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The seven contracts are with locally based companies, many of whom have foreign partners in countries including China, Iran, and Turkiye

Authorities said it was unclear what sparked the blaze at the building occupied by homeless people and squatters in the city centre that displaced dozens of families

China sees the expanded drills as a threat, accusing the US of building an Indo-Pacific alliance similar to NATO to limit China's growing military and diplomatic influence in the region

The United Kingdom has dedicated USD 125 million for supporting the people of Afghanistan, who are undergoing one of the worst humanitarian crisis under the Taliban regime, Tolo News reported.

Imran Khan had filed a petition before Judge Abual Hasnat Zulqarnain, seeking permission to speak to his sons - Suleman Khan and Qasim Khan - on the phone

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country has developed a weapon that hit a target 700 kilometres away

Former US president Barack Obama and Tibetan religious head Dalai Lama will visit Mandya in Karnataka in December to lay foundation stone for an International Yoga and Meditation Centre.

Kathmandu Metropolitan City Mayor Balendra Shah cancelled his scheduled visit to China, citing the northern neighbour's failure to acknowledge Nepal's new political map

The great Virat Kohli feels one has to be at his absolute best to face a high quality bowling attack like Pakistan's.

Javad Rouhi, 35, suddenly fell ill while awaiting resentencing after Iran's Supreme Court overturned his death sentence

Researchers from the Rutgers University analysed 31,339,991 pregnant individuals who delivered between 2010 and 2018, compared with those who did not receive infertility treatment.

Six associates of Pakistan-based terrorist Harwinder Singh Rinda who were planning to commit "sensational crimes" in Punjab have been arrested.

A 15-month-old Bangladeshi girl, who was admitted in a critical state to a private hospital in Nagpur city on August 27 after her health deteriorated on board a Delhi-bound Vistara flight, died early on Thursday due to medical complications.

The incident took place in the Mianwali district of Punjab, some 300 km from Lahore, the provincial capital.

The man identified as Fayaz is married to a woman in the city. He works in a firm in Dubai.

The State was exploring the scope for cooperation with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) in the field of research, Agriculture Minister S Niranjan Reddy said.

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will attend the G20 Summit in India next week after President Vladimir Putin announced his plan to skip the leaders' Summit

Protests in Pakistan continue to gain momentum with each passing day as hundreds of thousands of locals burn their electricity bills, rejecting the imposed high tariffs and taxes

Biden administration has approved funding for the first-ever transfer of US military equipment to Taiwan, as per a notification sent to the Congress, CNN reported

Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to skip the G20 Summit to be held in India next week, sources familiar with the matter in India and China have revealed

Philippines rejected China's 2023 edition of its 'standard map,' which includes the nine-dashed line (now a ten-dashed line) in their territory

October holds significance as it marks the birth month of Mahatma Gandhi and is also a time when major Hindu festivals like Navratri and Diwali are widely celebrated.

As per CNN, emergency services received reports of the fire around 1:30 a.m. on Thursday.

Sultan Abdullah conveyed a message to the citizens, emphasizing that unity remains crucial for fostering harmony, well-being, and the prosperity of both the people and the nation of Southeast Asia.