Dhaka, April 24 (IANS) A series of lightning strikes in Bangladesh killed nine people in less than two hours amidst heavy rain, officials said on Monday.
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Islamabad, April 23 (IANS) Former Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has warned that the country's current economic and political crisis has all the makings of attracting a military takeover, noti
Washington, April 23 (IANS) US President Joe Biden announced that the American military conducted an operation to extract the country's government personnel from Khartoum as the violence in Sudan continues
Unitted Nations, April 23 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on the international community to accelerate climate action with deeper, faster emissions cuts.
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Lisbon, April 23 (IANS) On his visit to Portugal, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Saturday that it is necessary to "choose a third way" to build peace for the war in Ukraine.
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Seoul, April 23 (IANS) About 60 per cent of South Koreans in their 20s and 30s said unification with North Korea is not necessary, a survey showed on Sunday, amid a prolonged impasse in inter-Korean relations a
Islamabad, April 23 (IANS) Pakistans state-owned entities (SOEs) are the worst in South Asia and their combined losses growing faster than assets, resulting in a significant annual drain on scarce public resour
Moscow, April 22 (IANS) The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that it has decided to "mirror" Germany's "hostile" actions and expel German diplomats from the country.
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New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) New rules governing the transfer of rural land in China have sparked concerns that the ruling Communist Party may be gearing up for the mass confiscation and reallocation of farmland
United Nations, April 22 (IANS) UN Women has voiced concern over the dire impact of Sudan's ongoing violent conflict on women and girls and called for immediate action against sexual violence.
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Seoul, April 22 (IANS) South Korea and the Indo-Pacific partners of the NATO discussed expanding cooperation to counter North Korea's escalating provocations, Seoul's Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
Tripoli, April 22 (IANS) The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Libya Abdoulaye Bathily called on the people of the country to unite in order to achieve lasting peace, stability and prosperi
Los Angeles, April 22 (IANS) A new Omicron subvariant is spreading in the United States, and has accounted for nearly 10 per cent of new weekly Covid-19 cases reported across the country, according to data upda
Islamabad, April 21 (IANS) Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif and PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Friday met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, according to a media report.
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United Nations, April 21 (IANS) The ongoing heavy fighting in Sudan is putting tens of thousands of pregnant women in danger, making it too perilous to venture outside their homes to seek urgent medical care, w
Washington, April 21 (IANS) Even as the Republican Party is still weighing in options between former US President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Trump is wasting no time to oust his rival DeSan
Washington, April 21 (IANS) The US Senate confirmed Indian-American Radha Iyengar Plumb as the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment y a bipartisan 68-30 vote.
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United Nations, April 21 (IANS) UN Children's Fund (Unicef) Executive Director Catherine Russell has warned that escalating military clashes in Sudan has put millions of children at risk.
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Islamabad, April 21 (IANS) After taking oath as the 15th Prime Minister of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), Chaudhry Anwarul Haq said that he contested as an independent candidate because the Pakistan Tehreek-e
London, April 20 (IANS) A group of Pakistani doctors associated with the Conservative Party in the UK has claimed that it has lost over 200 members after UK Home Secretary and Member of Parliament Suella Braver