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BREAKING: Pakistan downs 2 Indian jets in retaliation for overnight strikes 07 May 2025 - 12:56 am
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India fires missiles at 3 locations in Pakistan 07 May 2025 - 12:20 am
An Indian paramilitary personnel stands guard along the banks of Dal Lake in Srinagar on May 6, 2025. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)
India plans manned space flight by 2027 06 May 2025 - 07:20 pm
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Jazz beyond borders: Chinese music festival celebrates cross-cultural harmony 06 May 2025 - 06:26 pm
Conductor Jin Ye from Beijing Symphony Orchestra conducts during a concert of the 5th Taihu Jazz Festival in Tongzhou District of Beijing, capital of China, April 30, 2025. The 5th Taihu Jazz Festival opened in Tongzhou District of Beijing on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Chen Zhonghao)
14 dead, many injured as strong winds, thunderstorms lash India's Gujarat 06 May 2025 - 06:20 pm
File photo for representational purposes only. Men remove bamboo rooftop of a stall damaged by heavy winds at a shore ahead of Cyclone Yaas in Bichitrapur in Balasore district in the eastern state of Odisha India, May 26, 2021. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri
5 paramilitary troops killed, 6 injured in SW Pakistan's bomb attack 06 May 2025 - 05:24 pm
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Australian mushroom murder suspect rejected help preparing meal: witness 06 May 2025 - 03:44 pm
The Victorian Coat of Arms is seen outside the Latrobe Valley Magistrates' Court in Morwell, south of Melbourne, on April 30, 2025. Photo by Martin KEEP / AFP.
Fermented fish paste Prahok in Cambodia's Siem Reap recognized as new GI product 05 May 2025 - 08:24 pm
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Genetics offers climate resilience for Australia's sheep industry 05 May 2025 - 08:11 pm
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Analysts predict continued appreciation of Malaysian ringgit through 2025 05 May 2025 - 08:01 pm
A general view of the Kuala Lumpur skyline on May 5, 2025, showing the Petronas Twin Towers (3rd R), Kuala Lumpur Tower (C), Tun Razak Exchange (2nd L) and Menara Merdeka 118 (L), the world's second tallest building. (Photo by Mohd RASFAN / AFP)
Indonesia considers US criticism of QRIS against business competition principles 05 May 2025 - 07:24 pm
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India to hold civil defence drills in Pakistan standoff 05 May 2025 - 06:05 pm
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel stand guard near the India-Pakistan Wagah border post, about 35kms from Amritsar on May 5, 2025. (Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP)
Despite tensions, weddings go on in Pakistan's Kashmir border 04 May 2025 - 09:42 pm
Groom Chaudhry Junaid with his bride, Rabia Bibi, during their wedding ceremony in Ashkot village on the Line of Control (LoC) in Neelum Valley, district of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, on May 3, 2025. (Photo by Farooq Naeem / AFP)
Three dead, 60 hospitalised in China boat disasters: state media 04 May 2025 - 07:03 pm
People carry out search and rescue operation at the site where two passenger boats capsized in Qianxi City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 4, 2025. Xinhua
Five policemen kidnapped in southwestern Pakistan 04 May 2025 - 02:39 pm
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Video: Two killed in accident at airport in Manila 04 May 2025 - 01:05 pm
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Maldives president holds record 15-hour press conference 04 May 2025 - 08:20 am
This handout photograph taken and released by the Maldives President Office on May 3, 2025 shows Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu speaking during a marathon press conference in Male. (Photo by Maldives President Office / AFP)
Singapore ruling party wins election in landslide 03 May 2025 - 10:05 pm
Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong (2nd at R) of the People's Action Party (PAP) greets his supporters at the party's gathering centre during the general election results, in Singapore on May 3, 2025. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP)