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Security tight in Hong Kong and China on Tiananmen crackdown anniversary

By Laurie Chen and Jessie Pang BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) -Security was tight and access restricted to Beijing's Tiananmen Square on Tuesday, the 35th anniversary of the June 4 crackdown, while Hong

Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s Dnipro injures eight people, including two children

KYIV (Reuters) -A Russian missile attack on Ukraine's central city Dnipro injured eight people, including two children, and damaged civilian infrastructure in early hours of Tuesday, Ukrainian

South Korea, Africa leaders pledge deeper ties, critical mineral development

By Hyonhee Shin GOYANG, South Korea (Reuters) -South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and the leaders of African countries agreed on Tuesday to forge deeper trade and business cooperation and launched a

Pakistan: Tragic end for Nazir Masih highlights extremism and government complicity in Sargodha

Sargodha , June 4 (ANI): In a harrowing episode that has shocked the nation, the brutal assassination of 74-year-old Nazir Masih, a Christian elder...

Epoch Times’ top executive arrested over alleged involvement in money-laundering scheme

New York , June 4 (ANI): The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Epoch Times, Weidong "Bill" Guan, has been arrested over his alleged...

A court in PoK rejects Kashmiri poet Ahmed Farhad’s bail plea

Islamabad, Jun 4 (PTI) An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir's Muzaffarabad city on Tuesday rejected the bail petition of poet Ahmed Farhad who...

China’s spacecraft takes off from far side of Moon to bring home first samples

Beijing, Jun 4 (PTI) China's Chang'e-6 probe on Tuesday lifted off from the far side of the Moon for its journey back to...

Turkish military training plane crashes, kills two soldiers, ministry says

ANKARA (Reuters) - A Turkish military training plane crashed in the central province of Kayseri on Tuesday, killing two soldiers, the defence ministry said. The SF-260 D training aircraft took off

Pakistan: High Court orders to de-seal Imran Khan’s party office in Islamabad

Islamabad , June 4 (ANI): Islamabad High Court has ordered to de-seal the office of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in the federal capital, thus responding to...

Sino-Pak relations ‘unshakable’, says PM Sharif as he embarks on China visit

Islamabad, Jun 4 (PTI) Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday emphasised that Pakistan's all-weather relationship with China was "unshakable" as he embarked on...

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Where peace lies in Middle East is anyone’s guess. Iran no longer lonely, Israel more pumped

Iran's missile attack on Israel following the latter's year-long assault on Gaza and elimination of Hezbollah leadership have led US war hawks to call for escalation.

How Modi govt’s Atmanirbhar policy could have hobbled BSNL’s efforts to catch up in 4G race

Restrictions on use of equipment from global vendors have necessitated new indigenous technology being developed, tested & deployed—further delaying BSNL's 4G & 5G launch.

IAF chief AP Singh red-flags Tejas delay, says China ahead in technology & production capacity

Air force chief says HAL needs to churn out 24 aircraft per year. It is important for IAF to have indigenous weapons systems to deal with any security challenges, he says.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?