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Thu, 09 Dec 21 08:42:37 +0500
With flowers and salutes, last respects paid to India's defence chief
At a military hospital nearby, the lone survivor of the crash, an air force group captain, lay on life support

Thu, 09 Dec 21 19:45:48 +0500
UN urges full reopening of South Asia schools amid learning loss
UNICEF report calls on governments in South Asia to safely resume in-person learning

Thu, 09 Dec 21 19:26:24 +0500
Renewing democracy is 'defining challenge of our time,' Biden tells summit
US president calls for safeguarding rights, freedoms 'in the face of rising authoritarianism'

Thu, 09 Dec 21 18:23:52 +0500
US capital passes bill to rename street after Jamal Khashoggi
Public ceremony will be held next month for new designation

Thu, 09 Dec 21 18:32:19 +0500
Indian farmers call off year-long protest after govt assurances
Move comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he would roll back three farm laws

Thu, 09 Dec 21 18:51:48 +0500
US carries out 11th execution of 2021, fewest in decades
A convicted murderer was put to death by lethal injection in Oklahoma on Thursday

Thu, 09 Dec 21 18:01:40 +0500
Austria plans to fine vaccine holdouts up to 3,600 euros a quarter
The vaccine compulsory mandate will apply to people 14 years and above

Thu, 09 Dec 21 15:54:03 +0500
South Africa reports nearly 20,000 Covid-19 cases, an Omicron-wave record
Early evidence suggests Omicron is more transmissible than any previous variant

Wed, 08 Dec 21 18:56:59 +0500
No place for ISIS in Afghanistan, say Taliban
The group's spokesperson says over 670 ISIS terrorists arrested, 25 hideouts destroyed across Afghanistan

Thu, 09 Dec 21 16:19:20 +0500
Before fatal crash, Indian Gen Bipin Rawat's chopper ‘flying unusually low’
Helicopter had crashed near my brother's house, says eyewitness who heard distinctive rumble of helicopter closing in

Thu, 09 Dec 21 15:27:10 +0500
Inside the South African lab that discovered Omicron
In a white lab coat and mask, virologist says her team realised something was different in PCR tests

Sat, 04 Dec 21 12:32:43 +0500
IS-Khorasan enterprise: the agent of chaos
If the ultra-extremist group cobbles up an alliance of terrorist outfits, Afghanistan might descend into chaos

Thu, 09 Dec 21 13:24:25 +0500
UK PM Johnson and wife announce birth of a baby girl
Both mother and daughter are doing very well, says spokesperson

Tue, 07 Dec 21 18:37:34 +0500
Night fever: Finnish PM caught clubbing after Covid exposure
Sanna Marin, 36, apologises after a gossip magazine published photos of her attending a nightclub

Thu, 09 Dec 21 17:45:04 +0500
WATCH: Massive brawl breaks out in Turkey's parliament during budget debate
Intense argument between interior minister and an opposition lawmaker escalated into fisticuffs

Wed, 08 Dec 21 08:09:45 +0500
Pakistan, EU reaffirm resolve to protect religious freedom
EU envoy Joesph Borrell expresses concern over misuse of Pakistan's blasphemy law

Mon, 06 Dec 21 07:40:10 +0500
Qureshi to depart for Brussels today on three-day visit
FM to co-chair 6th round of Pakistan-EU Strategic Dialogue as part of Pakistan-EU Strategic Engagement Plan

Sat, 27 Nov 21 09:27:19 +0500
Pakistan condemns RSS chief’s ‘delusional’ remarks
Dangerous mindset aims to completely marginalise, dispossess minorities in India, says FO

Sun, 28 Nov 21 17:44:00 +0500
Iran, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan sign gas swap deal
Iranian oil minister says Tehran is moving to resolve a lingering gas debt dispute with Central Asian state

Tue, 16 Nov 21 18:13:43 +0500
US lowers Covid travel warnings for Pakistan
CDC advises against travel to the Czech Republic, Hungary and Iceland amid rising virus cases

Thu, 25 Nov 21 13:34:45 +0500
Gen Qamar stresses urgent ‘mechanism to deliver aid to Afghanistan’
Italian military official calls on COAS and acknowledges Pakistan's role for regional stability, says ISPR

Sun, 21 Nov 21 15:57:20 +0500
12-year-old girl's marriage causes stir in Iraq
Legal age for marriage in Iraq is 18 but can be lowered to 15 in cases of parental or judicial consent

Sat, 20 Nov 21 15:55:06 +0500
Two in hospital after police fire on Dutch Covid-19 protesters
Crowds of several hundred rioters torched cars, threw rocks at police during the protests on Friday



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