20 killed in bomb blast in Pakistan
Karachi | At least 20 people were killed and 48 others injured on Friday in a suicide bombing apparently targeting the Shiite Hazara ethnic minority community...
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Donald Trump floats idea of third North Korea summit
Washington | US President Donald Trump has said he is considering a potential third nuclear summit with North Korea’s leader. “We will be discussing that and...
IMF, World Bank urge caution with China loans
Washington | The rising influence of lending by China to developing nations is increasingly under the spotlight amid concerns the growing debt burden and onerous conditions...
US lawmakers introduce legislation seeking strengthening of US-India partnership
Washington | A bipartisan group of half a dozen influential American lawmakers has reintroduced an important legislation in the House of Representatives which seeks to advance...
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange arrested in UK
London | Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange has been arrested after seven years in Ecuador’s embassy in London, UK police said on Thursday. The Metropolitan Police said...
Netanyahu looks to form rightwing government after victory
Jerusalem | Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought to form a rightwing governing coalition on Thursday after securing victory in a high-stakes Israeli election despite a strong...
EU offers Britain six-month delay to Brexit date
Brussels | European leaders offered Britain a six-month delay to its Brexit departure on Thursday, apparently saving the continent from a chaotic no-deal departure at the...
Party of exiled former Maldives leader wins historic victory
Colombo | The party of exiled former Maldives president Mohamad Nasheed has won the country’s first outright majority in parliament in its democratic history, officials results...
Israel’s Netanyahu appears headed toward 5th term as Prime Minister
Jerusalem | Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to be headed toward a historic fifth term as Israel’s prime minister on Wednesday, with close-to-complete unofficial election results giving his...
Israel votes with Netanyahu’s future at stake
Jerusalem | Israelis began voting on Tuesday in a high-stakes election that will decide whether to extend Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s long right-wing tenure despite corruption...