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Family of mum, 29, 'assaulted on ro...

Family of mum, 29, 'assaulted on roadside' share heartbreaking up...

Family of mum, 29, 'assaulted on roadside' share heartbreaking update ### Woman Critically Injured Following Alleged Roadside Assault in County Tipperary A 29-year-old woman, Scarlett Faulkner, remains in a critical condition at Cork University Hospital following a severe roadside assault... read more »

Iran Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei vow...

Iran Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei vows revenge for father killed by US a...

Iran Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei vows revenge for father killed by US and Israel ### Iran’s Supreme Leader Declares Retaliation Over Father’s Demise in Early War Strikes **Tehran, Iran –** Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has issued a stern declaration, promising... read more »

Vladimir Putin declares Ukraine war ceas...

Vladimir Putin declares Ukraine war ceasefire and expects Zelensky to do sa...

Vladimir Putin declares Ukraine war ceasefire and expects Zelensky to do same **Orthodox Easter Nears Amidst Unilateral Ceasefire Declaration and Ukrainian Counter-Proposal** As the Orthodox Christian world prepares to observe Easter, a significant development has emerged from the ongoing conflict... read more »

Zohran Mamdani on 100 days as New York m...

Zohran Mamdani on 100 days as New York mayor

Zohran Mamdani on 100 days as New York mayor ## Mayor Mamdani Marks First 100 Days: A Multifaceted Agenda Unveiled **New York, NY** – As Mayor Zohran Mamdani reaches the significant milestone of his first 100 days in office, he has offered a comprehensive overview of his administration’s... read more »

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13 dead in China firework plant explosion

CHANGSHA – Thirteen people have been confirmed dead and one more remained missing after an explosion at a firework plant in central China’s Hunan Province on Monday, local authorities... read more »

Israeli Army kills suspected murderers of Jewish t...

Jerusalem: Two Palestinians suspected of having kidnapped and murdered three Jewish teenagers in June have been killed in an exchange of fire with... read more »

Lawyer: Uighur scholar in China gets life sentence

BEIJING – An outspoken scholar who championed China’s Uighur minority was convicted of separatism Tuesday by a Chinese court and sentenced to life... read more »

1,30,000 Syrian refugees reach Turkey fleeing IS

ANKARA, Turkey: The number of Syrian refugees who have reached Turkey in the past four days after fleeing the advance of Islamic State militants now totals... read more »

Two killed in explosions in China’s Muslim-domina...

Beijing: At least two persons were killed and several others injured in a series of explosions in China’s restive Muslim-dominated Xinjiang... read more »

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Iraqi Kurdistan seals Turkey deal

Iraqi Kurdistan seals Turkey deal

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Iraq has finalized a deal under which it will pump oil to Turkey. “The formalities were recently completed… the finalization of such cooperation is... read more »

Iran rejects Saudi Arabia, Qatar's call to join n-talks

Iran plans to increase production of 5% enriched u...

Washington – Iran is reportedly planning to increase its production of five percent enriched uranium, local official news agency said. Islamic... read more »

Syrian govt. rules out negotiating transfer of power at...

'Syria committed to Iran's participation in Geneva II meet'

London – The Syrian government has ruled out negotiating transfer of power during the Geneva peace conference due in January, but confirmed that it will... read more »

Israel warns of forging alliances with Sunni countries ...

Israel passes bill to annex part of Jordan Valley

London – Israel’s envoy to the United Kingdom has warned of formation of its new alliances with a number of predominantly Sunni countries, including... read more »

Israel approves new settlements in West Bank

Israel passes bill to annex part of Jordan Valley

Israeli authorities have green-lighted the construction of 800 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank. Israel’s Defence Ministry said on Monday it... read more »

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50 percent of Pakistanis support government: Survey

Islamabad – Fifty percent of Pakistan’s population supports the present government, with 49 percent favouring the opposition, a survey has found. An opinion poll conducted Aug 1-26 by the... read more »

Tajikistan's Imomali Rakhmon re-elected president

Tajikistan’s Imomali Rakhmon re-elected pres...

Tajikistan’s President Imomali Rakhmon has won a new seven-year term in Wednesday’s election, receiving 83.1 percent of the vote after... read more »

Maldives president hopes for credible poll

Maldives president hopes for credible poll

Male – Maldives President Mohamed Waheed Wednesday expressed the hope for a credible and successful presidential election later this week. He said this... read more »

Graft case filed against former Pak PM Ashraf

Graft case filed against former Pak PM Ashraf

Pakistan’s anti-graft watchdog on Wednesday filed a case against former premier Raja Pervez Ashraf over a Rs 22-billion scam in setting up power... read more »

Court orders Musharraf’s release

Court orders Musharraf's release

Islamabad – A Pakistan court Wednesday ordered the release of ex-president Pervez Musharraf from house arrest, two days after he was granted bail in... read more »

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WHO halts Gaza medical evacuations after worker killed

WHO halts Gaza medical evacuations after worker killed **Gaza Medical Evacuations Halted Amidst Investigation Following Staff Fatality** The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced an... read more »

Why JD Vance joined Pakistans last-ditch US-Iran mediation efforts

Why JD Vance joined Pakistans last-ditch US-Iran mediation efforts **Pakistan Facilitates Crucial US-Iran Dialogue Amidst Shifting Geopolitical Sands** In a significant development... read more »

UK blocks rapper Kanye West from entry over anti-Semitism and Nazi support

UK blocks rapper Kanye West from entry over anti-Semitism and Nazi support **UK Considers Entry Ban for Kanye West Amid Anti-Semitic Remarks** London, UK – The United Kingdom is... read more »

Afghanistan brands China peace talks with Pakistan useful

Afghanistan brands China peace talks with Pakistan useful ## Afghanistan Hails China-Brokered Talks with Pakistan as Constructive **KABUL, Afghanistan –** Afghanistan’s Ministry of... read more »

Tehran synagogue destroyed as US-Israeli strikes kill over a doze...

Tehran synagogue destroyed as US-Israeli strikes kill over a dozen **Tehran Reports Significant Damage Following Overnight Strikes; Synagogue Among Targeted Sites** Tehran, Iran – Overnight aerial... read more »