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Over 90 pc of Turkish oppose Sweden's NATO membership after quran burning: Reports

Ankara: Some 92.5% of Turkish citizens have spoken against Ankara's greenlighting of Sweden's membership in NATO following the controversial demonstration with the burning of the Quran in Stockholm, a survey conducted by Turkish news agency Anadolu showed on Tuesday.

Chinese cargo ship runs aground in southern Japan: Reports

Beijing: The Chinese cargo ship Shin Haijo 2 has run aground between the islands of Ishigaki and Kohama in Japan's Okinawa Prefecture, Japanese broadcaster NHK reported on Tuesday, citing the country's coast guard.

Afghanistan: Taliban says Chinese nationals arrested over smuggling precious stones

Kabul: Taliban authorities have arrested five men, including two Chinese nationals, over alleged smuggling of lithium-bearing stones out of the country, media reports said on Tuesday.

Emmanuel Macron's erratic military policy shows lack of vision: Expert

Paris/UNI: French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a huge boost to military spending after years of advocating for cuts to the defense budget, a move that shows the president's lack of vision, Francois Asselineau, a French political expert and former presidential candidate, told Sputnik.

UN rights chief condemns ‘cold-blooded killing’ of Eswatini human rights lawyer

New York: Authorities in Eswatini must launch a probe into the killing of a prominent human rights lawyer gunned down this past weekend, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Monday.

Pakistan: Soldier dies in Bannu IED attack

Bannu: At least one Pakistani soldier died  in an improvised explosive device (IED) attack in the Jani Khel area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Bannu district of Pakistan, media reports said on Tuesday.

Pakistan: Two cops martyred in Charsadda attack

Charsadda: At least two policemen were killed and one sustained injuries when terrorists attacked  the Dheri Zardad check-post here on Saturday, media reports said on Monday.

Trouble with India: China builds new dam in Tibet which might hit flows downstream

Beijing: China, which has been engaged in conflict with India in recent years, is building a new dam in Tibet on a tributary of the Ganga, close to the tri-junction of its borders with India and Nepal, media reports said.

China’s ‘exhausted’ doctors and nurses working long hours for reduced pay amid COVID-19 surge

Beijing: Doctors and nurses in China are facing pay cuts or salary delays despite working hard to deal with the sudden surge in COVID-19 cases in recent months.

Pakistani cities witnessing massive power outage

Lahore: Key Pakistani cities have been left without power, triggered by  a "frequency variation" in the national grid, on Monday, media reports said.

US: Shooting at nightclub leaves 12 injured in Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge: A shooting at a nightclub in the US city of Baton Rouge on Sunday left at least 12 people injured, police said.

Body found inside vehicle linked to California mass shooting: Reports

Washington: A SWAT team has breached a white van linked to the mass shooting in California and found a body inside, ABC News reports.

US: 10 killed in mass shooting in California during Chinese New Year's Eve gathering

Los Angeles: At least ten people were killed and 10 others were injured when a gunman opened fire in the US city of California on Saturday, during the celebration of the Chinese Lunar New Year's Eve.

Syria: Building collapses in Aleppo, 13 die

Aleppo: At least 13 people died as a building collapsed in the Syrian city of  Aleppo on Sunday.

Turkey condemns 'Quran burning' act in Sweden

Istanbul: Turkey has condemned the act of burning a Quran during a protest in Sweden recently, media reports said on Sunday.

Bangladesh: University student dies as bus hits motorcycle in Dhaka

Dhaka: A student of a private university died after a bus ploughed into a  motorcycle she was riding on near the Jamuna Future Park in Bangladesh capital city Dhaka on Sunday.

Pakistan: Blast occurs close to police vehicle in Peshawar, no casualty

Peshawar: An explosion occurred close to a police vehicle within the limits of Badaber Police Station in Peshawar city of Pakistan on Sunday, media reports said.

Bangladesh: Garment workers block highway after truck hits and kills a security guard

Dhaka: Agitated workers demonstrated on the Dhaka-Tangail highway after a security guard deployed to a garment factory in Bangladesh's Gazipur region died in a road mishap, media reports said.

California Shooting: 9 die after Chinese New Year party

Los Angeles: At least nine people died after a shooting incident occurred at a business premise in the US city of California on Saturday following a Chinese New Year Party, media reports said.

US Justice Dept recovers 6 classified documents from Prez Joe Biden's Delaware home

Washington: America’s Justice Department searched President Joe Biden's home in Delaware and found six documents with classification markings and also seized some of his notes, the president's lawyer said, AP reported.

Retired astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the second person to set foot on moon, marries ‘longtime love’ on his 93rd birthday

Retired astronaut Buzz Aldrin, who created history by becoming the second person to ever set foot on the moon in 1969, following crewmate Neil Armstrong, married his “longtime love” on his 93rd birthday on Friday.

King Charles III to break centuries-old tradition of wearing royal attire at his grand coronation

London/IBNS: The grand coronation of Britain's King Charles III and his wife Camilla is scheduled to take place in May this year and if reports are to be believed, the new monarch is set for breaking the tradition of wearing the royal attire.

US media sees massive layoffs amid fears of economic downturn

New York/IBNS: The United States media are facing tough times and as a result, several of them have been forced to announce layoffs this winter amid fears of an economic downturn. 

Brazil: President Lula sacks army commander in wake of Brasilia riots

Brasilia: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, after meeting with military commanders on the recent unrest in the capital, sacked the head of Brazil’s army Gen. Julio Cesar de Arruda, who had been in office for just over two weeks, media report.

UK provides Ukraine with sea king helicopter - Reznikov

London: Ukraine has received a Sea King helicopter from the United Kingdom as part of its military efforts for Kyiv, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said.

Pakistan: PML-N leader Pir Aminul Hasnat defects to PTI

Islamabad/UNI: In a setback to the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N), the party's central leader Pir Muhammad Aminul Hasnat Shah joined the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI), media reports said.

French Prez Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to hold talks in Paris amid efforts to mend relations

Paris/UNI: French President Emmanuel Macron will hold talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday, as part of the ministerial council, the Elysee Palace informs.

Over 150,000 people take part in Paris protest against planned pension reform: Reports

Paris/UNI: More than 150,000 people participated in a protest against the planned pension reform in Paris, BFMTV reported citing data from the organizers - the left-wing La France Insoumise (LFI) party led by Jean-Luc Melenchon.

China, Taliban to deepen ties

Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang on Saturday held a phone conversation with Taliban leader Amir Khan Muttaqi as both sides pledged to strengthen cooperation and vowed to combat terrorism.

Pakistan: Two terrorists die in terrorist attack

Charsadda: At least two policemen died as terrorists attacked Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region, media reports said on Saturday.