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Kashmir's once-forbidden stunning mountain trails now attract thousandsRavi Teja and his four friends were ecstatic when they arrived at Sonmarg on the northern edge of the Kashmir valley.At the point where a...Gaza hospitals receive new wave of woundedAt Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza, a man cradling a boy with a bloodied scalp cried for help. A girl who had arrived in an...Henry Kissinger, American diplomat and Nobel winner, dead at 100Henry Kissinger, a controversial Nobel Peace Prize winner and diplomatic powerhouse whose service under two presidents left an indelible mark on US foreign policy, died...Coal miners group expects Indonesia's 2023 coal output to surpass targetThe Indonesian Coal Mining Association (ICMA) expects the country's 2023 coal output to surpass the official target of 695 million metric tons, a group official...Malaysia to end visa requirements for Indian and Chinese travellersMalaysia is scrapping entry visa requirements for Indian and Chinese citizens from the beginning of December, in a bid to boost tourism.Travellers from India will...Hamas releases third group of hostages as part of truce and says it will seek to extend the dealThe fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas was back on track Sunday as the militants freed 17 more hostages, including 14 Israelis and the first...Indonesian police, fishers start patrols to stop Rohingya boatsIndonesian police and fishermen said on Nov 25 they have begun patrolling parts of the country’s westernmost province to prevent Rohingya refugees from landing on...Hamas and Israel set to exchange more hostages and detainees as temporary truce holdsHamas is expected to release another group of hostages from Gaza on Saturday, the second day of a four-day truce with Israel.Israeli authorities said they...First images from Indian tunnel show workers trapped for nine daysThe first images emerged on Tuesday of 41 men trapped for more than a week in a highway tunnel in the Indian Himalayas, showing them...Nursery teachers among star guests at Princess of Wales' Christmas Carols nightNursery teachers and midwives will be among the star guests at the Princess of Wales’ now-traditional Christmas carols service.Kate is making the service a celebration...Advertisers drop X after Musk backs anti-Semitic postAn exodus of big-name advertisers appeared underway at X, formerly Twitter, on Friday (Nov 18) in the wake of Elon Musk endorsing an anti-Semitic conspiracy...Taiwan presidential frontrunner taps high profile US envoy as running mate-sourcesLai Ching-te, the frontrunner for Taiwan's presidency, has picked Taipei's envoy to the United States - a fluent English speaker with deep connections in Washington...Myanmar fighter jet crashes, rebels claim responsibilityA Myanmar fighter jet has crashed during clashes between the military and an insurgent group, both sides said, in another setback for a junta facing...Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar visits UK to boost bilateral tiesIndian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar met British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in London on Diwali, on the first day of his four-day visit to...Tim Scott drops out of GOP primary race after girlfriend revealTim Scott, a GOP senator from South Carolina dropped out of the 2024 presidential race shortly after publicly debuting his relationship with his girlfriend after...Myanmar junta faces biggest test since coupA rebel alliance has overrun parts of northern Myanmar, including areas bordering China, with resistance to the military junta notching its most significant win since...Singaporeans on non-voter list can apply to restore names to Register of Electors from Nov 10Singaporeans placed on the non-voter list will be able to apply to restore their names to the Registers of Electors from Friday (Nov 10), said...Biden voices support for humanitarian 'pause' in Israel-Hamas warUS President Joe Biden, when responding to a heckler at a Minnesota campaign event on Wednesday (Nov 1) night, said he thinks there should be...Myanmar clashes stretch into second dayHeavy fighting between rebels and the Myanmar military stretched into a second day near the country's northern border with China, armed groups said on Saturday.Myanmar's...Bangladesh opposition chief Alamgir arrested after clashesBangladesh's opposition leader and dozens of members of his party have been arrested after violent anti-government protests in Dhaka.Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, secretary general of...Gaza needs billions in aid to reverse years of restrictions: UNGaza needs billions of dollars in international economic aid to compensate for years of restrictions that have stifled its economy and curbed its development, according...Hong Kong's leader says to create new national security law in 2024Hong Kong leader John Lee said on Wednesday (Oct 25) that the semi-autonomous city would create its own national security law in 2024, four years...Israel strikes mosque compound in West BankIsraeli aircraft struck a compound beneath a mosque in the occupied West Bank early on Sunday that the military said was being used by Hamas...Cairo peace summit grapples with Gaza warEgypt opens a summit on the Gaza crisis on Saturday to try to head off a wider regional war but assembled Middle Eastern and European...Thousands of Jordanians rally in Amman in support of HamasChanting slogans urging Islamist Hamas militants to intensify their strikes on Israel, thousands of Jordanians marched in the capital and around the country on Friday...Failed referendum on Indigenous rights sets back Australian government