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Qatari PM warns of Gaza truce collapse without swift steps toward permanent peace deal

07 Dec 2025 | 8:24 AM

Doha, Dec. 7 (UNI) Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani warned on Saturday that the Gaza ceasefire has reached a "critical moment" and risks collapse without immediate progress toward a permanent peace deal.

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Israeli military kills 2 Palestinians at West Bank checkpoint

07 Dec 2025 | 8:20 AM

Jerusalem, Dec. 7 (UNI) The Israeli military said Saturday that its troops shot and killed two Palestinians in the southern West Bank city of Hebron after the pair drove a vehicle toward soldiers at a checkpoint.

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At least 18 killed after migrant boat sinks off southern Greece

07 Dec 2025 | 7:59 AM

Athens, Dec. 7 (UNI) At least 18 people died after a boat carrying migrants capsized off the southern coast of Crete, Greece's public broadcaster ERT reported on Saturday.

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Quake measuring 7.0 hits Alaska

07 Dec 2025 | 7:46 AM

Los Angeles, Dec. 7 (UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 jolted the U.S. state of Alaska at 2041 GMT on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.

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Ex Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia not stable enough to travel abroad for treatment

07 Dec 2025 | 12:38 AM

Dhaka, Dec 6 (UNI) Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson and two-time former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's transfer abroad for advanced treatment has been delayed further, with her personal physician and BNP member Dr AZM Hossain stating that the flight will be greenlit once the medical board is confident that she is stable enough to travel.

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KPK cabinet moves to withdraw 'politically motivated' cases of May 9, 2023; orders inquiry into Radio Pakistan incident

07 Dec 2025 | 12:22 AM

Peshawar, Dec 6 (UNI) The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) provincial cabinet has agreed to withdraw the "politically motivated cases" of May 9, and 10, 2023, arguing that the FIRs registered lack any credible evidence, and has instead decided to refer the inquiry into the Radio Pakistan Peshawar incident to a Special Committee of the Provincial Assembly.

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Canadian govt removes Syria from its list of terror sponsor states, revokes HTS' terrorist designation

06 Dec 2025 | 11:23 PM

Damascus, Dec 6 (UNI) The Canadian government has removed Syria from its list of terror-sponsoring states, and officially revoked Ottawa's terrorist entity designation of the Islamist militant outfit Hayat Tahrir al-Sham's (HTS), joining the list of Western nations – who in recognition of the new Syrian regime – have proceeded to ease their economic restrictions on Damascus.

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Awami League slams absence of Victory Day military parade for two years in a row

06 Dec 2025 | 11:17 PM

Dhaka, Dec 6 (UNI) Bangladesh's interim government, for the second year in a row, will not be holding the customary military parade during its observance of Victory Day on December 16, despite the country not facing any security threats.

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Huawei's bid for Nepal Telecom billing system attracts scrutiny

06 Dec 2025 | 10:48 PM

Kathmandu, Dec 6 (UNI) Nepal Telecom has been mired in controversy over its proposal to acquire a new billing system, valued at around NPR 5 billion ($37 million), from China's Huwaei.

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Iran's silent succession struggle explodes as Hassan Rouhani becomes target

06 Dec 2025 | 6:31 PM

Tehran, Dec 6 (UNI) Iran's long-suppressed debate over who will succeed its 86-year-old Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has erupted into public view, sharpening into direct intimidation of former president Hassan Rouhani, marking an escalation in Tehran's ongoing political nexus.

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Trump’s National Security Strategy: US focus shifts to the Western Hemisphere

06 Dec 2025 | 6:04 PM

Washington, Dec 6 (UNI) The Trump administration’s new National Security Strategy (NSS) has revived a familiar and disputed claim: that President Donald Trump personally negotiated peace between India and Pakistan. New Delhi has repeatedly denied any such mediation, maintaining that the two neighbours do not accept third-party involvement in bilateral issues. The 33-page strategy document, signed by Trump and released late Thursday, again credits the U.S. president with brokering a ceasefire between India and Pakistan and averting what it describes as a potential nuclear conflict. It also lab.

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US approves sale of 624 small diameter bombs to South Korea

06 Dec 2025 | 5:13 PM

Washington, Dec 6 (UNI) The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of more than 600 GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bombs-Increment I (SDB-I) to South Korea for an estimated $112 million, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on Saturday.

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Four Afghan civilians killed in renewed Pak firing

06 Dec 2025 | 5:10 PM

Kabul, Dec 6 (UNI) Four Afghan civilians were killed and four others injured after Pakistani forces opened fire in the border town of Spin Boldak in southern Kandahar province, TOLO news reported on Saturday.
The exchange of fire reflects an escalation in violence between Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban forces, with both sides accusing the other of violating a fragile ceasefire.
Residents of Spin Boldak, located along the 1,600-mile (2,600 km) border, fled overnight amid the exchange of fire, which reportedly began around 22:30 local time on Friday.

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9 terrorists killed in military operations in NW Pakistan

06 Dec 2025 | 4:58 PM

Islamabad, Dec 6 (UNI) Pakistani security forces killed nine terrorists in two intelligence-based operations in the country's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said on Saturday.

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Police seize illegal drugs, arrest 2 in Afghanistan's Badakhshan province

06 Dec 2025 | 3:15 PM

Kabul, Dec 6 (UNI) Afghan police have seized a quantity of illegal drugs and arrested two individuals suspected of involvement in drug trafficking in northern Afghanistan's Badakhshan province, provincial police spokesman Ehsanullah Kamgar said on Saturday.

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