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US says Chinese intercept could have caused air collision over South China Sea-
By Associated Press BEIJING: The U.S. military says a Chinese fighter jet flew dangerously close to an Air Force plane ...

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif to convene NSC meeting to discuss growing militancy-
By PTI ISLAMABAD: Top civil and military leaders of Pakistan are set to meet in a National Security Committee (NSC) ...

Donald Trump’s tax returns to be released Friday after long fight-
By Associated Press WASHINGTON: A House committee is set to release six years of Donald Trump’s tax returns on Friday, ...

Brazilian President’s wife ‘Janja’ wants to give ‘new meaning’ to first lady role-
By AFP BRASILIA: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva credits his wife of mere months, Rosangela da Silva, with ...

Charges against Myanmar’s Suu Kyi-
By AFP YANGON: Myanmar’s junta has thrown the book at Aung San Suu Kyi since it ousted her government last ...

Myanmar junta court sentences Suu Kyi to 7 years in prison-
By PTI BANGKOK: A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Friday convicted the country’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi of ...

Concern over China Covid surge ‘understandable’, says WHO-
By AFP GENEVA: Restrictions some countries have introduced in response to China’s Covid-19 surge are “understandable”, given the lack of ...

Sri Lanka hopes to revive economy as it resumes Russian flight services after tourism plea-
By AFP COLOMBO: Sri Lanka on Thursday welcomed the first Russian travellers aboard a new flight service that was launched ...

Myanmar’s civilian leader Suu Kyi to hear final verdicts from junta court-
By AFP YANGON: A Myanmar junta court is expected to give its verdicts on the final charges against jailed civilian ...