South Korea city wildfire fanned by strong winds, 300 residents evacuate homes
Reuters :About 300 people evacuated from their homes in South Korea’s eastern coastal city of Gangneung as strong winds and dry weather fanned a wildfire...
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Pakistan-administered Kashmir’s PM sacked by court in contempt case
Reuters :Pakistan administered Kashmir’s Prime Minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas was sacked from his office by a court on Tuesday in a contempt case, the court...
Imran Khan’s PTI releases white paper marking one year of ruling party’s governance
Dawn.com :The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) launched a white paper on Sunday to mark the first year of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) in power and...
China criticises Indian minister’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh
Reuters :China firmly opposes a visit by India’s home minister to Arunachal Pradesh and views his activities in the area as violating Beijing’s territorial sovereignty,...
UK royals unveil emoji, procession details for coronation
AFP :Britain’s royal family revealed new details Sunday about King Charles III’s coronation next month, including a new Twitter emoji based on the crown the...
Russian forces step up strikes on two key Ukrainian cities
Reuters :Russia’s forces kept up a barrage of attacks along the front concentrated in two Ukrainian cities in the eastern Donetsk region, Ukraine’s military reported,...
Pope appeals to Russians on Ukraine, decries Middle East violence, in Easter message
Reuters :Pope Francis appeared to ask Russians to seek the truth about their country’s invasion of Ukraine in his Easter message to the world on...
23 missing, four die in migrant shipwrecks off Tunisia
Reuters :At least 23 African migrants were missing and four died on Saturday after their two boats sank off Tunisia as they tried to cross...
Iran to send delegation to Saudi Arabia for embassy reopening
Reuters :An Iranian technical delegation will visit Saudi Arabia this week to prepare for the reopening of Iran’s embassy in Riyadh, the semi-official ISNA news...
Attack kills around 20 in eastern Congo; Islamic State claims responsibility
Reuters :Islamic State on Saturday claimed responsibility for an attack on a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that authorities said killed around 20...
India’s tiger population rises above 3,000
AFP :India’s wild tiger population by far the largest in the world has risen above 3,000, according to a census released on Sunday, boosting efforts...
Plastic pollution is scourge of English coastal region
AFP :On an early spring afternoon, Tregantle Beach is bathed in a dazzling light reminiscent of a painting by British landscape artist JMW Turner as...