Modi discusses Kashmir elections in first talks
Reuters :Indian premier Narendra Modi told leaders from Jammu & Kashmir that elections would be held there after the region’s constituencies were reconfigured following the...
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Belarus moves Roman Protasevich, Sofia Sapega to house arrest
BBC Online :A Belarusian dissident who was taken off a Ryanair jet forced to land in Minsk has been transferred to house arrest, the authorities...
Canada: 600 graves found at Indigenous boarding school
Al Jazeera :Cowessess First Nation announced the discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves on the grounds of the former Marieval Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan,...
Many are feared dead after collapse of a tower in USA
Aljazeera :A wing of a 12-story beachfront apartment building collapsed in a town outside Miami early Thursday morning, killing at least one person while trapping...
McAfee founder found dead in Spanish jail
AFP, Madrid :Antivirus software pioneer John McAfee was found dead in his jail cell in Spain on Wednesday, officials said, shortly after a court approved...
Philippines’ ex-president ‘Noynoy’ Aquino dies
AFP, Manila :Former Philippine president Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino, the reserved 61-year-old bachelor from one of Asia’s most famous political families, died Thursday, the country’s foreign...
Russia’s daily virus cases, 20182 new cases
AFP, Moscow :Russia on Thursday reported more than 20,000 new coronavirus infections and 568 deaths, a peak not seen since January, as the country battles...
World powers meet in Berlin to discuss Libya crisis
Reuters :World powers met in Berlin on Wednesday to seek lasting peace in Libya by ensuring the conflict-racked North African country stays firmly on the...
3 killed in Lahore blast
BBC :At least three people have been killed and 13 others wounded after an explosion near the residence of the founder of armed group, Lashkar-e-Taiba...
Palestinians warn Israel delaying aid could reignite fighting
Al Jazeera :Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have warned Israel against delays in lifting restrictions imposed on the Hamas-ruled coastal enclave and impeding reconstruction after...
India says COVID Delta Plus ‘variant of concern’, 22 cases found
Agencies :India has declared a new coronavirus variant to be of concern after nearly two dozen cases had been detected across the country so far....
Russia fires warning shots at British destroyer in Black Sea
Reuters :A Russian military ship fired warning shots at British Royal Navy destroyer HMS Defender after it entered Russian waters in the Black Sea and...