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300 people killed in recent unrest in Iran

Tehran/IBNS: At least 300 people have been killed in recent unrest in Iran following mass protests triggered by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who passed away while in police custody, Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the commander of Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), said Tuesday.

Sri Lanka’s debt to China close to 20 pct of public external debt, reveals study

Colombo: A study has found Sri Lanka owed Chinese lenders $7.4 billion - nearly a fifth of its public external debt - by the end of last year, media reports said on Wednesday.

Russia is using sexual violence as 'a weapon: Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska

Kyiv:  Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska has claimed that the  Russia is using sexual violence as "a weapon".

Pakistan: Suicide attack in Quetta leaves three people, including cop, dead

Quetta: A suicide attack in  Quetta’s Baleli area on Wednesday left at least three people, including a police officer and two civilians, dead, media reports said.

Less than half of England and Wales population is Christian, reveals census

London: The Census 2021 has shown that for the first time fewer than half of people in England and Wales describe themselves as Christian, media reports said.

Pakistan: Man slaughters wife, three daughters in Karachi

Karachi: A Pakistani man allegedly killed his wife and three daughters in Karachi city, media reports said on Wednesday.

Pakistan: 10 terrorists die in Balocistan 

Islamabad: At least 10 terrorists died during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Pakistan's  Hoshab region, media reports said on Wednesday.

Violence breaks out in Brussels after Belgium's WC match defeat against Morocco, several detained

Brussels: Police resorted to tear gas shelling and used water cannons against football fans in  central Brussels on Sunday after violence broke out after Belgium lost their World Cup clash against Morocco.

Elon Musk to support Donald Trump's rival Ron DeSantis in 2024 US Prez race

Billionaire Elon Musk has said he would back Florida governor Ron DeSantis of the Republican Party if he contested the 2024 US presidential elections, media reports said.

Pakistan: Imran Khan addresses first rally since gun attack; says his Tehreek-e-Insaf will quit all provincial assemblies

Rawalpindi (Pakistan): Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan Saturday addressed the first public rally of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party in Rawalpindi which is also the seat of the country’s powerful army after the assassination attempt on him earlier this month, media reports said.

'Down with the Chinese Communist Party': Shanghai witnesses anti-Covid protests after fire kills 10

Shanghai/IBNS: Protests rocked Shanghai early on Sunday, as residents in several Chinese cities, angered by a deadly fire in the country's far west, protested against heavy COVID-19 restrictions nearly three years into the pandemic.