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15 foreigners among 72 on board in Nepal plane crash: airline

Shawdesh desk: Fifteen foreigners were among the 72 people on board a plane that crashed in Nepal on Sunday, Yeti Airlines said. They included five people from India, four Russians,

Pakistan provincial assembly dissolved on orders of ex-PM Imran Khan

Shawdesh desk: The provincial assembly in Pakistan’s most populous province, Punjab, was dissolved on late Saturday, in a move orchestrated by former prime minister Imran Khan as part of a

IMF DMD arrives in Dhaka today to finalize $4.5 billion loan

Shawdesh Desk: The Deputy Managing Director (DMD) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Antoinette Monsio Sayeh, arrives in Dhaka today for a 5-day visit. She will stay in Dhaka till

Russia claims control of Soledar, Ukraine says fighting ongoing

Shawdesh Desk: Russia said Friday its forces had wrested control of the war-scarred town of Soledar in east Ukraine, its first claim of victory in months of battlefield setbacks, but

Congress MP dies of heart attack during Bharat Jodo Yatra, march paused

Shawdesh Desk: Ludhiana: Congress MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary died of a heart attack during Bharat Jodo Yatra in Punjab this morning. He was 76. Santokh Singh Chaudhary, the party’s MP from

Iran executes ex-defence official for ‘spying for UK intelligence’

Shawdesh Desk: Iran on Saturday executed former top defence official and dual British national Alireza Akbari, who was accused of spying for United Kingdom intelligence, the judiciary reported. Akbari was

China: Five dead after man drives into crowd in Guangzhou

Shawdesh Desk: The head of one of the world’s biggest oil companies has been named to lead the COP28 global climate talks in Dubai, later this year. Sultan Ahmed Al

Islamic State claims blast that kills 5 in Kabul

Shawdesh desk: The Islamic State jihadist group claimed responsibility Wednesday for a suicide bombing outside the foreign ministry in Kabul that officials and witnesses said killed at least five people