Baghdad, July 18 (AP): A US drone attack targeted a truck for an Iran-backed militia in eastern Syria on Sunday, destroying the vehicle without causing any casualties, two Iraqi militia officials said.
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Washington, July 17 (IANS): The Bootleg Fire, the largest blaze currently raging in the US state of Oregon, has grown to more than 227,000 acres, an area larger than New York City, with only 7 per cent containm
Kabul/New Delhi, July 17 (IANS): In a hard-hitting speech, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said more than 10,000 ‘jihadi fighters entered the country from Pakistan in the last month, while Islamabad had fai
Budapest, July 17 (IANS): The Hungarian government is preparing to introduce a third Covid-19 vaccine from Aug. 1, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said.
"As a rule of thumb, the third vaccination can b
Kabul/New Delhi, July 17 (IANS): The Taliban are practicing what the Pakistan Army and the intelligence service are telling them, according to an editorial published in a Kabul-based newspaper on Saturday.
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Sao Paulo, July 17 (IANS): Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro remains hospitalised in Sao Paulo as he undergoes treatment for an intestinal obstruction, with no plan for an immediate discharge.
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Berlin, July 17 (AP): The death toll from disastrous flooding in western Europe rose above 150 on Saturday as rescue workers toiled to clear up the devastation and prevent further damage.
Police said that mo
Washington, July 17 (PTI): The Biden administration and US lawmakers have mourned the death of Indian journalist Danish Siddiqui, who was killed in Afghanistan while covering the fighting between Afghan troops
Washington, July 17 (PTI): In yet another sign of strengthening India-US defense relationship, the US Navy has handed over the first two MH-60R Multi Role Helicopters (MRH) to the Indian Navy.
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BERLIN, July 16 (AP): More than 120 people have died in devastating floods across parts of western Germany and Belgium, officials said Friday, as search and rescue operations continued for hundreds more still u
Rome, July 16 (AP): Pope Francis cracked down on Friday on the spread of the old Latin Mass, reversing one of Pope Benedict XVI's signature decisions in a major challenge to traditionalist Catholics.
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Bogota, July 16 (IANS): Colombian authorities announced that they were investigating three more citizens, including a former police officer, over their alleged involvement in the assassination of Haitian Presid
Washington, July 16 (IANS): US President Joe Biden raised his concerns to visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel over the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project, warning Russia not to weaponise the energy.
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Kabul, July 16 (IANS): The governor of Afghanistan's Badghis province and the Taliban have agreed to an unofficial ceasefire to end fighting in the provincial capital of Qala-e-Naw city.
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Durban, July 16 (IANS): Indian-origin residents in South Africa have organised armed groups to defend their families and businesses following the ongoing black mob violence in the country since July 7.
Berlin, July 15 (AP): The head of the World Health Organisation acknowledged it was premature to rule out a potential link between the COVID-19 pandemic and a laboratory leak, and he said Thursday he is asking
Washington, July 16 (IANS): US President Joe Biden said on Thursday the US is only sending marines to bolster security at its embassy in Haiti but the idea of sending American troops into the Caribbean cou
Kabul, July 16 (PTI): Danish Siddiqui, a Pulitzer Prize winner Indian photojournalist who worked for Reuters news agency, has been killed in Afghanistan while covering the fierce fighting between Afghan troops
Berlin, July 16 (AP): The death toll from devastating floods across parts of western Germany and Belgium rose above 90 on Friday, as the search continued for hundreds of people still unaccounted for and officia
Johannesburg, July 16 (IANS): A total of 117 people have lost their lives during violent protests which have been taking place for a week in South Africa, said Acting Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo N