Pakistan attacks ‘terrorist hideouts’ in Iran

Pakistan says it has attacked several “terrorist hideouts” in Iran.

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Pakistan launches ‘precise’ military strikes on Iran in response to bombing

Pakistan says it targeted hideouts of armed groups in Iran in a series of attacks on Thursday morning.

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As PM, India’s Modi secretly tried to massively cut state funds

Revelation came from a top gov't official who also said budgets have 'layers and layers of attempt to cover the truth'.

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Biden ‘playing with fire’ by redesignating Yemen’s Houthis as ‘terrorists’

Advocates say labelling Houthis a 'global terrorist group' risks worsening already dire humanitarian crisis in Yemen.

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US federal workers risk livelihoods in push for course change on Gaza war

Government employees call a 'day of mourning' in latest sign of internal discontent over Biden administration policy.

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New Hampshire primaries: A muted ‘circus’ with Biden missing from ballot

A fight over the primary's first-in-the-nation status has left a rift between state and national Democratic officials.

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What might be the consequences of Israeli violence in occupied West Bank?

Violence has surged in the occupied West Bank since Israel launched its assault on Gaza last year.

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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 692

As the war enters its 692nd day, these are the main developments.

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard attack ‘anti-Iranian’ groups in Iraq’s Erbil

IRGC says it fired ballistic missiles at 'espionage centres' in northern Iraqi city, attacked targets in Syria.

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Israeli forces kill three Palestinians in occupied West Bank

Two people killed in Dura near Hebron, and one person killed near Tulkarem, according to Palestinian Health Ministry.

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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 691

Here is the situation as the war enters its 691st day.

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North Korea says it tested solid-fuel missile with hypersonic warhead

Latest test ratchets up tensions days after Kim Jong Un designated South Korea as an enemy state.

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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 689

As the war enters its 689th day, these are the main developments.

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Namibia condemns Germany for defending Israel in ICJ genocide case

Namibia says Germany has failed to 'draw lessons from its horrific history' by supporting Israel at the ICJ.

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A ‘cultural genocide’: Which of Gaza’s heritage sites have been destroyed?

Nearly 200 sites of historical importance have been destroyed or damaged in Israeli air raids in the past 100 days.

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The dark underbelly of Pakistan’s male body image revolution

Inside the little-known world of bodybuilding, vulnerable young men face steroid abuse and sexual exploitation.

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No money for meat, so we eat rats: The Indian snake catcher

A snake catcher earns a steady income for only half the year, but his small abode always has room for one more.

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Republican caucuses? Iowa’s Arabs and Muslims are more concerned with Gaza

Alienated by Republicans, some Arab American advocates in Iowa say they will not vote for President Joe Biden either.

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Prosecutors in Peru seek 34-year sentence for ex-President Castillo

Former President Pedro Castillo is accused of 'carrying out a coup' after he attempted to dissolve Congress in 2022.

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‘Dangerous’: US attacks on Yemen’s Houthis belie push for de-escalation

US acting as 'arsonist and firefighter', experts say, by urging Middle East de-escalation but backing Israel's Gaza war.

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‘Election engineering’: Is Pakistan’s February vote already rigged?

Even with Pakistan's chequered electoral history, some analysts believe the coming vote might be the most unfree yet.

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