US Secretary of State briefs Israel on ceasefire and hostage talks as Gaza war enters fifth month
TEL AVIV: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Israeli leaders on Wednesday after Hamas put forward a detailed […]
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Russia advances bill to confiscate assets of those who ‘discredit’ the military
The upper house of Russia’s parliament has unanimously endorsed a bill allowing confiscation of assets from those spreading deliberately false
Followers of jailed leader Imran Khan vow covert vote during Pakistan polls
‘Avoiding attention’In Pakistan, voters for each party often travel to polls together, trailing party paraphernalia, making allegiances easily identifiable.But 25-year-old
Hamas offers remaining hostages for prisoners, 135-day cease-fire in deal Biden calls ‘a little over the top’
Hamas has offered to release all remaining Israeli hostages in exchange for a 135-day cease-fire, a full Israeli withdrawal from
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Azerbaijan’s president set to win reelection in a snap vote, riding on a victory in Karabakh
BAKU: Azerbaijanis are voting Wednesday in a snap election almost certain to give incumbent President Ilham Aliyev another seven-year term,
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Twin bombings at Pakistan political offices kill at least 26 people on eve of general elections
QUETTA: A pair of bombings at the election offices of a political party and an independent candidate in southwest Pakistan
24 dead after bombings at election offices in Pakistan day before elections
A couple of bombings in Pakistan at the election offices of a political party and an independent candidate killed at
Ukraine-born Miss Japan gives up crown amid affair scandal
TOKYO: The Ukraine-born winner of the Miss Japan pageant has relinquished her crown after a report emerged of an affair
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, scion of doomed dynasty, fights for limelight
‘Bhutto brand’However, her government was undercut by military interference and allegations of corruption and despite becoming prime minister twice, she
Imran Khan not on the ballot, but still on country’s mind
ISLAMABAD: His name may not be on the ballot, but Imran Khan will be on the country’s mind as Pakistan