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Karachi: At least 24 people are feared dead and many injured after a powerful explosion ripped through a shuttle train in Pakistan's Balochistan province Sunday, officials said. The banned Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed responsibility for the blast in Quetta, the capital city of...

Washington: US President Donald Trump Sunday said that negotiations between the US and Iran are proceeding in an orderly and constructive manner, but he has told the negotiators not to rush into a deal and that time is on our side. In a post on...

Beijing: A joint China-Nepal scientific expedition has completed the first full-depth ice core drilling at the summit of Mt Everest to collect samples for understanding climate and environmental changes in ultra-high-altitude areas. Members of the joint expedition conducted scientific sampling work, including ice core drilling,...

Aboard the RFA Lyme Bay: Aboard the RFA Lyme Bay docked off the coast of Gibraltar, hundreds of British sailors are waiting to be deployed for a mine-clearing mission to the Strait of Hormuz that is still in doubt. US President Donald Trump has lashed...

Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Russia used the powerful hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile during a mass drone and missile attack on Kyiv Sunday that killed at least two people, marking the third time the weapon has been used in the four-year war....

Cairo: US President Donald Trump said a deal with Iran on the war in the Middle East, including opening the Strait of Hormuz, has been "largely negotiated" after calls with Israel and other allies in the region over the weekend. But other officials counselled caution...

New Delhi: Relations between India and the US have not lost momentum, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday after holding high-level talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. Rubio, who is currently in New Delhi, said, "India-US relations have not lost momentum India-US relations...

Karachi: At least 24 people were killed and nearly 70 injured after a powerful explosion ripped through a shuttle train in Pakistan's Balochistan province Sunday, authorities said. The explosion occurred near Chaman Phatak railway station in Quetta. Pakistan's Railways Minister, Hanif Abbasi, confirmed the explosion...

New Delhi: The government Sunday advised Indian citizens, currently residing in or travelling to Congo, Uganda and South Sudan, to strictly follow public health guidance issued by local authorities and maintain heightened precautions, in light of the reported outbreak of Ebola disease in these countries....

Washington: A gunman who opened fire near the White House Saturday evening was shot dead by Secret Service officers after an exchange of gunfire close to the executive complex, officials said. A bystander was also struck during the shooting, while President Donald Trump was inside...