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6 terrorists killed in NW Pakistan's clash
The security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in the North Waziristan district of the province on the reported presence of…
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More people ordered to evacuate as Japan wildfire continues
The Iwate Prefecture government issued a new evacuation order for 333 people from 141 homes, adding to the more than…
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25 killed, injured in Pakistan religious school explosion
The police in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province announced that an explosion occurred during Friday prayers at the religious institute known as…
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North Korea launches strategic cruise missiles: Report
A missile unit of the Korean People’s Army (KPA) in western areas conducted the launch drills Wednesday morning, Yonhap cited the…
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8 killed in house fire in Philippine capital
The bureau said the fire broke out early Thursday morning in the Quezon City suburb while the occupants were fast…
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US Treasury adds 6 entities to its anti-Iran sanctions
“Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is targeting six entities based in Hong…
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29 dead due to hail, rain in Afghanistan
“Twenty-one people were killed and six others were injured” because of hail in western Farah province, said Mohammad Israel Sayar,…
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18 killed, 31 injured as bus overturns in eastern Thailand
The accident occurred early Wednesday in Prachinburi province when a double-decker bus carrying 49 people on a study tour lost control and…
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Bridge collapse kills 4, injures 6 others in South Korea
The bridge collapsed at an expressway construction site in Anseong, some 65 kilometers (40 miles) south of Seoul on a…
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China’s Xi backs Russia on Ukraine peace efforts: Kremlin
Beijing has expressed support for the renewed dialogue and new potential for resolving the Ukraine crisis, the Kremlin statement said,…
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