December 25, 2024
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December 25, 2024
Trump’s incoming envoy calls for Imran Khan’s rele…
Richard Grenell, who has been picked by United States (US) President-elect Donald Trump as presidential envoy for special missions, said he would like to see Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former Prime Minister Imran
December 25, 2024
Trump blasts Biden over death sentence commutation…
The combined image shows Donald Trump and Joe Biden. — Reuters/File WASHINGTON: Donald Trump hit out Tuesday at Joe Biden for commuting the sentences of almost every American federal prisoner on death row, as
December 25, 2024
Ousted PM Hasina’s son denies graft in $12.6…
Sajeeb Wazed, son of the ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gestures during an interview with Reuters at the Prime Minister’s residence in Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 29, 2018. — Reuters NEW DELHI: Ousted Bangladesh prime
December 25, 2024
Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashes in Kazakhstan, m…
An Embraer passenger plane flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan on Wednesday with 62 passengers and five crew on board, Kazakh authorities announced, saying that 28 people
December 25, 2024
28 survive, several others feared dead in Kazakhst…
This representational image shows an airplane during a flight. — X/@flightradar24 Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashes 3km from Kazakh city of Aktau. Sixty-two passengers, five crew were on board, say Kazakh authorities. Emergencies ministry says
December 25, 2024
Japan’s foreign minister visits China to dis…
Japanese foreign minister Takeshi Iwaya met with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Christmas in Beijing. — AFP/File BEIJING: Japanese foreign minister Takeshi Iwaya met counterpart Wang Yi and other top officials in Beijing on
December 25, 2024
South Korea’s Yoon defies second agency summ…
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers an address to the nation at his official residence in Seoul, South Korea, December 14, 2024. — Reuters Anti-corruption authorities call Yoon for investigation over martial law
December 25, 2024
Post-election violence claims over 21 lives in Moz…
A protester reacts near a burning barricade during a “national shutdown” against the election outcome, at Luis Cabral township in Maputo, Mozambique, November 7, 2024. — Reuters MAPUTO: At least 21 people, including two
December 24, 2024