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UNICEF's mid-year report on Sudan reveals at least 330 children were killed or injured in the first six months of 2026, with drone strikes alone accounting for 60% of casualties since May. With…
A Chinese nuclear-powered submarine test-fired a missile toward the Pacific on 6 July — the second such publicly confirmed launch…
Pakistan's Federal Shariat Court has reversed a 2022 reform and restored criminal penalties for attempted suicide — a move that…
Hamas has formally dissolved its Government Emergency Committee in Gaza and handed administrative authority to a National…
At least 25 people are dead and nearly 100 injured after organised inmate groups clashed inside Negombo prison in Sri Lanka —…
British F-35 jets scrambled from HMS Prince of Wales to intercept a Russian Bear-F patrol aircraft that dropped sonobuoys near…
Sri Lanka's dengue crisis is deepening faster than hospitals can absorb it. With 61,060 cases recorded, a new virus strain…
India's peacekeeping legacy got a fresh salute in Nicosia — Major K P Singh of UNFICYP received the UN Medal days after 651…
PM Modi landed in Jakarta to a fighter-jet escort and a personal airport welcome from President Subianto — a level of protocol…
