South Asia
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Report alleges China using Buddhist diplomacy to expand influence in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — China is using Buddhism as a strategic tool to expand its political and ideological influence in…
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Police Officer Killed in Sniper Attack on Checkpost in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
ISLAMABAD — A police officer was killed Wednesday after unidentified assailants carried out a sniper attack on a police post…
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U.S. Submarine Sinks Iranian Warship With Torpedo in Indian Ocean, Pentagon Says
WASHINGTON — A U.S. Navy submarine sank an Iranian naval vessel in the Indian Ocean during the ongoing conflict with…
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U.S. Orders Non-Emergency Staff to Leave Consulates in Lahore, Karachi Amid Protests in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The United States has ordered non-emergency government employees and family members at its consulates in Lahore and…
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U.S. Embassy, Consulates in Pakistan Suspend Operations After Deadly Protests
ISLAMABAD — The U.S. Embassy in Islamabad and consulates in Lahore, Karachi and Peshawar have temporarily suspended operations amid escalating…
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Activist Urges U.S. Visa Ban on Pakistanis After Karachi Consulate Clashes
WASHINGTON — A conservative activist has called on the U.S. State Department to suspend all visas for Pakistani nationals following…
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Afghanistan Claims Strikes on Key Pakistani Military Sites, Says 32 Soldiers Killed
KABUL — Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defence said Monday that its Air Force carried out coordinated aerial strikes against multiple Pakistani…
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Pakistan Blames India as Fighting With Taliban Intensifies
NEW DELHI — Escalating hostilities between Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban government have sharply strained a fragile ceasefire brokered by Qatar,…
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Civilian Deaths Fuel Rising Afghanistan–Pakistan Tensions After Airstrikes
NEW DELHI/KABUL — Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have escalated sharply following a series of Pakistani airstrikes in eastern Afghanistan…
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Over 20 Baloch Civilians Killed in Alleged Firing by Pakistani Forces, Rights Group Says
QUETTA, Pakistan — More than 20 Baloch civilians, including women and minors, were killed and several others injured following alleged…
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