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PTI leaders rallied on the outskirts of Islamabad on Sunday, demanding the “immediate release” of their founder, Imran Khan, while criticising the government for marginalising the party as police fired tear gas to disperse the crowd. The party was staging the rally today to gain support for Imran’s release, who has been imprisoned since last August. Imran was expected to ...

At least 48 people were killed Sunday in a fuel tanker truck explosion following a collision with another vehicle in Niger state in north-central Nigeria, the state’s disaster management agency said. The State Emergency Management Agency in north-central Niger state said the fuel truck collided with a truck carrying travelers and cattle. Several other vehicles were also caught up in ...

It will be the first time Kamala Harris and Donald Trump meet in person — and millions of Americans will get a ringside seat. The Democratic vice president and Republican former president will face off in Philadelphia on Tuesday in their first — and possibly only — televised debate before what promises to be a nail-bitingly close 2024 election. The ...

At least 17 people have died after a fire ripped through their school dormitory overnight in central Kenya, police said Friday. The blaze in Nyeri county’s Hillside Endarasha Academy broke out at around midnight, police said, engulfing a dormitory where the children were sleeping, reports AFP, Nirobi. “There are 17 fatalities from this incident and there are also others who ...

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday demanded the resignations of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah and the chief ministers of all states – where the incidents of rape and sexual abuse were reported recently – for allegedly failing to implement effective legislations to safeguard women. Speaking in the West Bengal assembly after tabling of ...

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) reported on Saturday that Cyclone Asna, a deep depression over the Arabian Sea, is expected to move West-Northwest, away from the Indian coast, within the next 24 hours. Currently, the cyclone is positioned 250 km west of Naliya in Gujarat and is moving at a speed of 14 km per hour. Impact on Gujarat The ...

Power was gradually returning to Venezuela Friday after a nationwide blackout that authorities blamed on sabotage of the national electrical grid — the latest crisis to hit the country after a disputed presidential election. Venezuela experiences frequent blackouts, though rarely on such a large scale, which President Nicolas Maduro’s government routinely attributes to unproven conspiracies to overthrow him. Authorities reported ...

Typhoon Shanshan slammed into Japan on Thursday, injuring dozens as howling winds smashed windows and blew tiles off houses while torrential rains sparked floods and landslide warnings. Japan’s most powerful typhoon this year, packing gusts up to 252 kilometres (157 miles) per hour, made landfall on the main southern island of Kyushu, home to 12.5 million people, around 8:00 am ...

BJP workers clashed with the police at several places across West Bengal on Wednesday as they tried to enforce a 12-hour shutdown in the state. Several BJP leaders, including former Rajya Sabha MP Roopa Ganguly and MLA Agnimitra Paul, were detained for blocking roads and railway tracks since the early morning, reports PTI. The ‘Bangla Bandh’, which began at 6 ...

At least 34 people were killed in two separate bus accidents in Pakistan today, including 12 pilgrims who had been trying to reach Iran, rescue officials said. Twenty people were killed when the bus they were travelling in plunged into a ravine near the town of Azad Pattan on the border between Punjab province and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. reports AFP. “22 ...