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12 hours agoMuslims in India, Bangladesh celebrate Eid subdued by virusMuslims in India and Bangladesh are celebrating a subdued Eid-al Fitr after the holy month of Ramadan.
1 day agoNorth Korea's Kim holds meeting on bolstering nuclear forcesNorth Korea's state media say leader Kim Jong Un has convened a key military meeting to discuss bolstering its nuclear arsenal and putting his country’s strategic armed f...
1 day agoLast British governor says Hong Kong 'betrayed' by ChinaThe last British governor of Hong Kong says China has betrayed the semi-autonomous territory by tightening control over the city it had promised could keep freedoms not f...
1 day agoTaliban, Ghani declare three-day cease fire for Eid holiday The Taliban and Afghanistan’s president have announced a three-day cease-fire ahead of a major Islamic holiday that begins Sunday to mark the end of the Islamic fasting m...
1 day ago1st Iranian ship reaches Venezuela with no sign of US threatThe first of five tankers loaded with gasoline sent from Iran is approaching Venezuelan waters.
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2 days agoBritish leader's aide denies 250-mile trip broke virus rulesThe British government is facing accusations of hypocrisy over the revelation that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s top adviser, Dominic Cummings, traveled more than 250 mi...
2 days agoRecovery begins after storm ravages Indian, Bangladesh coastIndia authorities have begun assessing damage and clearing roads in the wake of Cyclone Amphan that killed more than 90 people and left millions displaced after barreling...
2 days agoIsrael's Netanyahu, unbeaten in elections, is going on trialBenjamin Netanyahu will once again make history after entering the record books last year as Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, when he becomes the country’s first ...
