Scores feared dead in Pakistan suicide blast
Dawn : At least four people, including JUI-S leader Maulana Hamidul Haq Haqqani, were killed and several injured when a suicide blast ripped through the...
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Pope’s health condition improving
AFP : Pope Francis, battling pneumonia in both lungs, slept well and is resting, the Vatican said Thursday, after revealing the 88-year-old’s condition was slightly...
Thai deports 48 Uighurs to China
Al Jazeera : Thailand has deported at least 40 Uighurs to China’s Xinjiang region despite strong objections from activists and human rights groups, who warned...
Russia-US diplomats meet in Istanbul
AFP : Russian and US officials met in Istanbul on Thursday for talks on resolving embassy issues as the two countries aimed to restore ties,...
Israel shown ‘unprecedented disregard for human rights’ in Gaza
Agency : The UN Human Rights Chief accused Israel on Wednesday of showing an unprecedented disregard for human rights in its military actions in Gaza...
Iran’s govt hits out at crypto again as currency freefalls
Al Jazeera : Iranian authorities have again been cracking down on cryptocurrencies and online exchanges as the value of the national currency plummets in an...
Canada deports more people
Agency : Canada deported more people last year to hit its highest annual level of removals in about a decade, overwhelmingly deporting people whose refugee...
Taiwanese anxious over Trump’s handling of Ukraine war
Deutsche Welle : The black bag is fastened over Wu Ping-yen’s head. From a row of around a dozen people, all with hands tied behind...
Musk to attend US cabinet meets as workers brace
Reuters : Elon Musk, the billionaire adviser tasked with radically downsizing the US government, will attend President Donald Trump’s first cabinet meeting on Wednesday as...
Children freeze to death as Israel blocks aid delivery
Agency: Several children, including a newborn girl, have died overnight in Gaza because of the cold weather as Israel continues to largely restrict the entry...
4 dead in S Korea construction project collapse
Agency: At least four people died and six were injured on Tuesday after a collapse at a highway construction site in an area south of...
Russia praises ‘balanced’ US position on Ukraine war after UN vote
Al Jazeera: Russia has welcomed the Unites States’s “balanced position” after Washington voted with Moscow at the United Nations General Assembly to avoid condemnation of...