Over 200 prisoners break out of Pakistani jail
Reuters: More than 200 inmates escaped from a jail in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi late on Monday when they overpowered prison guards after...
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Lee Jae-myung elected as S Korean president, exit polls say
The Guardian: Exit polls in South Korea have projected that Lee Jae-myung will become the country’s new president after a snap election triggered by a...
Any Trump deal with Iran must tackle nuclear watchdog’s blind spots
Reuters: UN inspectors monitoring Iran’s Fordow nuclear site confronted a major gap in their knowledge last year as they watched trucks carrying advanced uranium-enriching centrifuges...
US pushes countries for best offers by Wednesday as tariff deadline looms
REUTERS: The Trump administration wants countries to provide their best offer on trade negotiations by Wednesday as officials seek to accelerate talks with multiple partners...
Ukraine-Russia talks start in Istanbul
International Desk : Ukrainian and Russian delegations have begun a second round of peace talks in Istanbul, where they are set to exchange plans for...
Iran demands sanctions relief guarantee in nuclear talks with US
AL Jazeera : Iran has demanded that the United States clarify exactly how sanctions will be lifted if the two sides are to reach a...
UN chief calls for ‘independent’ investigation after Gaza aid deaths
AFP : UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Monday for an independent investigation into the deaths of at least 31 Palestinians near a US-backed aid...
Multiple burn injuries in attack at Gaza hostage protest in US
AFP: Several people suffered burns and other injuries Sunday in the US state of Colorado in what the FBI called a “targeted terror attack” against...
Indonesia quarry collapse kills 19
Agencies : A rock collapse at a quarry at Cirebon in West Java province has killed 19 people, injured eight and there are six still...
China warns US not to ‘play with fire’ over Taiwan
Al Jazeera : Beijing says the US is touting Cold War mentality after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth calls China a threat to the region.China has...
Myanmar junta extends ceasefire again after earthquake
AFP : Myanmar’s junta has extended a post-earthquake truce, after the expiry of a previous humanitarian ceasefire it was accused of flouting with a continued...
Floods kill 110 people in Nigeria
BBC Online : At least 110 people have died in floods caused by torrential rain in central Nigeria, officials have told the BBC.The rainfall lasted...