4 civilians killed in Ukraine in missile attacks
Russia launched its latest barrage of hypersonic and cruise missiles against Ukrainian targets early Monday, striking near the front lines of fighting in the east as well as in central and western parts of the country, officials said. At least four civilians were reported killed and at least 30 injured. Western...
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SL Navy ready to despatch ship to Red Sea
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SC quashes life-long disqualification of Pak lawmakers
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Muizzu to sign pacts to bolster ties with China
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Fire in Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh damages more than 1,000 shelters
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4 killed, 3 injured in attack in Pak’s restive northwest
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Nomination papers of 76% of PTI candidates accepted: SC told
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Qureshi declared ineligible to contest from stronghold
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IS group claims responsibility for a minibus blast in Kabul
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a minibus explosion in the Afghan capital late Saturday that killed at least two people. Fourteen others were wounded in the attack in Kabul’s western Shiite neighbourhood of Dashti Barchi, according to police spokesperson Khalid Zadran. The Sunni militant group said its members detonated...
Japan prosecutors make first arrest in the political fundraising scandal
Japanese prosecutors made their first arrest Sunday in connection with a major political slush funds scandal that has rocked Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s already unpopular government. Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office apprehended former vice-education minister Yoshitaka Ikeda on suspicion of failing to report fundraising proceeds he received from his faction...
Survivors struggle to rebuild three months after quake in Afghanistan
A 6.3 magnitude quake on October 7 killed and injured thousands of people in Afghanistan’s west. Three months on, survivors are struggling to rebuild their lives. Some families are living in canvas-coloured tents in Zinda Jan district, the quake’s epicentre in the province of Herat, where every home was flattened. People...
Snow hinders rescue drive and aid deliveries to isolated communities
Rescue teams worked through snow to deliver supplies to isolated hamlets, six days after a powerful earthquake hit western Japan, killing at least 126 people. Heavy snowfall expected in Ishikawa Prefecture later Sunday and through the night added to the urgency. After Monday’s 7.6 magnitude temblor, 222 people were still unaccounted...
Over 100 evacuate Belgorod while soldiers celebrate Orthodox Xmas on front line
More 100 residents of the Russian border city of Belgorod have evacuated to an area further from the Ukrainian border, local officials said. “On behalf of the regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov, we met the first Belgorod residents who decided to move to the safest place. More than 100 people were...
China sanctions 5 US defence companies
China announced sanctions on Sunday on five American defence-related companies in response to US arms sales to Taiwan and US sanctions on Chinese companies and individuals. The sanctions will freeze any property the companies have in China and prohibit organisations and individuals in China from doing business with them, the Foreign...
Sunak pledges action over Post Office scandal
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday said that the government is reviewing the compensation process in an accounting scandal that wrongly accused hundreds of sub-postmasters of fraud, many of them of Indian heritage. During an interview with the BBC, Sunak was asked about the historic scandal involving a faulty IT...
