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AFP/APP Thailand: Thai tourist hotspot Chiang Mai was blanketed by hazy smog Friday, as residents and visitors to the usually picturesque northern city were left wheezing in the toxic air. The city topped air monitoring website…

AFP/APP Tashkent: Saodat Shermatova "cried with joy" after Uzbekistan, a predominantly Muslim former Soviet republic, lifted a ban last month on women working as bus drivers.  "I was waiting a long time," said the 49-year-old, who…

News Desk Islamabad: In the heart of Dallas, Texas, a remarkable story unfolded over the span of 72 years. Paul Alexander, an American citizen, battled the effects of polio since the age of six. This formidable disease left him…

AFP/APP Moscow: Russians started voting on Friday in a three-day presidential election to hand hardline leader Vladimir Putin another six-year term as fresh attacks bring the raging conflict in Ukraine further into Russian territory.…

Agencies  Islamabad:  The UK has introduced a revised definition of extremism, set to take immediate effect. This new definition encompasses actions such as denying or obstructing the basic rights and freedoms of others, as well as…

Agencies  Islamabad: In the US state of Colorado, a powerful blizzard has left up to 4 feet of snow in its wake, effectively paralyzing life in various regions. The blizzard has prompted the closure of schools and offices across…

News Desk Islamabad: A rocket designed by a Japanese company to launch a satellite into orbit crashed seconds after liftoff.  According to a report from the foreign news agency Reuters, Japan's Space One company aimed to become the…

AFP/APP Bedford: Britain's innovative Airlander 10 airship could soon take to the skies to offer leisure passengers panoramic views and far less pollution than traditional aircraft, according to its manufacturer. On the outskirts of the…

AFP/APP Washington: President Joe Biden's ambitious 2025 budget proposal, published Monday, is almost certain to be dead on arrival in the sharply divided US Congress ahead of presidential elections later this year. Instead, the 2025…

AFP/APP Palestinian: Deadly fighting raged in Gaza on Sunday between Israeli forces and Hamas militants, with no truce in sight on the eve of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, as a dire humanitarian crisis gripped the besieged Palestinian…