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PAK: 3 soldiers among 11 killed in convoy attack

PAK: 3 soldiers among 11 killed in convoy attack

16 Mar 2025 | 9:17 PM

Nushki (Pakistan), Mar 16 (UNI) At least 11 people, including three soldiers and four militants, were killed and 35 others wounded in an explosion triggered by separatists and retaliatory shooting by security forces in Pakistan's violence-hit Balochistan province on Sunday, security sources said.

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PAK: Key LeT operator and 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed's close aide shot dead

PAK: Key LeT operator and 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed's close aide shot dead

16 Mar 2025 | 5:02 PM

Islamabad, Mar 16 (UNI) Abu Qatal, said to be a key commander of banned terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba and a close aide of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed, has been shot dead with his armed guard by unidentified gunmen in Pakistan's Punjab province, media reports said on Sunday.

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Canadian PM orders review of F-35 fighter purchase from US: media reports

Canadian PM orders review of F-35 fighter purchase from US: media reports

16 Mar 2025 | 12:19 PM

Ottawa, Mar 16 (UNI) Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has asked for a review of Canada's plan to purchase a fleet of F-35 fighter jets from the United States, local media reported Saturday.

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Japan considers deploying long-range missiles on Kyushu Island - Reports

16 Mar 2025 | 11:34 AM

Tokyo, Mar 16 (UNI) Japan is eyeing the deployment of long-range missiles on the island of Kyushu to the southwest of the country in order to enhance its' defense capabilities, the Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday, citing government sources.

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Crew Dragon with Russian cosmonaut Kirill Peskov docks with ISS

16 Mar 2025 | 11:10 AM

Moscow, Mar 16 (UNI) The Crew Dragon spacecraft with Russian cosmonaut Kirill Peskov on board docked with the International Space Station (ISS), according to a broadcast on the SpaceX page on X.

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Iraqi PM, French president discuss ties, regional issues over phone

Iraqi PM, French president discuss ties, regional issues over phone

16 Mar 2025 | 11:00 AM

Baghdad, Mar 16 (UNI) Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani held Saturday a phone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron, during which they discussed bilateral relations and the situations in the Middle East.

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Judge blocks Trump from using 1798 wartime act for deportations

Judge blocks Trump from using 1798 wartime act for deportations

16 Mar 2025 | 10:41 AM

Washington, Mar 16 (UNI) A federal judge on Saturday barred U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from invoking the wartime Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport five Venezuelan nationals from the United States, local media reported.

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Death toll from storms, tornadoes in United States rises to 28 - Reports

Death toll from storms, tornadoes in United States rises to 28 - Reports

16 Mar 2025 | 10:36 AM

Washington, Mar 16 (UNI) The death toll from the recent storms and tornadoes in the United States increased to 28, ABC News reported.

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Trump freezes VOA, other U.S.-funded media outlets

Trump freezes VOA, other U.S.-funded media outlets

16 Mar 2025 | 9:46 AM

Washington, Mar 16 (UNI) Hundreds of staffers at Voice of America (VOA), Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe and other outlets received a weekend email that they will be barred from their offices and should surrender press passes and equipment, local media reported Saturday.

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Iranian, Dutch FMs discuss ties, regional developments over phone

Iranian, Dutch FMs discuss ties, regional developments over phone

16 Mar 2025 | 9:38 AM

Tehran, Mar 16 (UNI) Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and his Dutch counterpart Caspar Veldkamp on Saturday held a phone conversation to discuss bilateral ties and developments in West Asia.

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Hamas specifies conditions for releasing U.S. hostage, delivering hostage bodies

16 Mar 2025 | 9:26 AM

Cairo, Mar 16 (UNI) The Hamas movement has stipulated that the release of an Israeli prisoner with U.S. citizenship and the delivery of the bodies of four other hostages is contingent upon the opening of the Rafah Crossing, the entry of aid into the Gaza Strip and an extension of the ceasefire for approximately two months.

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N Korean Foreign Minister meets Russian delegation in Pyongyang

N Korean Foreign Minister meets Russian delegation in Pyongyang

16 Mar 2025 | 9:13 AM

Seoul, Mar 16 (UNI) North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui met with a delegation from the Russian Foreign Ministry on March 15, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reports.

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9 killed in Israeli drone attacks on N. Gaza

9 killed in Israeli drone attacks on N. Gaza

16 Mar 2025 | 9:00 AM

Gaza/Jerusalem, Mar 16 (UNI) Nine people were killed and several others injured on Saturday by Israeli drone attacks in northern Gaza, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.

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US sends destroyer to southern border to help combat migrants - Northern Command

US sends destroyer to southern border to help combat migrants - Northern Command

16 Mar 2025 | 8:52 AM

Washington, Mar 16 (UNI) The United States has sent destroyer USS Gravely to the country's southern border to help combat illegal migrants, the US Northern Command said.

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Russia begins demining border areas of Kursk region

16 Mar 2025 | 8:38 AM

Moscow, Mar 16 (UNI) Russian engineering units have started demining operations in reclaimed border areas of the Kursk region, the Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday.

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