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Peshawar: A police constable was shot dead by an unidentified assailant in a terrorist attack in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province Sunday, police said. The incident took place in the mountainous district of Buner. According to preliminary reports, Constable Miskeen Zada was sitting inside a police...

Kyiv: A Ukrainian attack in southwest Russia killed one person and wounded three more, local officials said Sunday, as Kyiv's forces continued to bombard Russia's oil facilities. The head of Russia's Samara region, Gov Vyacheslav Fedorishchev, said that a child was among the injured. He...

Hanoi: The mortal remains of the 15 Indian nationals who died in a boat accident in Vietnam are being transported to Ho Chi Minh City and will be flown back to India at the earliest after official formalities are completed, the Indian Embassy in Vietnam...

New Delhi: India Sunday condemned the attack on a merchant vessel with 11 Indian nationals on board off the coast of Oman, stating that the targeting of civilian shipping and infrastructure in the region must end. Ten Indian nationals have been rescued while one is...

Dubai: The United States attacked Iran early Sunday morning over an Iranian strike on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz that set the container ship ablaze and forced its crew to abandon it. Iran apparently responded with attacks targeting Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the United...

Caracas: The death toll from the June 24 earthquakes in Venezuela has risen to 4,333, National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said. Rodriguez Saturday said 16,740 people were injured and 6,462 had been rescued. Authorities have set up 94 temporary camps sheltering more than 18,000 people....

Hanoi: Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has ordered a comprehensive investigation into the speedboat capsizing off Phu Quoc Island that claimed the lives of 15 Indian tourists, while assuring that strict action would be taken against those found responsible for the tragedy, according to...

Dubai: Iran said the Strait of Hormuz was closed once again after a warning shot fired by its military struck a vessel using an unauthorised route in the critical waterway, further jeopardising the already tenuous ceasefire agreement with the United States. US Central Command said...

Auckland: New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon Saturday hailed India's "incredible" economic transformation and urged businesses in both countries to deepen engagement to open up new markets and trade opportunities. Luxon made the remarks at an interaction themed "India-New Zealand: A Winning Partnership", attended by...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday expressed grief over the deaths of Indian nationals in a boat accident in Vietnam and said that Indian missions are providing all possible help. Fifteen Indian tourists were killed in the incident on Saturday, according to Vietnamese media...