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India, Vietnam target $25 bn in bilateral trade by 2030 06 May 2026 - 01:30 pm

New Delhi, India: India and Vietnam are looking to ramp up bilateral trade to $25 billion by 2030, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said...

Sudanese schoolchildren race to make up for years lost to war 06 May 2026 - 10:41 am

Port Sudan, Sudan: Sudanese 13-year-old Afrah wants to become a surgeon, and nothing will stop her, not even the war that has ravaged...

Bali drowning in trash after landfill closed 06 May 2026 - 10:22 am

Denpasar, Indonesia: Buckets of blooms adorn Yuvita Anggi Prinanda's sidewalk flower stall in Bali, but their perfume can't mask the stench of accumulating...

Australia to boost fuel reserves with over 7 bln USD security package 06 May 2026 - 10:16 am

Canberra, Australia: Australia's government will allocate more than 10 billion Australian dollars (7.24 billion U.S. dollars) in next week's federal budget to strengthen...

Fire at Iran commercial complex kills 8, injures dozens 06 May 2026 - 10:15 am

Tehran, Iran: A fire ripped through a commercial complex near Iran's capital Tehran, killing at least eight people and leaving dozens more wounded,...

Chinese Province suspends fireworks production after factory blast kills 26 06 May 2026 - 10:10 am

Beijing, China: Department of Emergency Management of Hunan Province in China has decided to immediately suspend production at all fireworks factories in the...

Indian airliner evacuates passengers after power bank catches fire 06 May 2026 - 10:02 am

New Delhi: An IndiGo airliner launched an emergency evacuation of passengers after a power bank on board caught fire at an airport in...

South Korean judge who increased ex-first lady's jail sentence found dead 06 May 2026 - 09:56 am

Seoul, South Korea: A South Korean judge who more than doubled the former first lady's prison sentence last month was found dead on...

US pauses Hormuz escorts in bid for deal, as threats continue 06 May 2026 - 08:33 am

Washington, United States: The US will pause escorting commercial ships through the Strait ofHormuzbarely a day after it began doing so, US President...

23 Chadian soldiers killed in Boko Haram attack 05 May 2026 - 09:35 pm

N'Djamena: Chad's army said militants from Boko Haram attacked a military base in the country's west, killing at least 23 soldiers and wounding...

Pakistani FM says mediation efforts continue to end Mideast conflict 05 May 2026 - 07:52 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan's Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar said on Tuesday that efforts are ongoing to help end the conflict between the United States...

Pakistan's large-scale manufacturing grows 6.48 pct in first 9 months of FY2025-26 05 May 2026 - 07:44 pm

Islamabad: Pakistan's large-scale manufacturing (LSM) industries grew by 6.48 percent during the first nine months of the fiscal year 2025-26 on a yearly...

5.0-magnitude quake hits Peru-Ecuador border region: GFZ 05 May 2026 - 07:41 pm

Beijing: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted the Peru-Ecuador border region at 1558 GMT on Tuesday, the GFZ German Research Centre...

EU watchdog says pesticide risk in food 'remains low' 05 May 2026 - 07:36 pm

Rome: The EU's food safety agency said Tuesday that the risk to consumers from pesticide residues found in food "remains low" but an...

Malaysia among most resilient emerging markets to global shocks, says Moody's 05 May 2026 - 06:22 pm

Kuala Lumpur:Malaysia is among the most resilient emerging markets to global shocks, Moody's Ratings said Tuesday. The rating agency said in a report...

Race to find port for cruise ship battling deadly rodent virus 05 May 2026 - 06:09 pm

Praia, Cape Verde: Health authorities raced Tuesday to find a port for a cruise ship battling a hantavirus outbreak, as it remained off...