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Washington: The US and Iran have freed five detainees each in a controversial prisoner swap involving the unfreezing by the Biden administration of $6bn (£4.8bn) of Iranian oil money. In an elaborate and delicate diplomatic deal, months…

Dhaka: More than 800 people have died of dengue fever, out of 164,562 cases reported across Bangladesh so far this year, Health department figures showed. According to data released by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)…

New Delhi: India has demanded a thorough investigation into the death of an Indian-origin student - Jaahnavi Kandula - who was hit and killed by a police vehicle in Seattle, United States in January this year. This comes after reports of a…

Morocco: Rescue operations continued for the fourth day on Tuesday in Morocco, devastated by the country's biggest earthquake in over a century, as search teams from Spain, Britain, and Qatar joined efforts to find survivors. As per the…

London: Britain’s second-largest city Birmingham's local authorities said that it is shifting focus on maintaining vital services as the council is effectively bankrupt due to an annual budgetary shortfall of millions of pounds. Birmingham…

Mexico: Mexico's Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down a federal law that criminalised abortion and reaffirmed an earlier ruling that criminal penalties for abortion were unconstitutional and allowed the federal healthcare system to…

Washington: US First Lady Jill Biden tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday and is experiencing mild symptoms, the White House says. The 72-year-old, who is vaccinated and has received boosters, will stay at home in Rehoboth Beach,…

Pyongyang: North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un plans to travel to Russia this month to meet President Vladimir Putin, a US official has told the BBC's US partner CBS. The two leaders will discuss the possibility of North Korea providing…

Brazil: Brazillian fitness influencer Larissa Borges died after suffering a double cardiac arrest. Larissa was just 33 years old. She was a beacon of hope and inspiration to many, and her death at such a young age has sent shockwaves…

Islamabad: Protests in Pakistan continue to gain momentum with each passing day as hundreds of thousands of locals burn their electricity bills, rejecting the imposed high tariffs and taxes. While the situation is fast getting out of…