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Sri Lanka rescues Iranian sailors in Indian ocean

Sri Lanka foreign minister, Vijitha Herath, said that his country’s navy rescued 32 ‘critically wounded’ sailors aboard the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena, which sank Wednesday just outside the island’s territorial waters.

US orders non-emergency consular staff in Karachi, Lahore to leave Pakistan

The US said Wednesday it ordered non-emergency staff at two Pakistani consulates to leave the country, and granted permission for staff to leave missions in Saudi Arabia, Cyprus and Oman

Nepal readies for pivotal post-uprising vote

Nepal set up polling centres on Wednesday for one of its most hotly contested elections since the end of civil war in 2006, six months after deadly anti-corruption protests toppled

Meet Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, Iran’s Newly Appointed Interim Supreme Leader

Ayatollah Alireza Arafi was appointed jurist member of Iran’s interim Leadership Council on Sunday. This came after the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei by the US and Israel. The

Middle East labour market at major risk amid war

Bangladesh’s overseas labour market is heavily dependent on the Middle East. About 67 percent of the country’s total migrant workers go to Saudi Arabia. Qatar ranks second, Kuwait fourth, the

US orders ‘non-emergency’ staff to leave Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq

The US State Department said on Tuesday it has ordered non-emergency personnel to leave Bahrain, Jordan and Iraq, as Iran retaliates against US-Israeli strikes. The department, in posts on X,

555 killed in Iran since start of war, Iran Red Crescent says

A total of 555 people have been killed across Iran in US and Israeli strikes that began two days ago, the Iranian Red Crescent said Monday. “Following the Zionist-American terrorist

Canada, India agree critical mineral, uranium deals

India and Canada on Monday reached a string of agreements, including on critical mineral cooperation and a ‘landmark’ uranium supply deal for nuclear power, the countries’ leaders said in New