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July 25, 2019 8:45 PM

British navy to escort UK-flagged ships through Strait of Hormuz

<span style="color: #222222;">Britain today ordered its navy to escort UK-flagged ships through the Strait of Hormuz after Iranian soldiers seized a tanker in the flashpoint entrance to the Gulf. The defence ministry said, the Royal Navy has been tasked to accompany B...

July 25, 2019 7:58 PM

Bangladesh: Former chief justice seeks political asylum in Canada

<span style="color: #222222;">Bangladesh's first non-Muslim chief justice S K Sinha has sought political asylum in Canada, reported the newspaper Corriere Canadese published in Canada on Tuesday and other newspapers in Dhaka today. <br /&g...

July 25, 2019 6:47 PM

Pakistan: Opposition holds rallies, asks PM to step down

Thousands of supporters of Pakistan's opposition parties are rallying across the country, urging Prime Minister Imran Khan to step down over what they say is his failure in handling the nation's ailing economy. <br />'' <br />'' ...

July 25, 2019 6:43 PM

Separate bomb blasts kill at least 10 in Afghanistan

<span style="color: #222222;">In Afghanistan, at least 10 people including five women and one child were killed and 41 others injured in three separate bomb blasts in Kabul today.  <br />'' <br />''The attac...

July 25, 2019 6:39 PM

Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi dies at 92

Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, the North African country's first democratically elected leader, died today at the age of 92. <br />'' <br />'' His office said, he had been hospitalised with a severe illness in late June and was...

July 25, 2019 5:03 PM

Sri Lankan navy arrests four Indian fishermen

Sri Lankan navy has arrested four Indian fishermen along with their boat for allegedly breaching the International maritime boundary line and illegally fishing in Sri Lankan waters. <br />'' <br />'' A navy statement issued today said the ...

July 25, 2019 1:18 PM

Flood Fury continues in Bangladesh

<h3><br />''</h3>Flood fury continues in Bangladesh as water level at 46 river stations monitored by Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) has risen over the last 24 hours while 43 stations recorded a fall.<br />''&amp...

July 25, 2019 9:32 AM

Mexico: Top police official, 3 others killed in helicopter crash

<span style="color: #222222;">In Mexico, a top state police official was among four killed in a helicopter crash, due to bad weather said the Governor of Michoacan.<br />''<br />''The Governor Silvano Aureoles in a Twitt...

July 25, 2019 9:31 AM

North Korea fires two projectiles toward East Sea

<span style="color: #222222;">North Korea has fired two projectiles toward the East Sea, according to South Korean officials.<br />''<br />''The South Korean military said that North Korea launched the two unidentified p...

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