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At least 63 killed, 182 hurt in Kabul suicide explosion

Shawdesh Desk: At least 63 people were killed and 182 wounded in an explosion targeting a wedding in the Afghan capital, authorities said Sunday. The blast, which took place late

Rival rallies as HK’s divisions deepen

Shwdesh Desk: Hong Kong democracy activists kicked off a weekend of fresh rallies on Saturday in a major test for the movement following criticism over an airport protest earlier this

North Korean leader supervises ‘new missile’ test again

Shawdesh Desk: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un once again supervised a ‘new weapon’ launch, state media said Saturday, complicating efforts at denuclearisation ahead of next week’s visit to Seoul

Hong Kong teachers’ rally starts another weekend of protest

Shawdesh Desk: School teachers in Hong Kong were marching Saturday to the official residence of the city leader as another weekend of protests got underway. An overflow crowd rallied

N Korea fires two projectiles, S Korea ‘impudent’

Shawdesh Desk: North Korea launched at least two projectiles into the sea on Friday, South Korea’s military said, shortly after Pyongyang described South Korea’s president as ‘impudent’ and vowed that

Chinese military personnel parade near HK border

Shawdesh Desk: Thousands of Chinese military personnel waving red flags paraded at a sports stadium in a city across the border from Hong Kong on Thursday, an AFP reporter witnessed.

Israel bars visit by two US lawmakers

Shawdesh Desk: Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday barred US Democratic congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar from making a planned trip to Israel, shortly after US president Donald

Gunman held after injuring six Philadelphia police

Shawdesh Desk: Police said they took into custody early on Thursday the suspect in a seven-hour shooting standoff in a north Philadelphia home that left six officers wounded after a