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International leaders will hold talks on Sunday to raise aid for Beirut, five days after the massive explosion which devastated the Lebanese capital. The virtual conference – set up by France and

A bellicose and rather desperate Pakistan wanting to ratchet up the volume over Kashmir tried a spanking new manoeuvre on Thursday. The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation wary of Pakistan’s antics is refusing

The number of Covid-19 cases in the US surpassed 4.9 million on Friday, reaching 4,902,692, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. Meanwhile, the national

A court in London on Thursday extended the custody of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi till August 27 after he appeared for the regular remand hearing, via videolink. Wanted in India in connection

An estimated 40 per cent voter turnout was recorded in Sri Lanka’s parliamentary elections by Wednesday noon after voting began at 7 a.m., said a government official. In several districts a little

US President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order that prevents federal agencies from employing foreign workers — especially H-1B visa – in a bid to protect American jobs, according to

Ahead of the UN tribunal’s verdict in the 2005 assassination of Lebanon’s former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, a bomb blast shook Beirut on Tuesday, reports said. According to the BBC, the explosion

In an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19, Sri Lanka’s health authorities said on Monday that face masks will be mandatory in the new Parliament following Wednesday’s general elections. A 21-page