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Murder of South Korean influencer in Cambodia: Chinese couple charged

A court in Cambodia has charged a Chinese couple with murder after a popular South Korean influencer’s body was dumped in a pit on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, media reports said.

Pakistan: Mardan villagers threaten to besiege grid station over power failure

Mardan: Residents of Pakistan's Toru region recently warned they would besiege the local grid station to protest the unscheduled and prolonged power loadshedding in their area, media reports said on Friday.

Almost 3 million children ‘desperately need protection and support’ in Haiti

New York: Nearly three million children, the highest number on record, need humanitarian support in Haiti, where they face staggering levels of violence that have exacerbated hunger and malnutrition in a country already mired in poverty and a resurgence of deadly cholera.

Landlords burn homes of peasants over demanding share in crop, rights body takes suo-moto notice

Sindh Human Rights Commission (SHRC) of Pakistan has taken suo-moto notice of landlords' brutality to set peasants houses on fire in Sanghar district and has written a letter to the Shaheed Benazriabad DIG police to ensure action on the case against the culprits and provide justice to the poor farmers, media reports said.

Afghan police smash drug lab in western Nimroz

Zaranj: Afghan police have discovered and destroyed a drug lab in Dilaram district of Afghanistan's western Nimroz province, Mawlawi Abdul Wasi Omar, the district's head of counter-narcotics police, said Friday.

Chinese investors visit Afghanistan over possible business expansion: Reports

Kabul: Several Chinese investors have travelled to Afghanistan's   Maidan Wardak to assess the possibility of expanding business opportunities in the region, media reports said.

UN report says Pakistan is currently facing imminent nutrition crisis

A new report published by  the United Nations and its humanitarian partners has shown that the country is experiencing an imminent nutrition crisis.

UK’s anti-terror police arrest ex-Pak army man

Social media activist and YouTuber Major (retd) Adil Raja has been released on bail after he was arrested by the UK police on suspicion of encouraging acts of terrorism inside Pakistan, media reports said.

UN chief insists on solidarity with people of Syria, with ‘no time to spare’

New York: As donors gathered in Brussels at an international pledging conference for Syria organized by the European Union on Thursday, UN chief António Guterres highlighted the immense suffering of the Syrian people, which he said “defies description”.

UN in Sudan condemns killing of West Darfur governor, raises alarm over ‘vortex of hate speech’

New York: The UN Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS) said on Thursday it was “appalled and deeply shocked” at the killing of the Governor of West Darfur, calling for a halt to the spiralling violence and for those responsible to be brought to justice.

DR Congo: Armed group attacks displace nearly 1 million since January

New York: Escalating violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has displaced nearly one million people since January, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Thursday.

UN chief voices horror as scores die in migrant shipwreck off Greek coast

New York: The UN Secretary-General said on Wednesday he was horrified at the news of dozens more deaths in the Mediterranean after an overloaded boat reportedly capsized and sank off the coast of Greece.

Social justice must be the foundation for the changing world of work: Guterres

Social justice must underpin the global transition to more just and sustainable jobs for all, UN Secretary-Antonio Guterres said in a video message to the opening of the World of Work Summit in Geneva on Wednesday.

Pope Francis discharged from hospital after surgery

Vatican City: Pope Francis, who underwent abdominal surgery last week, returned to the Vatican on Friday from the Gemelli Hospital in Rome.

Faith leaders critical to combating ‘groundswell’ of hatred globally

In the face of rising hatred worldwide, both on and offline, faith leaders are vital allies in the quest for global peace, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Wednesday.

Türk calls for action to enable ‘equal and meaningful’ participation of women in public life

Urgent action is needed to end gender-based bias in public and political life against women which remain deeply entrenched around the world, said the UN human rights chief on Wednesday.

Canada: Truck hits bus in Manitoba, 15 die

At least 15 people died when a truck collided with a  bus carrying senior citizens in a rural portion of Canada’s Manitoba province on Thursday, media reports said.

US: Tornado hits Perryton town, 3 die

A tornado hit Perryton city of Texas on Thursday which left at least three people dead, media reports said.

France will continue to increase military assistance to Ukraine

Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron said Paris would continue to increase military assistance to Ukraine.

Canada PM Justin Trudeau pays surprise visit to Ukraine; commits $500M more in military aid

Ottawa/IBNS: During his suprise visit to Kyiv on Saturday, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced $500 million more in Canadian military aid as Ukraine has stepped up its long-anticipated counteroffensive to drive Russia’s army out of occupied eastern and southern regions of the battered country.

African continent remains a major example of China's poorly executed BRI

The African continent remains one of the major examples of China's poorly executed  $1 trillion ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ (BRI).

Pakistan: Nine people die as coaster falls into ravine

At least nine people died and 18 others were hurt as a coaster fell into a ravine in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir on Monday, media reports said.

Afghanistan: One child killed, 2 injured in mine blast

Firoz Koah: A child was killed, and two others were injured as a mine left over from past wars went off in Afghanistan's western Ghor province on Monday, an official said.

China opposes US sanctions on Chinese entities, individuals

Beijing: China opposes a U.S. move to sanction certain Chinese companies and individuals with so-called Iran-related excuses, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce said Monday.

Former Italian PM and billionaire Berlusconi dies at age 86

Milan: Former Italian Prime Minister and billionaire media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi, who was hospitalized in Milan's San Raffaele hospital for scheduled follow-up tests for a blood condition last week, died aged 86, the Corriere della Sera newspaper reported on Monday.

Pandering to separatists: Canada’s risky political move with long-term economic consequences

The Canadian government’s silence on the issue of Khalistan separatism is raising eyebrows worldwide. This complex dance of politics, largely driven by the influence of a handful of individuals in the Sikh diaspora, is not only endangering Canada’s own national interests but also risking its economic future.

Rawalpindi and Hazara: Tracing the impact of partition on local communities

The partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947 was a defining moment in history as it led to the birth of two separate nations, India and Pakistan.

Pakistan: Ex-minister’s relative, cop shot dead in Balochistan

Armed attackers gunned down the brother-in-law of a former provincial minister as well as a senior police officer on Saturday, media reports said on Monday.

Pakistan: Cop dies during exchange of fire with unidentified assailants

Lakki Marwat: At least one policeman died during an exchange of fire with   unidentified assailants in Shahbazkhel area of Pakistan on Thursday, media reports said on Monday.

Bangladeshi-American Kairan Quazi joins SpaceX as its youngest-ever engineer, guess his age

14-year-old Bangladeshi American Kairan Quazi has joined  Elon Musk's SpaceX as the youngest-ever employee of the company.