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AFP/APP Washington: Abortion rights should be left up to US states to decide, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Monday, effectively rejecting a national abortion ban after months of mixed signals on one of the November…

AFP/APP Maputo: More than 90 people killed when an overcrowded makeshift boat tragedy off the north coast of Mozambique, local authorities said on Sunday. The converted fishing boat, carrying about 130 people, ran into trouble as it…

News Desk  Islamabad: The parties have made advancements in the ongoing Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo. Reports from a foreign news agency indicate that delegations from Hamas and Qatar have temporarily left Cairo but are expected to…

AFP/APP  Tokyo: Japanese and Philippine leaders head to Washington this week for a trilateral summit aimed at boosting defense ties, hot on the heels of four-way military drills in the South China Sea with Australia. A major upgrade…

News Desk  Islamabad: A meeting will be convened today (Monday) to observe the Shawwal moon in Saudi Arabia. Today is the 29th of Ramazan in Saudi Arabia and astronomers indicate that the Shawwal moon is unlikely to be visible in…

AFP/APP Washington: From India and South Korea to Croatia and North Macedonia, fact-checking organizations battling an ever-rising tide of misinformation in a major election year are buffeted by legal threats, harassment, and funding…

News Desk  Islamabad: Over 20 million pilgrims from across the globe visited and prayed at the Prophet's Mosque complex in Madinah during the first 20 days of Ramazan, Saudi media, quoting Saudi authorities, reported on Saturday. The…

AFP/APP Kabul: Children sit shoulder to shoulder, crammed in rows on the floor of a shipping container with lesson books in their laps, the remains of their school unrepaired in the six months since a major earthquake devastated their…

APP New York: A 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck New York City on Friday, causing a brief interruption during a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting discussing the deteriorating situation in war-torn Gaza. Janti Soeripto,…

AFP/APP Geneva: The UN Human Rights Council on Friday demanded a halt in all arms sales to Israel, highlighting warnings of "genocide" in its war in Gaza, which has killed more than 33,000 people. The resolution, which passed with 28…