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ISTANBUL 20 Nov (Online): A total of 89 targets were destroyed in the ongoing Operation Claw-Sword in northern Iraq and Syria, and “many terrorists” were “neutralised,” the Turkish Ministry of National Defence has announced. “Among the terrorists neutralised by the air operation are the so-called […]

TEHRAN 20 Nov (Online): Iranian security forces have killed at least 378 people (including 47 children) in a crackdown on protests sparked by Mahsa Amini’s death, a rights group said in an updated toll on Saturday. The Islamic republic has been gripped by protests that […]

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 20 (APP):UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres termed as a “step towards Justice” the agreement at the COP27 climate summit to establish a funding mechanism to compensate vulnerable nations for ‘loss and damage’ from climate-induced disasters, after days of intense negotiations that stretched into […]

Seoul, Nov 18 (AFP/APP):North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile on Friday in one of its most powerful ever tests, with Japan saying the weapon may have had the range to hit the United States mainland. The missile was believed to have landed in Japan’s […]

Przewodow, Poland, Nov 16 (AFP/APP):Western leaders played down fears Wednesday that a deadly missile blast in eastern Poland could herald a dangerous escalation in the war Russia launched against Ukraine, blaming stray anti-aircraft fire. The United States said it backed an assessment by Warsaw that […]

LAHORE 16 Nov (Online): Mini drone jet crashed near Orange Line Train in Thokar Niaz Baig area of Lahore on Wednesday. Bomb disposal Squad found no explosive material in jet during checking: Police Special protection unite took remote control drone jet into custody. The investigations […]

Jerusalem, Nov 15 (AFP/APP):Israel swore in a new parliament on Tuesday hours after a deadly attack, as veteran hawk Benjamin Netanyahu advances talks on forming what could be the country’s most right-wing government ever. Of the 120 lawmakers elected on November 1, 64 have endorsed […]

Washington, Nov 15 (AFP/APP):Former US president Donald Trump is expected to launch a new White House bid Tuesday, even as a growing number of his hardcore supporters chalked up losses in last week’s midterms. The 76-year-old billionaire, whose 2016 win shocked America and the world, […]

Geneva, Nov 15 (AFP/APP):Prisoners held by both sides in Russia’s war in Ukraine have been subjected to torture, including with beatings, electric shocks, and humiliating treatment while naked, UN investigators said Tuesday. Under international law, “the prohibition of torture and ill-treatment is absolute, even — […]

Ariel, Palestinian Territories, Nov 15 (AFP/APP):A Palestinian killed two Israelis in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, stabbing one man to death and knifing several others, then killing another with a stolen car before being shot dead himself, officials said. The latest surge in violence […]