South Asia
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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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Pakistan PM Sharif Praises Trump’s ‘Peace’ Role but Secures No Bilateral Meeting in Washington
Washington— Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif strongly endorsed US President Donald Trump at the inaugural meeting of the Board of…
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Tarique Rahman Sworn In as Bangladesh’s 11th Prime Minister After BNP Election Victory
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh Nationalist Party Chairman Tarique Rahman was sworn in on Tuesday as the country’s 11th prime minister…
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