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What to know about Argentina’s shock presidential frontrunner

Buenos Aires, Aug 15 (AFP/APP): Argentina has been left reeling by the surprise surge of political outsider Javier Milei to the front of the race ahead of the October presidential elections. Here are some key things to know about the brash Buenos Aires lawmaker and […]

10 killed in explosion in Dominican Republic

San Cristobal, Dominican Republic, Aug 15 (AFP/APP): Ten people have died after an explosion in a business district in the Dominican Republic, with 11 others still missing and dozens injured, President Luis Abinader said on Tuesday. The explosion on Monday shook the commercial area of […]

Three killed in air strikes on western Ukraine

Lviv, Ukraine, Aug 15 (AFP/APP): Russian missiles killed three people in the Ukrainian city of Lutsk early Tuesday, the latest deadly strike on the west of the country, which has seen an uptick in aerial attacks. The barrage of nearly three dozen missiles also tore […]

Search for survivors after Indian floods, landslides kill 65

Dehradun, India, Aug 15 (AFP/APP): Rescuers searched Tuesday for people feared missing in floods and landslides that have killed at least 65 in India, including 11 who died in the collapse of a popular temple. Days of torrential downpours have washed away vehicles, demolished buildings […]

Four Australian surfers, two Indonesians rescued off Indonesian coast

Jakarta, Aug 15 (AFP/APP): Four Australians paddling on their surfboards and two Indonesians were found alive in the sea off Indonesia’s west on Tuesday, nearly two days after their boat was hit by bad weather. One Indonesian remains missing, an official said. Rescuers found some […]

Any attempt to sabotage Sino-Pak friendship, CPEC development not to succeed: Wang Wenbin

BEIJING, Aug. 14 (APP): While strongly condemning the terrorist attack targeting Chinese engineers in Gwadar, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Monday said that any attempt to sabotage the friendship between China and Pakistan and the development of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will not succeed. […]

Death toll in NW China mud slide rises to 21, 6 others still missing

XI’AN, Aug. 13 (Xinhua/APP) –:The death toll in a rain-triggered rock and mud slide in the suburbs of Xi’an, capital of northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, Friday evening, has risen to 21, with six others still missing, said rescuers on Sunday. […]

Saudi Arabia has appointed a non-resident ambassador for Palestine

Jeddah Aug 13 (Online): Saudi Arabia appointed a non-resident ambassador for the Palestinian territories. According to the statement issued by the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the current Saudi ambassador to Jordan, Nayef Al-Sudairi, will carry out this responsibility. He will also serve as the […]

The flag of Saudi Arabia hoisted at the Saudi consulate in Iran

Tehran Aug 13 (Online): The flag of Saudi Arabia was placed on the building of the Saudi Consulate in the city of Mashhad in Iran. According to a foreign news agency, the embassy of Saudi Arabia in the capital Tehran has started its activities after […]

Masood Khan emphasizes people-to-people linkages to strengthen economic ties with US

WASHINGTON, AUG 12 (ONLINE): Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States Masood Khan has stressed the need for promotion of people-to-people linkages to strengthen economic partnership with the United States. Talking to Council Member Ms. Naila Alam in Washington, he said Pak-American community has a huge […]

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