ISLAMABAD/KABUL: Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to extend their 48-hour ceasefire until the conclusion of peace talks in Doha, sources from both sides confirmed on Friday. The truce follows days of intense border clashes that killed dozens and injured hundreds....

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MOSCOW/KYIV: Russia on Friday said its forces had captured three villages — Pishchane and Tykhe in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region and Pryvillia in Dnipropetrovsk — marking a gradual but costly advance across eastern Ukraine. The areas were among those Kyiv had retaken...

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LONDON: In a symbolic turn of history, two senior Indian Air Force (IAF) instructors will soon be training Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter pilots in the United Kingdom — marking the first time Indian aviators will instruct their British counterparts. The IAF officers...

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WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump on Friday reiterated his claim that “India won’t be buying Russian oil”, a statement refuted by India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), which clarified there has been no recent communication between Prime Minister...

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KOLKATA: Marking his political comeback after seven years, former Kolkata mayor and cabinet minister Sovan Chatterjee has been appointed chairperson of the New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government. The move is seen as a...

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MUMBAI: India’s 2025 Southwest Monsoon has ended with “above normal” rainfall — 108% of the long-period average (LPA) — marking the second consecutive year of excess precipitation across the country. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region recorded nearly 20% more rainfall...

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