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Pakistan: Over 60,000 polio vaccine refusals reported during April campaign
Pakistan recorded over 60,000 cases of polio vaccine refusal during its nationwide anti-polio campaign conducted between April 21 and 27 this year
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DeepSeek faces expulsion from app stores in Germany
Germany has taken steps towards blocking Chinese AI startup DeepSeek from the Apple and Google app stores due to concerns about data protection, according to a data protection authority commissioner in a statement on…
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CTA report exposes systematic torture and deaths of Tibetan political prisoners under Chinese rule
The Human Rights Desk of the Department of Information and International Relations for the Central Tibetan Administration published a report on June 26, to honour and acknowledge the countless Tibetan political…
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Bangladesh Interim Govt clarifies Kunming trilateral not political, denies alliance with China & Pakistan
Bangladesh Interim Government of Muhammad Yunus has dismissed the idea of any emerging alliance between Dhaka, Beijing and Islamabad, clarifying that the recent meeting between the three countries was not political.
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Pakistan reports 13th polio case of 2025
Pakistan recorded its 13th polio case of the year today. The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication in Islamabad confirmed the detection of the virus in an 18-month-old girl from South Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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Over 30k Afghan refugees return from Iran via Herat border in 1 day
Over 30,000 Afghan refugees returned home from Iran through the Islam Qala border crossing in western Herat on Wednesday, marking one of the largest mass returns recently, according to a local official.
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33 Chinese warplanes breach Taiwan Strait median after President Lai reaffirms Taiwan’s sovereignty
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence reported today that 33 Chinese aircraft and five vessels were detected in the vicinity of Taiwan in the 24 hours leading up to 6 a.m., following Beijing’s criticism of President…
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Pak Officer Linked to Abhinandan’s 2019 Capture Reportedly Killed
An officer of the Pakistan Army’s Special Services Group, who had claimed to have captured Indian Air Force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman after his jet was shot down in a dogfight in 2019, was killed in a clash with the…
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Bangladesh Declares August 8 as ‘New Bangladesh Day’ to Mark Yunus-Led Interim Govt
Bangladesh will observe August 8 as ‘New Bangladesh Day’ to mark the anniversary of swearing-in of the interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus who took over three days after the fall of Sheikh Hasina…
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Six Dead, Over 80,000 Evacuated as Heavy Rain Triggers Severe Flooding in Guizhou, China
Six people today died due to severe flooding in Southwest China’s Guizhou province amid continuous heavy rainfall.