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AUSTIN: A Texas state senator ended a 15-hour filibuster Thursday in the Democrats' latest defiance over new voting restrictions, but it only delayed Republicans who went on to approve the sweeping elections bill just minutes after she…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday alleged that India and Afghanistan were behind July's suicide attack on a shuttle bus in the country's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province that killed 13 people, including nine Chinese engineers. The bomb…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's coronavirus response chief on Thursday said the recent assembly elections held in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) acted as a "super spreader event" for the pandemic as the country struggled to contain the fourth…

LONDON: As Britain enjoyed a summertime lull in Covid-19 cases, the nation's attention turned to the end of pandemic-related restrictions and holidays in the sun. But scientists are warning the public not to be complacent, saying high…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's liberal Pashtuns are raising their voices against the government's attempts to fuel unrest in neighbouring Afghanistan by assisting the Taliban. The Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), an anti-war group, has held…

INDIANAPOLIS: Three people including a police officer were wounded and a suspect was dead in a shooting connected to a reported domestic disturbance in Indianapolis, authorities said. Officers were called to an apartment on the city's…

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has thanked Kamala Harris for her work as Vice President, saying he couldn't have asked for a better partner and friend than her. Biden, a Democrat, recalled that he had picked Harris as his running…

TOKYO: A member of Japan's gold medal-winning softball team will have her medal replaced with a fresh one after the mayor of her hometown chomped down on the original, Tokyo 2020 organisers said on Thursday, following an outcry on social…

ANKARA: Severe floods and mudslides triggered by torrential rain in northern Turkey have left at least six people dead and another person missing, the country’s Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency said Thursday. The floods…

HANOI: Police in northern Vietnam have arrested a businessman for making and selling hundreds of fake negative Covid-19 test certificates, as the Southeast Asian country battles its worst outbreak yet. A new wave of infections since late…