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AFP/APP Keelung, Taiwan: Taiwan closed offices and schools on Thursday as Super Typhoon Kong-rey approached, forcing thousands to evacuate ahead of one of the strongest storms to impact the island in years. Up to 10-metre waves…

AFP/APP Kaohsiung, Taiwan: Taiwan shut down schools and financial markets on Wednesday as Typhoon Krathon battered its southern and eastern regions with torrential rain and strong winds, ahead of its expected landfall. The typhoon, with…

News Desk Islamabad: In a tragic incident in Swabi, a youth named Salman allegedly shot his two uncles to death, Shamsher Ali and Akhtar Ali, over a property dispute. The shooting, which also injured Salman’s cousin Zulkafil, occurred…

APP Rawalpindi: The 57 new cases were recorded in Rawalpindi during past 24 hours, increasing the number of patients under treatment in allied hospitals to 100. According to the latest report released by the District Health Authority,…

APP Islamabad: At least four women were killed and eight badly injured when an over-speeding truck ran over a Mehndi ceremony being held at the roadside in district Toba Tek Singh's tehsil Gojra on late Wednesday night. According to…

AFP/APP Beijing: A senior Chinese military official has warned the United States to cease "collusion" with Taiwan, while top White House aide Jake Sullivan emphasized the importance of stability in the tense Taiwan Strait during a rare…

AFP/APP Taipei: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Taiwan's east coast Friday morning, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said, with the island's government confirming there were no reports of major damage. The tremor,…

News Desk Islamabad: TikTok has recently updated its community guidelines, introducing stricter rules regarding the display of potentially harmful content. This includes limitations on showcasing dating, drug use, sexual exploitation,…

AFP/APP Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken congratulated Taiwan's newly inaugurated President Lai Ching-te late Sunday, saying he looked forward to Washington and Taipei deepening ties and maintaining "peace and stability…

AFP/APP Beijing: Tech billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk met in Beijing on Sunday with China's number two official, Premier Li Qiang, who promised the country would "always" be open to foreign firms.  Musk -- one of the world's…