India imposes curfew in strife-hit areas of Manipur state
India imposed a curfew in the capital and some areas of its restive state of Manipur on Thursday, after scores of students were injured in…
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Powerful blast in Uzbek capital kills one, injures 162
One person was killed and 162 injured by a powerful explosion on Thursday at a warehouse near Tashkent’s airport that sparked a fire and shattered…
Iraq Wedding Hall Fire Kills More Than 100, Injures 150
A fire that raced through a hall hosting a Christian wedding in northern Iraq killed at least 100 people and injured 150 others, authorities said…
Saudi Arabia plans tougher IAEA checks
Saudi Arabia said on Monday it has decided to end light-touch oversight of its nuclear activities by the UN atomic watchdog and switch to full-blown…
General Milley regrets being ‘lightning rod for politicisation of US military’
General Mark Milley faced repeated crises at home and abroad during a tumultuous term as America’s top military officer, becoming one of the most well-known…
Swedish police open arson case after mosque fire
Swedish police said on Tuesday that they were investigating whether a fire that reduced a mosque to rubble the previous day in central Sweden was…
South Korea, China and Japan make plans for rare summit
South Korean, Chinese and Japanese senior diplomats agreed on Tuesday that their national leaders should meet at the “earliest convenient time,” Seoul’s Foreign Ministry said…
Cuban embassy in US attacked with Molotov cocktails
An assailant attacked the Cuban Embassy in the United States capital of Washington, DC with two Molotov cocktails, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla said…
South Korea holds rare military parade amid North’s nuclear threat
South Korea kicked off its first large-scale military parade in a decade, with weapons ranging from ballistic missiles to attack helicopters due to roll through…
Canadian Sikh group urges followers to protest outside Indian embassies
A Canadian Sikh group has called on its members to protest outside the Indian diplomatic missions of main Canadian cities on Monday, a week after…