It was a routine Sunday morning for Ayman al-Zawahiri, the leader of al-Qaeda. He stepped out onto the balcony of his house in an exclusive neighborhood of Kabul around 6:15 a.m., as he usually...
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Home to the highest mountain in the world, Pakistan’s Baluchistan province is reeling from devastating floods
The devastation caused by the recent floods in Baluchistan is widespread, with hundreds of homes destroyed, thousands of people displaced, and over one hundred people killed. The floods have also damaged infrastructure such as...
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Pakistani army asks US, IMF for support in securing loan tranche
Pakistan is seeking IMF assistance to stabilise its economy. Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has asked the US administration to help secure an early release of a tranche of the IMF bailout package....
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Cheeseburger fans rejoice; Big Macs get bigger
McDonald’s UK and Ireland chief executive Alistair Macrow has announced that the company will be adding between 10p and 20p to a number of items on its menu, citing increased costs for things like...
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Tribal elders protest against targeted killings
JUI-F has protested in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan against the killing of its local leaders and lawlessness in the district, according to local media. Workers of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl and other political parties on Sunday...
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Amnesty International condemns the execution of four democracy activists in Myanmar
The executions of four democracy activists in Myanmar by the military is believed to be the first use of capital punishment in decades. This news has drawn international condemnation, as the shadow National Unity...
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African cheetahs to be reintroduced in India
In a bid to protect the endangered Asiatic lion, officials in Madhya Pradesh state are making preparations to receive the first batch of eight wild cats from Gir forest National Park in Gujarat. The...
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Europe on fire: Heat wave scorches continent
On Thursday, the UK broke its all-time heat record, reaching 104.2 degrees Fahrenheit (39.1 degrees Celsius) in Cambridge. The previous record, set in 2006, was 101.3 degrees Fahrenheit (38.5 degrees Celsius). The new record...
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Analysis of the latest developments in the Russia-Ukraine conflict
Luhansk Governor Serhiy Haidai disputed claims that the region is entirely in Russian hands, saying Ukraine still has two villages in its control and is inflicting losses on Russian soldiers and weapons in the...
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Bitcoin Maximalism: The Future of Cryptocurrency
These days, it seems like you can’t go on social media without seeing some kind of argument raging between Bitcoiners. One of the biggest points of contention is the label of “maximalist.” Some people...
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