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US, South Korea, Japan to launch new defense steps at Camp David: Officials
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US, South Korea, Japan to launch new defense steps at Camp David: Officials

WASHINGTON: The United States, Japan and South Korea will launch a series of joint initiatives on technology and defense when the countries’ leaders gather at…

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Sri Lanka lifts import ban on buses, trucks
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Sri Lanka lifts import ban on buses, trucks

COLOMBO: Crisis-hit Sri Lanka partially lifted a ban on vehicle imports on Tuesday by allowing buses and trucks back into the island after more than…

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Bangladesh Islamist leader buried after violent protests
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Bangladesh Islamist leader buried after violent protests

DHAKA: Around 50,000 people attended Tuesday’s funeral for an influential Islamist leader in Bangladesh, police said, after news of his death while he was in…

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25 dead after Myanmar jade mine landslide
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25 dead after Myanmar jade mine landslide

YANGON: Rescuers have recovered 25 bodies while 14 people remain missing after a landslide at an unregulated jade mine in a remote region of Myanmar,…

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Worry, despair and more terror attacks in Pakistan: 2 years of Taliban takeover in Afghanistan

NEW DELHI: August 15, 2023, marks two years since the the Taliban stormed back to power in Afghanistan as US and NATO forces withdrew from…

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Taliban mark two years since return to power in Afghanistan
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Taliban mark two years since return to power in Afghanistan

KABUL: Afghanistan‘s Taliban on Tuesday marked the second anniversary of their return to power, celebrating their take-over of Kabul and the establishment of what they…

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Aceh: Indonesian rescuers search for 7 people missing in waters of Aceh, including 4 Australians
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Aceh: Indonesian rescuers search for 7 people missing in waters of Aceh, including 4 Australians

JAKARTA: An Indonesian search and rescue team on Monday was searching for seven people, including four Australian tourists, reported missing in the waters of Aceh…

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Prolonged drought deepens Afghanistan's humanitarian crisis
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Prolonged drought deepens Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis

Afghanistan: In parched brown hills in north Afghanistan, Abdul Hahad tears stalks of wheat out of the arid earth. In the third year of water…

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Afghanistan Hotel Blast: At least 3 killed, 7 injured in blast at hotel in Afghanistan
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Afghanistan Hotel Blast: At least 3 killed, 7 injured in blast at hotel in Afghanistan

KABUL: At least three people were killed and seven injured after a blast ripped through a hotel in southeastern Afghanistan‘s Khost province on Monday, the…

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Mujib Killers: Bangladesh trying to bring back founding father Mujib's killers from US, Canada
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Mujib Killers: Bangladesh trying to bring back founding father Mujib’s killers from US, Canada

KOLKATA: Bangladesh is trying to bring back two of the fugitive army officers who were involved in shooting dead the country’s founding father Sheikh Mujibur…

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