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The Chinese authorities said on Sunday that 261 foreign citizens were missing after last week’s deadly floods along the border between Tibet and Nepal. The Tibetan authorities said that the missing foreigners were from 23 different countries and included 104 Nepalese citizens. They also included 49 from India; 33 Latvians; 18 from the United States; 15 from Britain; six each from Canada and Australia; four from South Africa; three each from Malaysia, Germany and Russia; two from Ireland,...

Meanwhile, Ukraine's aviation commander says a new generation of domestically built aircraft is nearly ready for service.

Rebel fighters in Myanmar lose key towns as conscription, relentless air raids and Chinese support bolster the military.

• PM’s 30pc target stalls as OMCs expand outlets without chargers • Petrol demand stays robust on two-wheeler boom KARACHI: The government is considering several options to reduce the fuel import bill, the latest being the upgrade of refineries at an estimated cost of $6 billion. Earlier efforts to reduce petrol imports by promoting compressed natural gas (CNG) in the automotive sector faltered due to gas shortages. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called for a 30 per cent shift to electric veh

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On Ukraine’s Day of Remembrance of the Defenders, August 29, a farewell ceremony was held at the Church of Our Lady of the Snows in the Czech city of Olomouc for Czech volunteer Jiří Kotrlа, who was killed in action near the Ukrainian city of Izium.
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A 15-year legal battle over late tycoon Lim Por-yen’s HK$2.9 billion (US$371.8 million) estate is set to continue, with rival parties preparing for further legal action after a Hong Kong court ruled that his third wife and children were entitled to inherit part of his estate. Lim’s estate lodged an appeal after losing the legal battle last year, while Pearl Ling Meng-chu, daughter of Lim’s third wife, told the South China Morning Post that she had not ruled out taking further action. “She is...

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Russia has lost 1,400 personnel over the past day, bringing its total military losses in Ukraine to about 1,486,600, Ukraine’s General Staff says.

Israeli forces close entrance to West Bank village while settlers steal sheep Israeli forces have shut the only entrance to the occupied West Bank village of al-Mughayyir for more than 20 consecutive hours, Wafa news agency reported. Amin Abu Aliya, head of the village council, told Wafa that the gate had been opened only for a few minutes at a time. He said the aim behind regulating the entry of the residents was to drive Palestinians from the area. Israeli forces raided the village on Friday,

THE idea of a durbar still fascinates us and connects us to the subcontinent’s past when kings, rajas, maharajas and nawabs held court. The media, mythology, poetry, theatre, books, and cinema have helped shape the popular image of a ruler seated on his throne, with his ministers and courtiers standing before him. Matters of revenue, war, peace and justice were decided in the ruler’s court. Sometimes, the ruler decided on matters of life and death. However, our fascination may fade once we reali

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Bern has consistently pursued an unfriendly policy toward Russia, including by "unlawfully freezing Russian assets" and adopting nearly all US and EU sanctions against Moscow, Sergey Garmonin said

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Egypt, Kuwait urge return to US-Iran negotiations, de-escalation Egyptian foreign minister Badr Abdelatty and his Kuwaiti counterpart Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah called for de-escalation and a return to diplomacy and negotiations between Iran and the United States during a phone call, according to Egypt's Foreign Ministry. The two ministers discussed rapidly evolving regional developments and ways to contain the current escalation, the Egyptian ministry said in a statement. They agree

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Afghan national granted protection in the US is one of dozens of people deported to war-torn Central African Republic.

Dozens of Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinian village of Qusra in the northern occupied West Bank on Saturday after nearly three weeks of tension in the area, drawing rare condemnation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Amnesty calls for Dr Abu Safiya's release as he completes 600 days in Israeli detention Amnesty International has called for the release of Palestinian paediatrician Hussam Abu Safiya, who has completed 600 days in Israeli detention. Abu Safiya, director of Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital, rose to international prominence during Israel's genocide due to his role in helping victims. He was abducted by Israel on 27 December 2024 and has been held without charge or trial since. “He is still being hel

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Israeli president calls Qusra settler attack 'stain on Israel's face' Israeli President Isaac Herzog joined prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in condemning settler violence in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra, saying it was unlawful. He said the attack was “a stain on Israel’s face” that demanded “firm and decisive action” against those responsible. Netanyahu also “strongly condemned the criminal acts of violence committed in the villages of Qusra and Jalud by a handful of rioters”. He s
On Ukraine's Defenders Remembrance Day, three fallen Ukrainian defenders whose identities have not yet been established were buried at the National Military Memorial Cemetery.

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Tel Aviv University researcher Prof. Uzi Rabi said US pressure is weakening Iran’s economy but warned that sanctions do not guarantee the regime’s downfall.

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KARACHI: Rights activists and members of civil society have said prolonged and excessive loadshedding had made everyday life increasingly difficult for Karachi’s low-income communities, disrupting children’s education and making cooking, washing, bathing and maintaining personal hygiene a daily struggle. They were speaking at a press conference organised under the banner of the Civil Society Collective for Clean Energy for Karachi here at the Karachi Press Club. The speakers pointed out that Kar

Friction between humans and wild animals at China’s Giant Panda National Park intensified significantly over the past decade as conservation efforts expanded, a new study has found. Farmers reported increasing losses between 2015 and 2024 stemming from damage to property and crops as well as attacks on humans and livestock. The team behind the study said the issue had become the most prominent challenge facing the park’s administrators. The Giant Panda National Park covers 22,000 sq km (8,500 sq
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine stresses that ammunition depots and other similar facilities must not be located near civilian buildings or places where civilians are present.

Iran will stand firm against any aggressor, Pezeshkian says Iran’s president Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran does not seek war but will stand firmly against any aggressor, stressing that no power can force a nation determined to resist to surrender. “The Islamic Republic of Iran is not the initiator of war,” he said, adding, “we do not welcome war, but we will stand firmly against any aggressor with strength, and no power can force a nation that is standing with all its strength and determination

Hong Kong’s low fertility rate is an opportunity rather than a challenge and gives the city a chance to become a global leader in building a child-friendly environment, a former UN resident coordinator in China has said. Siddharth Chatterjee, who held the role from 2021 until March this year, said Hong Kong could create a “pioneering blueprint” for others to follow if it could earn the status of a “Child Friendly City” under a UN initiative. While most developing countries and territories are...

Iran parliament speaker says new regional pacts can 'herald a new stage’ Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has said that new regional treaties can herald a new stage in which Muslim neighbours rely on their own capacities rather than on foreigners, according to Tasnim News Agency. In his message Saturday to mark the Unity Week, Ghalibaf described new regional treaties and arrangements as a “new chapter” and stressed that unity among Muslims has “helped push back against hegem
Ukraine must develop its own method of conducting military operations, according to Defense Minister Yevhen Khmara.

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Israeli settlers beat two elderly Palestinian sisters in Ramallah Two elderly Palestinian sisters were injured after being attacked by Israeli settlers while picking figs from their land in the town of Silwad, northeast of Ramallah, Wafa news agency reported Local sources told Wafa that the settlers brutally attacked the sisters, Mona and Alia Mahmoud Hamed, aged 75 and 65, before stealing their mobile phones and the keys to their vehicle. According to the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commis