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Russia’s Supreme Court suspends ban on Afghanistan’s Taliban | Taliban News
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Russia’s Supreme Court suspends ban on Afghanistan’s Taliban | Taliban News

The group that seized power in Afghanistan in 2021 is removed from Russia’s list of banned ‘terror’ organisations. Russia’s Supreme Court has suspended...

Palestinian photographer Samar Abu Elouf wins world’s top photo prize | Gaza News
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Palestinian photographer Samar Abu Elouf wins world’s top photo prize | Gaza News

The 2025 World Press Photo of the Year has been awarded to Samar Abu Elouf, a Doha-based Palestinian photographer, for her poignant image...

Portrait of amputee Palestinian boy from Gaza wins World Press Photo award | Israel-Palestine conflict News
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Portrait of amputee Palestinian boy from Gaza wins World Press Photo award | Israel-Palestine conflict News

The winning photo depicts nine-year-old Mahmoud Ajjour, whose arms were severed in an Israeli attack in Gaza last year. The solemn portrait of...

Trump’s tariffs threaten Kashmir’s carpet-weaving legacy amid price hikes | Business and Economy News
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Trump’s tariffs threaten Kashmir’s carpet-weaving legacy amid price hikes | Business and Economy News

Mohammad Yousuf Dar and his wife, Shameema, sit cross-legged in front of their loom, deftly tying consecutive knots to create the floral patterns...

Battle for diaspora: Pakistan gov’t woos expats to break Imran Khan clout | Politics News
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Battle for diaspora: Pakistan gov’t woos expats to break Imran Khan clout | Politics News

Islamabad, Pakistan – In the cavernous hall of the Jinnah Convention Centre in Islamabad, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif hailed the country’s diaspora...

Why Bangladesh’s renamed New Year parade set off a controversy | Politics News
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Why Bangladesh’s renamed New Year parade set off a controversy | Politics News

Dhaka, Bangladesh – On Monday, Bangladesh marked its first Bengali New Year, also known as Pahela Baishakh, since a student-led uprising ousted former...

Despite crackdown, Afghan refugees remain rooted in Pakistan’s northwest | Refugees News
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Despite crackdown, Afghan refugees remain rooted in Pakistan’s northwest | Refugees News

Akber Khan is seeing a brisk trade at his restaurant in the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar. Staff fan skewers of grilled meats...

Kashmir’s famed saffron faces devastating new terror: Porcupines | Agriculture
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Kashmir’s famed saffron faces devastating new terror: Porcupines | Agriculture

Pampore, Indian-administered Kashmir – At 4am, before the first call to prayer echoes through Pampore’s saffron fields in the Pulwama district of Indian-administered...

Pakistan police bus bombing kills three | Crime
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Pakistan police bus bombing kills three | Crime

NewsFeed Three police officers were killed and 18 others injured in a remote-controlled bomb attack on a police bus in Pakistan’s Balochistan province,...