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August 13, 2024 1:22 PM
Three Afghan civilians were killed in a border clash between Pakistan and Afghanistan security forces, a spokesman for the Taliban administration in Kabul said on Tuesday. The clashes took place late on Monday near the southwestern border crossing of Torkham after Pakistani border forces opened fir...
August 13, 2024 12:47 PM
More than 47,000 people died in Europe due to scorching temperatures in 2023, with countries in the region's south hit the hardest, according to a report by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) published on Monday. Last year was the world's hottest on record. As climate change conti...
August 13, 2024 11:29 AM
The U.S. has prepared for what could be significant attacks by Iran or its proxies in the Middle East as soon as this week, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said on Monday. Kirby said the U.S. had increased its regional force posture and shared Israel's concerns about a possibl...
August 13, 2024 10:53 AM
The New Zealand government said on Tuesday that it would introduce new legislation to make it easier for companies and researchers to develop and commercialize products using gene technologies such as gene editing. Science, Innovation and Technology Minister Judith Collins said in a statement that ...
August 13, 2024 10:30 AM
Pakistan's military said on Monday it had arrested retired general Faiz Hameed, former head of the powerful Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency, in connection with a land development case. The detention of a high-profile officer is unusual in Pakistan, where the military has ruled for over 30 ...
August 13, 2024 10:35 AM
The United States had no role in ousting Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who recently quit her position and fled the South Asian nation, the White House said on Monday, calling allegations of U.S. interference "simply false." "We have had no involvement at all. Any reports or rumors that t...
August 13, 2024 9:41 AM
A study released Monday using data from NASA's Mars InSight lander shows evidence of liquid water far below the surface of the fourth planet, advancing the search for life there and showing what might have happened to Mars' ancient oceans. The lander, which has been on the Red Planet since 2018, me...
August 13, 2024 9:14 AM
Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Adviser Md. Touhid Hossain Monday said that Sheikh Hasina’s extended stay in Delhi will not negatively impact the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and India. "Bilateral relations is an important issue ... it’s built on mutual interest,” he said. When asked by a...
August 12, 2024 5:28 PM
Turkey is fully committed to its responsibilities to NATO, its defence minister told Reuters, amid concern amongst some Western allies that Ankara may be tilting away from the West. Last month, President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey wants to be a partner in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)...
August 12, 2024 4:40 PM
Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is due to interview Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on the X social media network on Monday in an event that could inject more surprises into the turbulent U.S. presidential election. The interview, scheduled for 8 p.m. Eastern Time (0000 Tuesday GM...
