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With US-Iran military tensions still smouldering after strikes and counter-strikes, Tehran and Muscat are quietly finalising a deal to carve out a new shipping lane in the Strait of Hormuz — a…
A suicide bomber struck outside Kabal police station in Pakistan's Swat district during a public demonstration, killing 15 —…
Spain's Ceuta enclave has become the epicentre of one of Europe's most acute border crises in years — with 72 confirmed dead, 88…
The White House on August 2, 2026 backed 'Freedom Haulers,' a Trump Administration initiative to ease veterans' transition into…
Three Afghan farm labourers burnt alive inside a minivan in Italy's Calabria region have finally been returned home — more than…
At least 60 quadcopter attacks have struck Pakistan's tribal regions in 2026, killing 36 and wounding 178 — and a Stringer Asia…
A suicide bomber hit the Kabal police station in Swat as hundreds gathered at a nearby public demonstration — killing seven and…
Two firefighting helicopters collided mid-air and crashed near Psatha while battling a wildfire in Greece's western Attica — a…
Residents of Rawalakot in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir are on the brink of a long march to Muzaffarabad after 50 days of rolling…
