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India breaks through Himalayan tunnel to China border

Indian engineers on Tuesday broke through the final rock section in the strategic Zojila tunnel through a Himalayan mountain, a milestone in providing all-weather access to the frontier Ladakh region with

Israel, Iran trade fire despite Trump’s call for restraint

Israel and Iran traded fire on Monday, seriously testing a fragile truce and threatening hopes for a deal to end the Middle East war. The new attacks, including a strike

N Korea’s nuclear programme ‘absolutely non-negotiable’, Kim Yo Jong

North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme is ‘absolutely non-negotiable’, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un said in a statement carried by state media on Sunday, ahead of a visit

Israel shooting attacks: One killed, five wounded

At least one person was killed and five others wounded in multiple shooting attacks in Israel on Sunday, authorities said, with one of the perpetrators killed. Israel’s emergency service Magen

United States attacks radar sites in Iran

The United States military said it attacked radar sites on Iran’s southern coast Friday in the latest flare-up to threaten the ceasefire in the Mideast war. US Central Command said

Israel, Lebanon agree to implement ceasefire on conditions

Israel and Lebanon agreed Wednesday to implement a ceasefire but said it would require a ‘complete cessation’ of fire by Iran-backed Hezbollah, according to a joint statement after United States-led

Clashes continue in Lebanon despite ceasefire plan

An Israeli attack on the southern Lebanese city of Tyre on Monday caused damage to the Jabal Amel hospital and destroyed a nearby building. -Getty Clashes have continued in southern

Seven people killed in drone attack on bus in Russia-held eastern Ukraine

A drone strike killed seven people and wounded 11 as it hit a bus in Russia-occupied eastern Ukraine, Moscow-installed authorities in the Donetsk region said Wednesday. The incident comes a