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Islamabad, Nov 11 (UNI) Four terrorists were killed in two military operations in Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan army, said in a statement that security forces on Sunday engaged with terrorists in North Waziristan district of the province. The ISPR said…

Tokyo, Nov 10 (UNI) Japan’s weather agency on Sunday urged Okinawa residents to be on high alert for mudslides and other disasters as torrential rains are drenching the country’s southernmost prefecture. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said atmospheric conditions are very unstable in Okinawa on Sunday due to moist air flowing in, with rain clouds…

Quetta (Pakistan), Nov 10 (UNI) At least 26 people were killed and 62 injured after a suicide blast ripped through a Quetta Railway Station on Saturday, an official said on Sunday. Pakistan, particularly the Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces, has seen a sharp uptick in terrorism-related incidents over the past year. The death toll rose…

Riyadh, Nov 10 (UNI) The Saudi-led coalition forces in Yemen announced Saturday the death of two Saudi officers in an attack in central Yemen, according to the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA). An officer and a non-commissioned officer were martyred and an officer was injured as a result of an attack on Friday evening inside…

Beirut, Nov 10 (UNI) At least 26 people were killed and 19 others wounded on Saturday afternoon in a series of airstrikes launched by Israeli warplanes on towns and villages in eastern and southern Lebanon, according to official and military sources in Lebanon. The Lebanese military sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Xinhua that…

Baghdad, Nov 10 (UNI) The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a Shiite militia group, on Saturday claimed responsibility for two drone attacks in northern Israel. In online statements, the group said its fighters launched separate drone attacks, one on a “vital site” and the other on a “military site” in northern Israel. It did not provide…

Srinagar, Nov 10 (UNI) The higher reaches of Kashmir Valley are likely to experience rain and snowfall during the next 24 hours, officials said. The Meteorological Centre Srinagar on Sunday predicted light rain and snowfall over the higher reaches of Kashmir valley during the next 24 hours, officials said. The MeT office said the weather…

New York, Nov 9 (UNI) Former US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has blamed President Joe Biden for Kamala Harris’ electoral loss, saying the Democrats might have fared better in the November 5 election if Biden had exited the race sooner. Pelosi told the New York Times that “had the president gotten out sooner,…

Moscow, Nov 9 (UNI) The Bitcoin cryptocurrency surged to an all-time high on Friday, rising above $77,000, according to trading data from the Binance Cryptocurrency Exchange. The maximum trading price was $77,252 late on Friday. The current price is $76,522. Bitcoin continues to rise in price amid news of Donald Trump’s victory in the US…

Washington, Nov 9 (UNI) The United States has charged an Iranian man in connection with an alleged plot ordered by Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards Corps to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump, an official said. The Department of Justice on Friday unsealed an indictment against Farhad Shakeri, 51, alleging he was tasked with “providing a plan” to…