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Beijing: US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's rumored plan for a trip to Taiwan has infuriated China and left the White House with a serious geopolitical headache, BBC reported on Wednesday.China has warned of "serious consequences" if Nancy...

Kampala: The World Health Organization (WHO) donated 2,400 monkeypox test kits to Uganda to help with the African country's response to the infectious disease.WHO Representative to Uganda Yonas Tegegn Woldemariam on Tuesday handed over the kits to Ugandan...

Islamabad: PTI-backed candidate Pervez Elahi was administered the oath of office as the Chief Minister of Punjab in the wee hours of Wednesday at the Aiwan-e-Sadar after the Supreme Court announced a verdict against the ruling of Punjab...

Tashkent: Uzbekistan has urged the Afghan government led by the Taliban to sever all ties with terrorist organizations, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said on Tuesday.The Uzbek capital of Tashkent is hosting a two-day international conference on Afghanistan on...

Tokyo: Kato Tomohiro, a 39-year-old man behind the car-ramming and mass stabbing attack in Tokyo 14 years ago, was executed by hanging on Tuesday, Japanese broadcaster NHK reported, citing government sources.In June 2008, Kato, who was 26 at the...

Islamabad: The death toll from monsoon rains and floods in Pakistan has reached 312 since June, Geo TV reported on Tuesday.Citing the national disaster management authority, said the deaths included two people who died on Monday from electric shock...

New Delhi: As the nation marked Kargil Vijay Diwas on Tuesday, President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to all the brave warriors who laid down their lives trying to safeguard the nation."Kargil Vijay Diwas is...

Washington: The US has urged China to increase its pressure upon Myanmar after the military junta executed four democracy activists, BBC reported on Tuesday.State Department spokesperson Ned Price said China had influence over Myanmar more than any other...

Islamabad: Two planes belonging to the Pakistan International Airlines flying on the same route narrowly avoided a mid-air collision in Iranian airspace, Geo News reported on Tuesday.According to reports both the planes were at the same altitude near the...

New Delhi: India registered 14,830 new Covid-19 cases, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday.According to the Health Ministry's bulletin, the total caseload rose to 4,39,20,451 while the death toll rose to 5,26,110 after 36 more people succumbed to the...