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International

Russia offers mediation to ease Pakistan-Afghanistan tensions

Russia has offered to mediate in efforts to reduce rising tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, according to the Russian Foreign

4 Bangladeshis die as two migrant boats capsize off Libyan coast

Two migrant boats, carrying 95 irregular migrants, capsized off the coast of Al-Khoms in Libya, leaving four Bangladeshi nationals dead.

China urges citizens not to visit Japan over Taiwan row

China has urged its citizens not to travel to Japan and summoned the country’s ambassador in Beijing over Prime Minister

Pak army has always been influential – now its chief has new powers

Pakistan’s parliament has voted to give army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir new powers and lifetime immunity from arrest and

9 killed, 29 injured in blast at police station in India’s Kashmir

At least nine people were killed and 29 injured when a pile of confiscated explosives blew up at a police

US announces new military operation in Latin America

 US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Thursday a military operation to “remove narco-terrorists,” amid growing concerns that a US naval

Modi’s coalition set for big win in a key state election, bolstering his popularity

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling coalition is headed to win a key state election in a vote seen as

China’s retail sales and factory output weaken as consumer slump persists

Retail spending and industrial activity in China slowed in the latest monthly figures, underscoring the challenges authorities face in trying

US approves potential $330 million arms sale to Taiwan, first under Trump

The US approved the sale to Taiwan of fighter jet parts for $330 million, the Pentagon said late on Thursday,

Ukraine’s army chief visits besieged city as Zelensky confronts graft scandal

Ukraine’s top military commander said Thursday he visited troops holding the front line in a key eastern city besieged by