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Indonesian militants in Papua liberate a kidnapped New Zealand pilot.
Over a year and a half ago, Phillip Mehrtens was kidnapped by the insurgent group known as the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB). More than a year and a…
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US walks back Biden’s quip, terms TTP ‘threat’
WASHINGTON: The US continued to back- pedal from President Joe Biden’s position on Pakistan’s nuclear programme as the State Department…
N Korea fires artillery shells in ‘grave warning’ to Seoul
North Korea has fired ordnance shells off its eastern and western beach fronts, a day after South Korea demurred off…
Taliban says the US will not fund non-state actors in Afghanistan
Doha: The United States has assured Afghanistan’s Taliban autocrats that Washington won't fund any fortified groups ornon-state actors in the…
South Korea begins military drills amid North’s nuclear tests
South Korea's troops kicked off their periodic Hoguk defense drills, designed to boost their capability to respond to North Korea's…
US says Iran nuclear deal is ‘not our focus right now’
The United States on Wednesday said that reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal is "not our focus right now," saying…
India, Pakistan trade charges over Kashmir at CICA summit
ISLAMABAD: India responded angrily on Thursday after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif refocused to mortal rights violations in held Kashmir and…
North Korea test-fires two long-range cruise rockets
North Korea has test-fired a brace of long-range strategic voyage missiles, with leader Kim Jong Un lauding another successful display…
North Korea says tests a nuclear warning to South Korea, US
North Korea has said its recent shower of bullet launches were “politic nuclear” drills tête-à-tête overseen by leader Kim Jong…
