BOJ hikes short‑term rate to 1.25%, highest since 1995, citing energy‑driven inflation
Tokyo – The Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced on Tuesday that it will raise its short‑term policy rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 1.25 percent, the
Pakistan orders Afghan med students to leave, Punjab court halts order.
Pakistan’s medical regulatory authority issued an order on Tuesday directing all Afghan nationals currently enrolled in medical and dental programmes acros
Six students killed, 17 injured in Banga high school shooting; suspect dead
Six students, including the alleged gunman, were killed and 17 others wounded in a mass shooting at Banga National High School in the municipality of Banga
Suicide car bomb kills 16 worshippers outside mosque in Pakistan’s Kohat
A suicide car bomb exploded outside a mosque in the Kohat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday morning, killing at least sixteen worshippers and woun
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Iran's IRGC says missile hit Togo‑flagged tanker in Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced on Monday that it had struck the Togo‑flagged oil tanker Trend as the vessel attempted to transit
Russia's State Duma Elections Proceed Amid Ukraine War and Opposition Suppression
Russia’s State Duma elections began on March 1, a three‑day campaign that will fill all 450 seats of the lower house. The vote comes amid continuing hostil
IDF Southern Command Police Chief Removed Following Intelligence Coordination Review
Lt. Col. “Aleph,” the chief police officer of the Israel Defense Forces’ Southern Command, was relieved of duty on Thursday amid a broader review of the fo
IDF Airstrike Kills Senior Al‑Qassam Nukhba Commander in Gaza City
Today, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed that an airstrike on Gaza City killed a senior commander of the Al‑Qassam Brigades’ Nukhba Forces, the eli
UN Mission Finds US Likely Committed War Crimes in Iran Strikes
The United Nations Independent International Fact‑Finding Mission announced on Monday that it has found “reasonable grounds” to believe the United States m
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BOJ hikes short‑term rate to 1.25%, highest since 1995, citing energy‑driven inflation
Tokyo – The Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced on Tuesday that it will raise its short‑term policy rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 1.25 percent, the
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Pakistan orders Afghan med students to leave, Punjab court halts order.
Pakistan’s medical regulatory authority issued an order on Tuesday directing all Afghan nationals currently enrolled in medical and dental programmes acros
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Six students killed, 17 injured in Banga high school shooting; suspect dead
Six students, including the alleged gunman, were killed and 17 others wounded in a mass shooting at Banga National High School in the municipality of Banga
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Suicide car bomb kills 16 worshippers outside mosque in Pakistan’s Kohat
A suicide car bomb exploded outside a mosque in the Kohat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday morning, killing at least sixteen worshippers and woun
World
Russia's State Duma Elections Proceed Amid Ukraine War and Opposition Suppression
Russia’s State Duma elections began on March 1, a three‑day campaign that will fill all 450 seats of the lower house. The vote comes amid continuing hostil
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IDF Southern Command Police Chief Removed Following Intelligence Coordination Review
Lt. Col. “Aleph,” the chief police officer of the Israel Defense Forces’ Southern Command, was relieved of duty on Thursday amid a broader review of the fo
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IDF Airstrike Kills Senior Al‑Qassam Nukhba Commander in Gaza City
Today, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed that an airstrike on Gaza City killed a senior commander of the Al‑Qassam Brigades’ Nukhba Forces, the eli
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UN Mission Finds US Likely Committed War Crimes in Iran Strikes
The United Nations Independent International Fact‑Finding Mission announced on Monday that it has found “reasonable grounds” to believe the United States m
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