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Peshawar: A police officer was killed and three others were abducted after terrorists launched an attack on a checkpost in northwest Pakistan Monday, an official said. According to District Police Officer (DPO) Salahuddin Kundi, the incident took place at a checkpost on the Shah Almas...

Dhaka: Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina requested a new passport Monday to facilitate her return from exile two years after she was ousted in a mass uprising. The government has been seeking her extradition from India and earlier dismissed suggestions she needed new identification...

Paris: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet his counterparts from the Group of 7 industrialised democracies Monday, with unresolved world crises on the agenda and questions about how President Donald Trump will approach foreign policy after his Republican Party's massive losses in the...

Tehran: The navy of Iran's Army announced that a "violating" oil tanker caught fire after hitting naval mines east of the Strait of Hormuz. In a statement on the army's website, the navy said Sunday the oil tanker had turned off its identification systems and...

Washington: US President Donald Trump said that renewed military strikes on Iran were "highly unlikely" as long as negotiations made progress, but did not rule out further military actions. In a phone interview with CNN, Trump claimed Sunday that the United States had already dealt...

Cairo: The death toll from Sunday's collision between two trains in Egypt's Giza governorate has risen to seven, with 112 others injured, Egypt's Ministry of Health and Population said. The ministry said in a statement that 45 patients had been discharged after their conditions improved...

New Delhi: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, French President Emmanuel Macron, Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and the UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan were among the world leaders who extended greetings on Diwali on Sunday. "Diwali carries a shared message of...

Tel Aviv: Israeli President Isaac Herzog has officially given opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot the first chance to form the next government. After the formal announcement Sunday evening, Eisenkot, who ran as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's main rival, now has to launch complicated negotiations with potential...

Washington: Conservative activists led by Jake Lang stormed Diwali celebrations in Seattle carrying placards calling for deporting all "dot heads", an act that was swiftly condemned by US lawmakers and community leaders. Lang and fellow activist Thomas Allen waved the American flag and carried placards...

Tehran: The navy of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said early Sunday two "violating" oil tankers attempting to pass through an "unauthorized" route in the Strait of Hormuz caught fire after hitting naval mines. In a statement on the IRGC's official news outlet Sepah...