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Pakistan, Saudi Arabia sign mutual defence pact

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed a new strategic defence pact on Wednesday, with the two sides saying an attack on one country would be considered ‘an aggression against both’. The

UN investigators say Israel committing ‘genocide’ in Gaza

United Nations investigators on Tuesday accused Israel of committing “genocide” in Gaza in a bid to “destroy the Palestinians”, blaming Israel’s prime minister and other top officials for incitement. The

At least 12 people killed in Malaysia landslides

At least 12 people were killed in landslides in Malaysia’s Sabah state after heavy rains battered the Borneo Island region for the past week, news reports said on Tuesday. More

East Timor police fire tear gas at protesters

East Timor police fired tear gas Monday at demonstrators protesting against a plan to buy new official cars for lawmakers, which triggered anger in one of the poorest nations in

New Nepal interim ministers sworn in after protests

Nepal’s new leader vowed Sunday to follow protesters’ demands to “end corruption” as she began work as interim prime minister, after “Gen Z” youth demonstrations ousted her predecessor. Sushila Karki,

UK police vow ‘further arrests’ after far-right rally violence

London police pledged Sunday to make ‘further arrests in the coming days and weeks’, following violence at one of the largest-ever far-right protests in Britain, organised by anti-immigration activist Tommy

Israeli forces kill 4 more aid seekers

Israeli forces killed four aid seekers traveling on Sunday through a military zone south of Gaza City — an area regularly used by Palestinians trying to reach a food distribution

‘Far too late’: Palestinians despair after UN declares famine in Gaza

Desperate Palestinians clutching pots and plastic buckets scrambled for rice at a charity kitchen in Gaza City on Saturday, a day after the United Nations declared a famine in the