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People navigate a waterlogged road following heavy monsoon rains in Karachi, Pakistan (Photo/Reuters)
Pakistan: Heavy rains lash Karachi, death toll rises to eight

Aug 20, 2025

Heavy rains continued in Karachi, causing urban flooding and raising the death toll to eight, Dawn reported. Major roads and underpasses remained waterlogged, power outages persisted, and several people were rescued. Authorities warned of more rain in Sindh and Balochistan and urged residents to stay cautious.

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Italy records four deaths in botulism outbreak linked to contaminated food

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India dispatches 32 tonnes of humanitarian assistance to Peru (Photo/@MEAIndia)

India dispatches 32 tonnes of humanitarian assistance to Peru: MEA

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets his Afghan counterpart Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi in Kabul (Photo/X@MoFA_Afg)

Chinese FM meets Afghan counterpart in Kabul after Delhi visit

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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar paying tribute at Moscow's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during his visit to Russia (Photo/ANI)

Jaishankar pays tribute at Moscow's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during Russia visit

Aug 20, 2025
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Russia's dairy exports surge 16%, amid global demand rise

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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar interacts with Russian scholars and think tank representatives in Moscow (Image: X/@DrSJaishankar)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with French President Emmanuel Macron during a joint press conference in Jerusalem (File Photo/Reuters)

Israel-France row escalates after Netanyahu accuses Macron of fuelling "anti-Semitic fire"

Aug 20, 2025

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US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence Andrew Byers today met Joint Secretary, Maritime & Systems Acquisition Dinesh Kumar (Photo/ X@SpokespersonMoD)

India-US officials discuss key issues of defence procurement, reaffirm commitment to partnership

Aug 20, 2025

Indian and American defence officials held a meeting here in the national capital on Tuesday where they discussed key issues of defence procurement and affirmed their commitment towards further strengthening of the India-US defence partnership, as per the Ministry of Defence.
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Laser-free vision correction uses electrical current to reshape eye

Aug 20, 2025

Researchers have developed a potential alternative to LASIK surgery that corrects vision without the use of lasers. The new method, called electromechanical reshaping (EMR), uses electrical currents and a platinum contact lens to alter the shape of the cornea.
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Three famine-related deaths in Gaza in past 24 hours

Aug 20, 2025
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UAE leaders congratulate Hungarian President on National Day

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NASA's Webb telescope discovers new moon orbiting Uranus (Photo/ WAM)

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Israel approves USD 1.4 billion plan to accelerate tank, armored vehicle production

Aug 20, 2025
Moscow to spotlight BRICS cultures through documentary film night (Photo/TV BRICS)

Moscow to spotlight BRICS cultures through documentary film night

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US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee with the family of Nepali student Bipin Joshi, who is being held hostage by Hamas (Image/@USAmbIsrael)

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Hamas Commander and October 7 terrorist Mohammed Naif Abu Shamla eliminated in Gaza

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UAE conducts 75th airdrop of aid over Gaza Strip (Photo/WAM)

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Grenade attack injures six in Balochistan's Usta Mohammad; four killed in Panjgur shooting

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Report warns China's military expansion in Tibet threatens Himalayan ecology, water security, and regional stability

Aug 20, 2025
Christian's Gora Cemetery in Karachi, Pakistan (File Photo/Reuters)

Pak: Christian leaders stage sit-in in Jaranwala, demand justice for 2023 riot victims

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Former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol (File Photo/Reuters)

Over 12,000 South Koreans sue ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol, wife over martial law declaration

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Evgeniy Griva, Deputy Trade Representative of Russia in India (Photo/ ANI)

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