World
ISLAM QALA, Afghanistan: Tens of thousands of Afghans streamed over the border from Iran in the days before a return deadline set for Sunday, the United Nations said, sparking an "emergency" situation at border points.In late May, Iran said undocumented Afghans must leave the country by Ju...
KARACHI: Rescue teams were in the final stages of clearing the wreckage of a five-storey building that collapsed in Pakistan's mega city of Karachi killing 27 people, officials said Sunday.Residents reported hearing cracking sounds shortly before the apartment block crumbled around 10:00 a...
Rescue teams in Pakistan worked in searing heat and humidity on Saturday to recover residents trapped under the rubble of a building that collapsed, killing 16 people.Authorities said the building had been declared unsafe and eviction notices were sent to occupants over three years, but landlords an...
Asian investors trod cautiously on Friday as Donald Trump's deadline to avert his steep tariffs approached, with the US president saying he planned to start sending letters informing trading partners of their rates.Uncertainty leading up to next week's cut-off tempered the positive lead from...
Dozens of Israeli settlers and Palestinians clashed Friday in the occupied West Bank village of Sinjil, where a march against recent settler attacks on nearby farmland was due to take place.AFP journalists saw local residents and activists begin their march before locals reported that settlers had a...
A High Court judge in London on Friday threw out an attempt to derail a government ban of the Palestine Action campaign group under anti-terror laws.The proscription, due to come into force at midnight (2300 GMT Friday), cleared parliament on Thursday but faced a court challenge to try to stop it be...
Business & Commerce
German industrial orders fell faster than expected in May, official data showed Friday, a bad sign for Europe's biggest economy even as it faces the threat of higher US tariffs.New orders, closely watched as an indicator of future business activity, slid 1.4 percent month-on-month, according to ...
BRICS leaders meeting in Rio de Janeiro from Sunday are expected to decry Donald Trump's hardline trade policies, but are struggling to bridge divides over crises roiling the Middle East.Emerging nations representing about half the world's population and 40 percent of global economic output ...
Vietnam announced on Saturday its economy grew 7.52 percent in the first half of 2025, the highest in more than a decade."GDP in the first six months of 2025 increased by 7.52 percent over the same period last year, the highest level of the first six months in the period 2011-2025," the Ge...
China warned on Thursday against trade deals that "hurt third parties" after US President Donald Trump said he had struck an agreement with Vietnam."China has always advocated that all parties resolve economic and trade differences through equal dialogue and consultation," foreig...
US officials on Wednesday downplayed a White House announcement that Washington was pausing some weapons shipments to Ukraine, after the war-battered country was caught off-guard and appealed for clarity.Ukraine is contending with some of Russia's largest missile and drone attacks of the three-y...
A forest fire fanned by gale-force winds in the Greek holiday island of Crete led to the evacuation of locals and tourists, officials said on Thursday.Greece is in the midst of a heatwave that is searing large chunks of Europe.It has become particularly vulnerable in recent years to summer fires fue...
Thailand saw its third person helming the prime minister's office in a week on Thursday, as the king swore in a new cabinet after a court decision plunged the nation's top office into turmoil.The prime minister's office was upheaved on Tuesday when the Constitutional Court suspended Prim...
The Colombian navy on Wednesday announced its first seizure of an unmanned narco-submarine equipped with a Starlink antenna off its Caribbean coast.The vessel was not carrying drugs, but the Colombian navy and Western security sources based in the region told AFP they believed it was a trial run by ...
A large aerial drone flies over the charred remains of Canadian forests devastated by wildfires, bombarding the ground with seed capsules to accelerate reforestation.This area of northern Quebec province was ravaged by megafires in the summer of 2023 and for the second year in a row a pilot project ...
Entertainment & Glomour
BTS agency HYBE confirmed Wednesday that the K-pop megastars would release a new album and go on tour in 2026, with the group's livestream announcement of their return attracting more than seven million views.The seven-member group had been on a self-described hiatus since 2022 while they undert...
Sports,Cricket
India's white-ball tour of Bangladesh in August could be rescheduled because it needs clearance from the Indian government, a senior Bangladesh cricket official told AFP on Wednesday.The series, including three one-day and three T20 matches, is due to start on August 17 in Dhaka.However, Banglad...
Sports,Tennis
Novak Djokovic thanked "doctors' miracle pills" after he overcame feelings of discomfort and the loss of a set to launch his mission to win a record 25th Grand Slam at Wimbledon on Tuesday.The veteran Serb, a seven-time winner at the All England Club, beat French world number 41 Alexan...
Hajjar Shademani's family waited for hours in the heat and dust after crossing the border into Afghanistan, their neat pile of suitcases all that remained of a lifetime in Iran after being deported to their homeland.The 19-year-old and her three siblings are among tens of thousands of Afghans wh...
China said on Wednesday that the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama "must be approved by the central government", after Tibet's exiled spiritual leader said he would have a successor after his death.The current Dalai Lama, who turns 90 this week, has lived in exile in India since Chinese ...
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