister has been found dead in his car outside Moscow with a gunshot wound and the principal hypothesis is that he took his own life, state …
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Sweden has announced reopening visa services in Islamabad. This development is a result of the bilateral political consultations between the two countries held in Stockholm on Wednesday last. The resumption of visa services, effective from today, will facilitate Pakistanis seeking to visit Sweden for short stays. Pakistani nationals can apply for a Schengen visa from within Pakistan for visits to …
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