South Asia
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Pakistan says ‘illegal’ Iranian missile attack on its soil killed two children
Pakistan has accused Iran of an “illegal” airstrike on its soil, saying an Iranian missile strike on Balochistan on Tuesday…
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Pakistan conducts retaliatory strikes inside Iran amid fears of widening conflict
Iran says at least nine people, including four children, have been killed in missile strikes by Pakistan on Iranian soil,…
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Amid violence and boycott, Bangladesh goes to polls knowing there can be only one outcome
Bangladesh is set to hold its 12th general election this Sunday – but the result is already known. Sheikh Hasina…
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At least 320 killed in earthquakes in Afghanistan, says UN
At least 320 people have died in strong earthquakes which struck north western Aftghanistan on Saturday, the United Nations has…
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Pakistan cable car survivors recall harrowing details from 15-hour-long ordeal: ‘Thought it was my last day’
Some of the students who were stuck in a cable car suspended over a ravine in northwest Pakistan have spoken…
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Imran Khan jailed for three years and banned from politics for five years over illegal sale of state gifts
A trial court in Pakistan has sentenced former prime minister Imran Khan to jail for three years on charges of…
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Pakistan train crash: Passenger train derailment kills at least 19 and leaves 80 injured
A passenger train derailed in southern Pakistan, resulting in the death of at least 19 people and causing injuries to…
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Two years on, I’m haunted by the moment the Taliban brought death to Kabul
Among the terrible scenes of human misery that unfolded as people desperately tried to escape the Taliban in the wake…
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Man accused of blasphemy killed by mob at Pakistan political rally
A Muslim scholar was lynched to death by a mob for making allegedly blasphemous remarks at a political rally in…
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How the tale of a sherpa’s ‘near impossible’ Everest rescue descended into social media mudslinging
It started as a heart-warming tale of a sherpa who abandoned his own client’s Everest summit attempt to rescue a…
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