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Islamabad: Ethnic tensions flared up in several districts of Sindh province after the killing of a 35-year-old man at a hotel in Hyderabad a couple of days ago, Dawn reported on Friday.Leaders from across the political spectrum called...

Ottawa: A man who was acquitted in the 1985 Air India bombing that killed 329 people was shot dead outside of Vancouver, Canada New York Post reported.Ripudaman Singh Malik was killed while he was sitting in his car outside...

Washington: In good news for India, the US House of Representatives passed a legislative amendment that approves an India-specific waiver against punitive CAATSA sanctions for its purchase of S-400 missile systems from Russia. Authored and introduced by Indian...

Male: Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday resigned as the President of Sri Lanka, Mohamed Nasheed, former Maldivian President and current Speaker said.The Speaker of the People's Majlis of the Maldives tweeted, "Sri Lankan President GR has resigned."Nasheed added, "I hope...

Kyiv: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Thursday claimed that 20 civilians were confirmed dead after a Russian missile strike on Vinnytsia.Kuleba shared a picture of victims of the attack and said, "Already 20 civilians have been confirmed dead...

Colombo: A successor to Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who has become the acting President, will be made public on Friday, MP Harsha de Silva said on Thursday.The Colombo MP tweeted: "Responding to request by Wickremesinghe to Parliament...

Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid and US President Joe Biden will sign a joint declaration on Thursday to prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons.According to The Times of Israel, the two leaders will express support for the...

Colombo: A protester was killed in tear-gassing by security forces and two soldiers were in hospital on Thursday after being seriously injured in attacks by demonstrators in the Sri Lankan capital, media reports, and officials said.A 26-year-old man...

Washington: US President Joe Biden has said that using force against Iran would be the "last resort" in preventing it from obtaining nuclear weapons as he preferred negotiations.During an interview with an Israeli TV channel, which was telecast...

New York: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday expressed concerns over the current situation in Sri Lanka and said it is important to address the root causes of the conflict and protestors’ grievances.The UN chief tweeted that he...