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  Pak Airstrikes Hit Afghanistan, Truce "Broken": Senior Taliban Official

  Pakistan carried out strikes in a border province in Afghanistan late Friday, breaking a ceasefire that had brought two days of calm to the border, a senior Taliban official said

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  "Ghost-Like Sounds": Cambodia Accuses Thailand Of Psychological Warfare

  Former Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has accused Thailand of broadcasting "ghost-like" sounds along a disputed border.

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  7 Pakistani Soldiers Killed In Suicide Attack Near Afghan Border Amid Fragile Truce

  At least seven Pakistani soldiers were killed in a suicide attack near the Afghan border on Friday.

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  3 Suspected Bangladeshi Cattle Thieves Killed In Tripura, Dhaka Reacts

  Dhaka has lodged a protest over the killing of three Bangladeshi nationals who had crossed the Indian border illegally.

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  Muhammad Yunus Calls On Parties To Sign Charter Deciding Bangladesh's Future

  Several major political parties in Bangladesh will sign the much-discussed July National Charter 2025 on Friday, a document meant to form a consensus on the path to democratic renewal.

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  Video: NDTV Ground Report From Afghanistan Border, Pounded By Pakistan Bombs

  The 48-hour temporary ceasefire, agreed between Afghanistan and Pakistan, is set to expire today as leaders in Islamabad and Kabul negotiate on terms to broker a lasting peace along the Durand Line-- the border between the two countries.

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  Ex-Japanese PM Tomiichi Murayama, Known For Apology Over Wartime Aggression, Dies At 101

  Japan's former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, who was known for his 1995 "Murayama statement" apologizing to Asian victims of his country's aggression, died Friday. He was 101.

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  "India Could Play Dirty": Pakistan's Controversial Remarks On "Two-Front War"

  Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif courted controversy by again linking India with Islamabad's wider tensions with Kabul.

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  "Ball In Taliban's Court": Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif On Permanent Ceasefire

  Pakistan Prime MinisterShehbaz Sharif said on Thursday that "the ball is in the Afghan Taliban's court" for a permanent ceasefire, a day after a 48-hour truce was called in the wake of deadly cross-border clashes.

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  The Man Behind Pakistan's Deadly New Enemy, Afghanistan

  Hanging over the recent eruption of fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan, the most serious clash between the neighbours in decades, is the spectre of a militant leader Islamabad accuses of directing near-daily attacks on its soil.

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  Kanchha Sherpa, Last Link To Everest's 1st Summit, Dies At 92

  Kanchha Sherpa was the last surviving member of the 1953 expedition that saw Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa become the first to summit the world's highest mountain.

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  Bangladesh Seeks Death Penalty For Sheikh Hasina Over Protest Deaths

  A prosecutor in a special domestic tribunal in Bangladesh sought the death penalty Thursday for ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a case involving charges of crimes against humanity in a mass uprising last year that forced her to leave.

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  Rare Earths Tensions Rise As US, China Trade Barbs

  Chinese state media issued a seven-point rebuttal to US calls for Beijing to wind back its rare earth controls, as both sides struggle to move beyond a volley of barbs and accusations of blindsiding the other.

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  "India's Proxy War": Khawaja Asif's Bizarre Claim On Pak-Afghan Clashes

  Pakistan, the nation with a proven track record of sponsoring terrorism on its soil, has accused Afghanistan's Taliban government of "fighting a proxy war" on behalf of India.

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  Video: Donald Trump's India-Iran Gaffe While Praising His Tariff Policy

  US President Donald Trump was defending his trade policy when he claimed that he used tariff threats to broker a truce between warring Pakistan and Iran.

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  Donald Trump Claims India Will Stop Buying Russian Oil. What Numbers Say

  US President Donald Trump has claimed that India has assured him that it will curb its Russian seaborne crude exports, months after Washington slapped 25 per cent punitive tariffs on New Delhi over the purchase.

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  Trump To Visit Japan This Month Amid Trade Tensions With Asia

  US President Donald Trump will travel to Japan later this month before he attends the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in South Korea, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday.

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  Career CIA Officer To NDTV On Why He's Convinced Indian-Origin Expert Ashley Tellis Is Chinese Spy

  Glen Carle, a career Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer who has served in the US National Intelligence Council, in an interview to NDTV explained why he is convinced that Indian-American strategic affairs expert Ashley J Tellis was spying.

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  3 Baloch Civilians Forcibly Disappeared By Pakistani Forces

  Several human rights organisations on Wednesday raised grave concerns after three Baloch civilians were forcibly disappeared by Pakistani forces in Balochistan.

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  Nuclear Blackmail? China Could Use Moscow's Playbook In Taiwan Conflict

  China's swift growth and diversification of its nuclear capabilities have led to concerns that Beijing might engage in "nuclear blackmail" or even nuclear conflict with Western countries if they intervene in a Taiwan dispute.