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Sri Lankan concerned about intelligence agencies after drug lord flees to India-
By PTI COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan government on Tuesday raised concerns over the country’s intelligence network after notorious underworld gangster ...

Cash-strapped Pakistan announces early closure of markets, wedding halls to save energy-
By PTI ISLAMABAD: Cash-strapped Pakistan on Tuesday announced early closure of markets and wedding halls as part of a raft ...

90-year-old South African journalist delivers news in the desert-
By AFP CALVINIA: Armed with a flask of coffee, some boiled eggs and a towel to shield his bare legs ...

Israel forces kill Palestinian child in Bethlehem-
By AFP RAMALLAH: Israeli forces killed a child in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Tuesday, the Palestinian health ...

Transgender woman’s scheduled execution in Missouri would be US first-
By Associated Press ST. LOUIS: Unless Missouri Gov. Mike Parson grants clemency, Amber McLaughlin, 49, will become the first transgender woman ...

Up to 70 per cent of Shanghai population infected with Covid: Reports
In other major cities, including Beijing, Tianjin, Chongqing and Guangzhou, Chinese health officials have suggested that the wave has already ...

Why China’s Covid wave is stirring fear?-
By AFP BEIJING: China is experiencing a huge Covid-19 surge after years of hardline containment restrictions were dismantled last month. ...

Israel’s extreme-right minister visits Al-Aqsa mosque compound-
By AFP JERUSALEM: Israel’s extreme-right firebrand Itamar Ben-Gvir visited Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound Tuesday for the first time since becoming ...

Seoul says talks underway over joint nuclear exercises with US-
By AFP SEOUL: Seoul and Washington are discussing joint planning and exercises involving US nuclear assets to counter growing threats ...

Prince Harry sees ‘no willingness to reconcile’ in royal rift-
By AFP LONDON: Prince Harry sees “no willingness to reconcile” in a palace rift where leaks portray him and his ...