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Pakistan says ‘hopeful’ for peace in West Asia despite recent escalation

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Pakistan says ‘hopeful’ for peace in West Asia despite recent escalation

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif with President of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Islamabad Pakistan on Wednesday (September 2, 2026) said that it was “hopeful” for peace in West Asia despite recent escalation between the US and Iran, underlining the need for “dialogue and diplomacy” for stability in the region. The remark…

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Norway palace declares court mourning, cancels activities until October 9

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Norway palace declares court mourning, cancels activities until October 9

People queue to enter the Royal Palace Chapel to pay their respects to late King Harald, during his lying in state at the Royal Palace, in Oslo, Norway, on September 2, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters “Norway’s new King Haakon VIII on Wednesday (September 2, 2026) declared a period of mourning for the royal court…

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At least 22 have been killed in bus accident in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula

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At least 22 have been killed in bus accident in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula

A view of the wreckage of a passenger bus that overturned on the Dahab-Nuweiba road, in Egypt’s South Sinai province on September 2, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP “At least 22 people, including Egyptians and Jordanians, were killed on Wednesday (September 2, 2026) in a passenger bus crash in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula,” authorities in both…

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Sonu Sood reaches Nepal with flood relief: ‘Will try to bring people’s live back on track’

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Sonu Sood reaches Nepal with flood relief: ‘Will try to bring people’s live back on track’

Actor Sonu Sood in flood-hit Nepal with relief supplies. Photo: X/@SonuSood. Actor Sonu Sood, who is in Kathmandu with relief supplies for people affected by the devastating floods in Nepal, says his foundation will continue its assistance in the coming months. Mr. Sood, accompanied by the team of his Sood Charity Foundation, landed in the Nepalese…

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FM Sitharaman meets Russian counterpart Siluanov; SCO Development Bank on table

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FM Sitharaman meets Russian counterpart Siluanov; SCO Development Bank on table

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman meets Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov on the sidelines of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) Meeting in Asheville. Photo credit: @FinMinIndia X/ANI Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met her Russian counterpart Anton Siluanov and discussed strengthening bilateral cooperation and establishing the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Development Bank. The…

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Nepal flash floods: Over five tonnes of medicines, 11-member rescue team in India’s next tranche of aid

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Nepal flash floods: Over five tonnes of medicines, 11-member rescue team in India’s next tranche of aid

The fifth Indian aircraft carrying relief aid and rescue personnel to Nepal, on September 2, 2026. | Photo Credit: X/@DrSJaishankar India has sent its fifth tranche of aid to flood-hit Nepal, including a 11-member rescue team and over five tonnes of essential medicine, External Affairs Minister Jaishankar said on Wednesday (September 2, 2026). “The fifth…

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Global warming will exceed limit, UN says in a report that maps path to get back below danger zone

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Global warming will exceed limit, UN says in a report that maps path to get back below danger zone

In a strategic retreat in the fight against climate change, the United Nations has acknowledged that Earth has lost its chance to prevent some of the worst of global warming’s harms. So now the world must figure out how to get temperatures below the danger zone and back to safety, officials say. Earth is soon…

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Xi visits Egypt as China seeks deeper influence across West Asia

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Xi visits Egypt as China seeks deeper influence across West Asia

On the surface, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Egypt this week is a run-of-the-mill opportunity for two countries to strengthen economic and diplomatic ties. But there is deep subtext to the meeting between Mr. Xi and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi: China, the United States’ top global rival, is cultivating an extensive relationship with…

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SCO names Lahore as its ‘Tourism and Cultural capital’

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SCO names Lahore as its ‘Tourism and Cultural capital’

File image used for representation purposes only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Pakistan’s cultural hub, Lahore, has been named the Tourism and Cultural Capital for 2026-27 by the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). The decision was announced at the 26th meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of State in Kyrgyzstan’s capital, Bishkek, attended by Pakistan…

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