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US adds to blacklist in China’s abuses of Muslim minorities
Washington: The Biden administration added 14 Chinese companies to a trade blacklist on Friday over their alleged role in that country's...
US State Secretary discusses Afghanistan issue with Pakistan FM
Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday underscored the importance of bilateral relations with Pakistan in a telephonic...
Biden says US war in Afghanistan will end August 31
Washington: President Joe Biden on Thursday said the US military mission in Afghanistan will conclude on August 31, saying speed is...
Reports: Taliban seize key Afghan border crossing with Iran
Herat (Afghanistan): The Taliban on Thursday seized another key Afghan border crossings, this time with Iran, according to an Afghan official...
Global COVID-19 deaths hit 4 million amid rush to vaccinate
Washington: The global death toll from COVID-19 eclipsed 4 million Wednesday as the crisis increasingly becomes a race between the...
Key party in Malaysia ruling alliance pulls support for PM
Kuala Lumpur: The largest party in Malaysia's ruling alliance said Thursday that it will withdraw support for Prime Minister Muhyiddin...
Pakistan mourns passing away of legendary Bollywood icon Dilip Kumar
Peshawar: Pakistan's top leadership and people on Wednesday showed their adulation for the 98-year-old legendary Indian actor Dilip Kumar who...
Xi warns against politicisation, stigmatisation of COVID-19 origin
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called on political parties worldwide to oppose politicising the COVID-19 pandemic or attaching...
UN body on human rights says disturbed over Stan Swamy’s death; India rejects criticism
United Nations/Geneva: The top UN human rights agency said on Tuesday that it was "deeply saddened and disturbed" by the...
UK PM Johnson confirms lockdown end on July 19, with warning pandemic not over
London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday confirmed that all legal COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, including the mandatory wearing of face...