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Travel expert picks 10 destinations you will love visiting in 2026

Travel expert picks 10 destinations you will love visiting in 2026 **Emerging Destinations: A Glimpse into the Future of Travel in 2026** As the world continues to evolve, so too does the landscape of travel. Anticipating shifts in tourism trends and emerging hotspots, industry experts are already... read more »

Arsenal boss Wenger desperate to sign Benzema in January
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Desperate mum jumps off dock to rescue girl, 4, who fell into water by Carn...

Desperate mum jumps off dock to rescue girl, 4, who fell into water by Carnival Sunrise **Bahamian Port Incident: Mother’s Swift Action Saves Child Near Cruise Ship** Celebration Key, Bahamas – A four-year-old girl was rescued from the waters of Celebration Key on Monday, following an... read more »

Two South Korean firms in Kaesong to close operations
U.S. operations in Syria against Islamic...

U.S. operations in Syria against Islamic State kill seven, capture fighters

U.S. operations in Syria against Islamic State kill seven, capture fighters **U.S. Military Operations in Syria Intensify Following Soldier Fatalities, Resulting in Casualties and Captures** In the wake of the deaths of two U.S. service members earlier this month, the United States military has... read more »

Kerry denies tensions between U.S., Saudi Arabia
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Tensions between Saudi Arabia and UAE spike with bombing of port

Tensions between Saudi Arabia and UAE spike with bombing of port **Widening Rift: Saudi Airstrike in Yemen Signals Deepening Divide with UAE** The complex geopolitical landscape of the Persian Gulf has become further complicated by a recent Saudi Arabian airstrike in Yemen, targeting what Saudi... read more »

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Israeli Army kills suspected murderers of Jewish teens

Jerusalem: Two Palestinians suspected of having kidnapped and murdered three Jewish teenagers in June have been killed in an exchange of fire with Israeli security forces in the West Bank early... 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... 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 »

Al-Qaida affiliate in Syria kills captive Lebanese sold...

9:53 P.M. The Nusra Front, al Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria, has killed one of the Lebanese soldiers it had been holding in captivity, Lebanese security... read more »

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

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

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

Israel passes bill to annex part of Jordan Valley

Israel warns of forging alliances with Sunni count...

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

Syrians fleeing war face hardship in Balkans

Syrians fleeing war face hardship in Balkans

Thousands of Syrian and other refugees from the West Asia and Africa, who make a dangerous journey from their war-ravaged countries, often end up in crammed... read more »

Six Syrian Islamist factions unite in bid to oust Assad

Six Syrian Islamist factions unite in bid to oust Assad

Johannesburg – Six Islamist rebel factions in Syria have united and declared a new Islamic Front with an aim to oust President Bashar al-Assad and... 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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Kate Bush reveals friend is one of missing after Devon Christmas Day swim **Singer Kate Bush Expresses Grief as Search Continues for Swimmer Lost Off Devon Coast** Renowned... read more »

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