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AFP/APP Anchorage: US President Donald Trump insisted Thursday he would not be intimidated by Russian leader Vladimir Putin on the eve of a high-stakes summit and said Ukraine would be involved in any deal on its fate. Putin flies to…

APP United Nations: At least 100 children in Gaza have died from malnutrition and hunger, prompting humanitarian workers to underscore the need to speed up medical evacuations from the enclave while also allowing more food to enter.…

AFP/APP Geneva: Kulsum Beghum sorts waste at a landfill in Dhaka. Her blood contains 650 microplastic particles per millilitre, according to an analysis funded by a waste pickers' union. "Plastic is not good for me," she told AFP…

APP United Nations: Four years after the Taliban retook Kabul on 15 August 2021, UN Women, the gender equality agency, has warned that the situation for women and girls in Afghanistan is increasingly untenable, and called for urgent…

News Desk Islamabad: McDonald’s is tapping into nostalgia with the launch of a new adult Happy Meal, bringing back beloved McDonaldland characters and introducing a limited-edition shake. The McDonaldland Meal will be available at…

News Desk Islamabad: Google is giving its Search users in the US and India new power to shape the headlines they see. The company has rolled out a “Preferred Sources” feature, allowing people to prioritize stories from their favorite…

Xinhua/APP Sydney: Climate change-induced heat extremes have caused a 25–38 percent decline in tropical bird populations since 1950, according to a study involving Australian scientists. Researchers found that while changes in average…

AA/APP Dhaka: The death toll from dengue in Bangladesh this year has climbed to 101, with three more fatalities reported in the past 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said on Sunday. According to the DGHS,…

AFP/APP Paris: Around three-quarters of United Nations member states have already recognised—or plan to recognise—Palestinian statehood, with Australia on Monday becoming the latest to pledge support at the UN General Assembly in…

SPA/APP Cairo: A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Marsa Matruh in northern Egypt on Sunday. According to the Egyptian National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics, the quake’s epicenter was located 877 km north of Marsa…