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Islamic State Group Claims Responsibility For Iran Parade Attack: Propaganda Agency
At least 24 people were killed in the attack, including a young girl as well as troops, Iran's state media reported.
Donald Trump to Chair UN Security Council Meeting on Iran Next Week
Earlier this year, the Trump administration had withdrawn from the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal and reimposed a series of tough sanctions on Iran.
To be an Astronaut Has Always Been my Dream Job, Says Ivanka Trump
Ivanka, who visited the space centre on Thursday where human spaceflight training, research, and flight control are conducted, spoke to the crew of the International Space Station.
Google Staff Discussed Ways to Fight Donald Trump Travel Ban: Report
Google staff discussed how to tweak search functions and work against "islamophobic, algorithmically biased results from search terms ‘Islam’, ‘Muslim’, ‘Iran’, etc."
Pakistan Invites Saudi Arabia to be 3rd Partner in Chinese Economic Corridor
The announcement was made soon after Prime Minister Imran Khan returned from his first foreign trip to the cash-rich kingdom.
Japan Hit by Another Cryptocurrency Heist, $60 Million Stolen
Japan's crypto exchanges have been under close regulatory scrutiny after the theft of $530 million in digital coins at Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck Inc. in January. Coincheck has since been acquired by Japanese online brokerage Monex Grou...
'Sher' Nawaz Sharif is Here: How Former Pak PM's Family Was Welcomed in Lahore After Court Reprieve
Deposed Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter and son-in-law were brought to Lahore in a special plane. Some of the supporters also kissed his car saying, "You are innocent, we love you."
7 Dead, 5 in Coma After Taking Drugs at Vietnam Music Festival
The victims, all Vietnamese, tested positive for an unspecified drug prompting officials to ban all EDM festivals in the capital in the wake of the fatal incident, which has shocked the conservative city.
Scotland Yard's First Indian-origin Counter-terror Chief Lauded With Award in UK
The award citation described Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu's job as "one of the toughest policing roles in the country" and praised his hard work and dedication in achieving such seniority within the force as the "first officer of Asian heritage to hol...
Russia Accuses Britain of Using Skripal Affair to Rally EU Allies
Britain said it was clear the two men, who appeared on Russia's state-funded RT television station, were agents of Russia's GRU military intelligence.
Prisoners in UK to be Offered Chance to Study at Cambridge University
Prisoners who are still serving time when they apply for such a course will need to be in an open prison and have a day-release licence to be able to spend 14 days on campus.
Hurricane Florence Smashes Into US East Coast, Rescuers Scramble
About 1.7 million people in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia are under voluntary or mandatory evacuation orders and millions of others live in areas likely to be affected by the storm.
Taiwan Shares Intel on China’s Military with India to Thwart Beijing’s Isolation Bid
The move comes amid several recent successes by China in luring away some of the few nations that diplomatically recognise the democratically self-ruled island.
Admiral William McRaven Who Blasted Trump Steps Down from Pentagon Body
Admiral William McRaven, who supervised the 2014 Special Forces raid in Pakistan that killed Al-Qaeda kingpin Osama Bin Laden, resigned last month from the Defense Innovation Board, said Pentagon spokeswoman Lt. Col. Michelle Baldanza.
US Reaches Agreement to Give Separated Immigrant Families a 'Second Chance'
While about 2,500 children and parents were affected by the family separation that Donald Trump later abandoned, more than 1,000 people will be eligible to apply again for asylum under the settlement.
Pakistan SC Allows 26/11 Mastermind Hafiz Saeed's JuD, FIF to Continue 'Social Work'
Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), which is believed to be the front organisation for the LeT, termed the Pakistan Supreme Court's verdict as a "victory of justice and truth".