plans to become republicAustralia’s failed referendum on the Indigenous Voice has set back the government’s plans to cut the nation’s constitutional ties to Britain’s King Charles III, a...Suspicion over Iran's role in Hamas attack may linger for yearsThe question of whether Iran was involved at any level in this month’s deadly attack on Israel may not be conclusively answered for years.But the...Putin arrives in Beijing to attend Belt and Road forumRussian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on Tuesday to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on a widely watched trip aimed at showcasing the...Indigenous Australians vow silence after referendum failsIndigenous Australian leaders on Sunday called for a week of silence and reflection after a referendum to recognise First Peoples in the constitution was decisively...Gunmen kill six labourers in southwest PakistanGunmen killed six labourers in an overnight raid in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, officials said Saturday, in the region's latest bout of violence. Balochistan has...Voting closes in New Zealand's election, with polls indicating people favor conservative changeVoting closed Saturday in New Zealand and ballot counting was underway in a general election, with opinion polls indicating people were favoring a conservative change...India's TCS skids on demand recovery worries after Q2 revenue missShares of India's Tata Consultancy Services fell as much as 1.8 per cent on Thursday, as investors worried that a recovery in demand was still...Russia sends dozens of drones into Ukraine in latest air strikeRussia launched 36 Iranian-made attack drones against southern Ukraine overnight, damaging infrastructure in the Odesa region, authorities said.The strikes targeted the Odesa, Mykolaiv and Kherson...Israel defence minister orders 'complete siege' on GazaIsraeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on Monday ordered a "complete siege" on the Gaza Strip as the military pounded the Palestinian territory with air strikes...Myanmar Supreme Court rejects jailed Suu Kyi appealsThe Supreme Court in military-ruled Myanmar has rejected appeals against six corruption convictions for the jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, according to media...Indian police accuse Chinese telcos of funding investigated news portalIndian police have formally accused Chinese smartphone makers Xiaomi Corp and Vivo Mobile of helping transfer funds illegally to a news portal under investigation on...Mauritius Supreme Court decriminalises same-sex relationsThe Supreme Court of Mauritius has struck out a colonial-era law criminalising same-sex relations, bucking a trend seen elsewhere in Africa where laws cracking down...Bush fires in parts of south-east Australia amid spring heatwaveA bush fire in Australia's Victoria state more than trebled overnight, and the authorities urged residents in a remote part of Tasmania state to evacuate...North Korea vows strong response to Pentagon report that calls it a 'persistent' threatNorth Korea slammed the United States over a recent Pentagon report that labeled it a “persistent” threat because of weapons of mass destruction, saying Wednesday...Indonesia launches Southeast Asia's first high-speed railIndonesia launched Southeast Asia's first high-speed railway on Monday, a delayed, multibillion-dollar project backed by China that President Joko Widodo hailed as "a symbol of...Over 100 Dolphins Dead In Amazon As Water Temperature Nears 40 Degrees CelsiusIn the past seven days, the Brazilian Amazon has witnessed a distressing event: More than one hundred dolphins were discovered lifeless in Lake Tefe. This...President Biden signs bill to avert US government shutdown for 45 daysLast-gasp moves to prevent a US government shutdown became legislation late on Saturday, when President Joe Biden signed the bill to extend government for 45...India to cut floor price for basmati rice exportsIndia will cut the floor price for basmati rice exports in the coming days, sources familiar with the matter said, after millers and traders complained...Azerbaijan tightens grip on Nagorno-KarabakhConcern was growing for ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh on Sunday as Azerbaijani forces tightened their grip on the breakaway region.If the new ceasefire there holds,...Greece wildfire destroys area bigger than New York CityA wildfire burning in northeastern Greece for 11 days has destroyed an area larger than New York City, the European Union-backed Copernicus Climate Change Service...On patrol with Tunisia's coast guard: Nine boats in 24 hoursTethered to a small speedboat and being towed towards us was the first of nine migrant boats we would encounter during our 24-hour patrol with...Four ships being purchased with Chinese loans at 50% higher costA perusal of the project documents shows that the cost of a mother bulk vessel is currently 780 crore taka in Bangladeshi currency. When the...8 U.S. Marines remain in hospital after fiery aircraft crash killed 3 during drills in AustraliaEight U.S. Marines remained in a hospital in the Australian north coast city of Darwin on Monday after they were injured in a fiery crash...North Korea to allow its citizens abroad to return home, a sign of further easing of pandemic curbsNorth Korea said Sunday it will allow its citizens staying abroad to return home in line with easing pandemic situations worldwide, as the country slowly...Zelensky hails Ukrainians as 'free people' on Independence DayUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky praised his people for fighting for "freedom" in an address Thursday to mark the country's second Independence Day during the Russian...