Bomb at seminary in northwest Pakistan kills 5 worshippers

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Pakistan), February 28 — A powerful bomb exploded at a mosque within a pro-Taliban seminary in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing at least five worshippers and wounding dozens...

Trump commends Zelensky ahead of White House talks

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Volodymyr Zelensky stopped off at Shannon Airport in Ireland on Thursday en route to the US. (Reuters) Washington, February 28 — US President Donald Trump has said he has...

Mauritius, La Reunion on high alert for dangerous cyclone

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PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, February 27 — The Indian Ocean islands of Mauritius and La Reunion were on high alert Thursday for an intense tropical storm, Cyclone Garance, which was labelled...

Zelensky to meet Trump in Washington to sign minerals deal

1 month ago

Washington, February 27 — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet US President Donald Trump in Washington on Friday to sign an agreement on sharing his country's mineral resources, Trump has...

AAP MLAs denied entry in Delhi assembly

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New Delhi, February 27 —  The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ahead of the third day of the assembly session on Thursday accused the BJP-led Delhi government of denying its MLAs from entering the...

North Korea behind $1.5 billion crypto theft, FBI says

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WASHINGTON, February 27 — The US Federal Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday accused North Korea of being behind the theft of $1.5 billion worth of digital assets last week, the...

Israeli hostage release: Hamas hands over four bodies

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The Israeli military says Shlomo Mansour, 86, was killed by Hamas on 7 October 2023 and his body taken to Gaza. (Getty Images) Gaza, February 27 — Hamas has...

Bus crash in Thailand kills 18

1 month ago

A rescue worker at the site of a bus crash that killed 18 people in Thailand, February 26, 2025 [Sue Prachinburi/AFP] BANGKOK, February 26 — A bus crashed and...

Death toll in Sudan military plane crash rises to 46

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Khartoum (Sudan), February 26 — The death toll from a Sudanese military plane crash in the city of Omdurman on the outskirts of the capital Khartoum has increased to at...

Gaza ceasefire talks back on track after prisoner agreement

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A Palestinian Hamas fighter precedes International Red Cross vehicles as they arrive in the central Gaza Strip to receive three Israeli hostages. JERUSALEM, February 26 — Israel has agreed...

Trump to convene first cabinet meeting, including Musk

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WASHINGTON, February 26 — US President Donald Trump is set on Wednesday to convene his first Cabinet meeting since returning to office last month, in an effort to further his...

29 dead due to hail, rain in Afghanistan: officials

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Remainings of houses damaged by the flood are pictured in Firozkoh the capital city of Ghor Province, Afghanistan. (Reuters/File) HERAT, Afghanistan, February 26 — Twenty-nine people died in two...

Six babies die from cold in Gaza over two weeks

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A premature baby being treated at the Patient's Friends Benevolent Society hospital in Gaza City on Tuesday. (AFP) Gaza, February 26 — At least six babies have died in the...

Ukraine official says minerals deal agreed with US

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Haul trucks carry ore from an a mine in central Ukraine. (Bloomberg via Getty Images/File) Kyiv, February 26 — Ukraine has agreed the terms of a major minerals deal...

Macron warns Ukraine peace can't mean 'surrender', after Trump talks

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WASHINGTON, February 25 — French President Emmanuel Macron warned Monday that peace cannot mean the "surrender" of Ukraine, but said talks with US President Donald Trump had shown a path...