Ten killed in knife rampage in Canada
A series of stabbings in two communities in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan left 10 people dead and 15 wounded, authorities said Sunday. Police are…
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Kyrgyzstan’s first female president named UN envoy to Afghanistan
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has named former Kyrgyzstan president Roza Otunbayeva as the UN’s new special representative for Afghanistan, his office said. According…
Pakistan eye revenge against India in second Asia Cup clash today
With the determination to avenge their opening defeat at the hands of the Men in Blue, Pakistan will take on arch-rivals India once again in…
US announces $1.1 billion military aid to Taiwan
The United States has approved the potential sale of $1.1bn in weapons to Taiwan, the Pentagon announced, in a move that will likely worsen already…
Bankrupt Sri Lanka’s deposed president ‘to return home’
Bankrupt Sri Lanka’s deposed former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa is expected to end his self-imposed exile in Thailand and return home on Saturday, a top defence…
Trump confronts govt in court battle over seized papers
An increasingly high-stakes standoff between Donald Trump and federal investigators lands in court on Thursday, after days of headline-grabbing revelations surrounding highly classified documents seized…
Afghanistan mosque blast martyred 18, including top cleric
A huge bomb blast on Friday at one of the biggest mosques in western Afghanistan martyred at least 18 people, including an influential cleric who…
Sri Lanka gains IMF’s provisional agreement for $2.9bn loan
Sri Lanka has reached a preliminary agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a loan of about $2.9 billion, the global lender said on…
Sri Lanka reaches initial IMF deal for $2.9 billion loan
Sri Lanka has reached a preliminary agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a loan of about $2.9 billion, the global lender said on…
Wife of ex-Malaysian PM Najib found guilty of bribery
The wife of ex-Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has been sentenced to ten years in prison on each of three bribery charges. According to international…