Asia
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China test-fires an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean
BEIJING: China test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday. The ICBM carried a dummy warhead and…
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50 workers killed, 20 injured in a deadliest coal mine blast in eastern Iran
TEHRAN: An explosion at a mine in eastern Iran has killed at least 51 people and injured 20, Iranian state…
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Israel raids and shuts down Al Jazeera’s bureau in Ramallah in the West Bank
DUBAI: Israeli troops raided the offices of the satellite news network Al Jazeera in the Israeli-occupied West Bank early Sunday,…
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Turkish doctors separate conjoined Pakistani twins after 14-hour surgery
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani twins, Mirha and Minal, who were born with their heads fused, were successfully separated by a team of…
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Saudi Arabia will not recognise Israel without Palestinian state, says Crown Prince
DUBAI: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday said the kingdom would not recognise Israel without a Palestinian state…
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Walkie talkies explode in Hezbollah’s Beirut day after pager explosions
BEIRUT: A day after pagers exploded across Lebanon, killing nine people and injuring more than 2,800 others, sources close to…
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Gaza publishes identities of 34,344 Palestinians killed in war with Israel
RAMALLAH: Gaza’s Health Ministry has identified 34,344 Palestinians killed by Israeli attacks in the territory, publishing a list of names,…
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9 dead, 2,800 injured in pager blasts in Lebanon, Hezbollah blames Israel
BEIRUT: At least nine people were killed and 2,800 others, including Hezbollah fighters and medics were injured on Tuesday when…
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Pakistan man awarded death sentence for insulting Prophet Muhammad on social media
LAHORE: A Pakistan court awarded a death sentence to a man from the Punjab province for insulting the Prophet Muhammad…
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Pakistan former Foreign Minister warns of major crisis if policies not reconsidered
LAHORE: Former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday urged the government to reconsider its policies, warning that failure to…
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