Pak train bombing kills more than 30
Over 30 people died in a suicide bombing of a train in southwestern Pakistan on Sunday, officials said on Monday, in the latest attack claimed by separatist Balochistan militants, reports Reuters.Two provincial officials, speaking on condition of anonymity as they were not authorised to disclose the information, said on Monday...
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Pilgrims kick off hajj as war's trajectory hangs in the balance
MECCA, Saudi Arabia, May 25 (AFP): Over 1.5 million Muslims began filling a vast tent city in the holy city of Mecca on Monday for an annual hajj pilgrimage carried out against the backdrop of hopes for an end to the war in the Middle East.The white-robed pilgrims on buses...
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Xi hails 'unbreakable' Pakistan ties
BEIJING, May 25 (Reuters): President Xi Jinping hailed China's "unbreakable" friendship with Pakistan on Monday as he met Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Beijing, seeking to deepen their "all-weather" partnership.Xi welcomed the Pakistani leader as an "old friend" at Beijing's Great Hall of the People and said the two countries...
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Missile drone strikes kill 8 in Russia, Ukraine
At least eight people have been killed in missile and drone attacks on Russian and Ukrainian territory in the past 24 hours, local authorities on both sides said on Monday, with damage reported to energy infrastructure in Russia's Belgorod region, reports Reuters.The strikes follow one of the heaviest Russian bombardments...
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