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US says ‘confident’ Pakistan can secure nukes after Biden uproar
AFP :The United States said on Monday that it had confidence in Pakistan’s ability to control its nuclear arsenal after President Joe Biden expressed alarm,...
Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka wins 2022 Booker Prize
Reuters :Sri Lankan writer Shehan Karunatilaka won the Booker Prize on Monday for his second novel “The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida,” about a dead...
Helicopter crash kills 6 in India
ANI :A helicopter carrying pilgrims to Kedarnath in India’s Himalayan region crashed on Tuesday, killing all six on board, a police official said.Two pilots and...
UN Security Council split over security force for Haiti
AFP :The UN Security Council split on Monday over sending an international force to Haiti to help with deteriorating security and a surge in cholera...
Russian military jet crash leaves 13 dead as search ends
AFP :At least 13 people, including three children, were killed after a Russian military plane crashed into a residential area of Yeysk, a town in...
UK PM Truss apologises for risking economic stability with tax plans
Al Jazeera :Prime Minister Liz Truss has apologised for threatening the United Kingdom’s economic stability after she was forced to scrap her vast tax-cutting plans...
Afghan women protest after students expelled from university dorms
AFP :About 30 Afghan women protested in front of Kabul University on Tuesday after authorities expelled students from the dormitories allegedly for breaking rules.The protesters...
Bankrupt Sri Lanka slashes fuel prices
AFP :Crisis-hit Sri Lanka slashed fuel prices on Monday, the second cut in as many weeks, after the World Bank warned that the economy will...
Asia Pacific has multiple challenges to reach disadvantaged population :FAO
International Desk :Global conflicts, a lingering pandemic, inflation, erratic swings in the price of energy, fertilizers and basic foods were some of the major challenges...
Tharoor sees revival of Congress, Kharge stresses unity to build party
ANI :Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor, who is pitted against party veteran Mallikarjun Kharge for the post of the Congress president on Monday, said the revival...
Ukraine war Several explosions heard in Kyiv
AFP :Several explosions were heard Monday morning in Kyiv, exactly a week after Russian missile strikes on the Ukrainian capital, AFP journalists said.Three blasts occurred...