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COVID-19 cases on the rise in China as Beijing, other provinces report spike-
By PTI BEIJING: Authorities in the Chinese capital are ramping up measures like testing and restricting hotel bookings as the ...

Turkey’s president bans US ambassador, 9 others as ‘persona non grata’
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he has directed his foreign ministry to declare the U.S. envoy to Turkey a “persona ...

Rural Canadian pastor spends extra night in jail after refusing condition keeping him from church
EXCLUSIVE: A pastor from Manitoba, Canada, who was arrested earlier this week tells Fox News he spent an extra night ...

WHO’s Tedros looks like shoo-in for second term despite handling of COVID-19, closeness to China
The Ethiopian head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, looks set to serve a second term as director-general ...

Two people, including minor, injured in explosion in Nepal-
By PTI KATHMANDU: Two people, including a minor, on Saturday sustained injuries when an unattended bomb suddenly exploded in a community ...

Gunmen attack and help 575 inmates escape in latest Nigeria jailbreak-
By Associated Press LAGOS: Gunmen have attacked a prison in southwest Nigeria, freeing around 575 inmates, officials said Saturday. The ...

Toll raises to 10 in clashes between Islamists and police over Saad Rizvi’s release-
By PTI LAHORE: Six people died on Saturday raising the death toll to 10 in ongoing fierce clashes between the ...

Palestinian rights groups see muzzle in Israel’s terror tag-
By Associated Press RAMALLAH: Activists said Saturday they hope an international backlash will help reverse Israel’s designation of six Palestinian ...

US military says air strike killed senior al Qaeda leader
A senior al Qaeda leader was killed in a drone strike Friday in northwest Syria, the U.S. military says.Army Maj. ...

Sri Lanka seeks USD 500-million loan from India for fuel purchases amid forex crisis-
By PTI COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan government on Saturday said it is continuing efforts to secure a USD 500 million ...