Ex-PM Khan’s aide, TV channel face sedition charges in Pakistan | News
Gov’t accuses Shahbaz Gill of inciting mutiny in the military in relation to comments broadcast on ARY TV. A close
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Sri Lanka ex-leader Gotabaya Rajapaksa seeks entry into Thailand | Protests News
Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled Sri Lanka amid mass protests, requests entry into Thailand after weeks in Singapore. Former
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What has sparked the latest tensions in Nagorno-Karabakh? | Conflict
A ceasefire has been in force in the disputed South Caucasus region of Nagorno-Karabakh since 2020. The already fragile agreement
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End protest crackdown: UN, rights groups tell Sri Lanka president | Protests News
The United Nations and several prominent international human rights organisations have condemned the repeated use of emergency regulations against peaceful
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Photos: Afghans paying the price for peace since Taliban takeover | In Pictures News
Rows of mud huts put together in a rush. Plastic roofs popping out in the dusty spaces. Improvised tents tucked
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Photos: Muslims worldwide mark holy day of Ashura | Religion News
Ashura is observed on the tenth day of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic lunar calendar, by all Muslims,
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Modi’s party loses crucial Indian state after ally switches sides | News
Prime Minister Modi’s party loses power in Bihar, India’s third-most populous state after coalition collapses. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party
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Last month was one of the warmest Julys on record, says UN | Climate Crisis News
UN says temperatures nearly half a degree above average last month, as EU monitor records record-low Antarctic sea ice. Last
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Sri Lanka asks China to postpone ship visit after India protests | Military News
New Delhi fears its bigger and more powerful rival China will use Hambantota port as a military base in India’s
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Russia launches Iranian satellite into space from Kazakhstan base | Space News
The launch signals the beginning of ‘strategic cooperation’ between the two countries in the space industry, according to the Iranian
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