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Death toll surpasses 1,400, while infections exceed 39,100

Army also gains control over some strategic areas in recent days, says commander

No new cases reported for over 50 days in world’s second-largest Ebola outbreak in eastern DR Congo

Coronavirus has infected more than 50,000 Indonesians and killed 2,620

Explosion occurred at gas depot near defense ministry sites, according to semi-official Tasnim news agency

The claim is false as PM Imran misspoke, his adviser Shahbaz Gill issued a clarification

State govts announce compensation of $5,300 for the next of kin of each of the dead

As public transport is banned, operators turn own mini buses into moving shops in Zimbabwe in a battle for survival

Restrictions linked to pandemic caused shortages of drugs, leading to increased prices, says report

Scientists think object may be either lightest black hole or most massive neutron star ever discovered

China says the whole of Galwan valley is its territory and blames Indian troops for triggering the clashes

Turns to 'green stimulus' projects to keep economy running, tackle effects of climate change

Strict hygiene and safety measures have been put in place for the re-opening

Officials say 92 people had died in the last 24 hours

Amid growing calls to shun products coming in from China following a border clash that killed 20 Indian soldiers

'If implemented, annexation would constitute a most serious violation of international law,' says UN chief

Total of 144 staff in country’s judicial sector, including 32 judges contracted virus, says official

Country's total infections exceed 473,100 with nearly 17,000 additions, while death toll hits 14,894

The state was hit by 7.4-magnitude quake followed by more than 1,500 aftershocks

North Korea invaded the US-backed South on June 25, 1950, triggering a three-year war that killed millions

Captains accused of delivering nearly 1.5M barrels of Iranian gasoline, related components to Venezuela

There must be a red line when it comes to the lives of children, says UN Coordinator for Middle East

Afghan government said that hundreds of security force personnel had been killed in Taliban attacks

Official says the prevention and control situation remains complicated, we cannot lower our guard in the slightest

Health official says 133 fatalities in the past 24 hours brought the country's overall virus death toll to 9,996

The leading lender expects global output to shrink by 4.9%, compared with a 3.0% contraction predicted in April

Official says numbers of children missing vaccinations, women giving birth without medical help worries World Bank

Some died at sea, they were thrown overboard

Tally of COVID-19 cases rise to 456,183 with death toll hitting 14,476

Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari urges Muslim world to adopt united stance on critical issues

States that Indian actions violated a consensus between the two countries and were a unilateral provocation

Iran is ready to cooperate with the IAEA under law says Hassan Rouhani

New coronavirus cases rise in country as Victoria province struggles to battle against pandemic

Child headed families reportedly go without food for days as COVID-19 crises delays distribution of food grains

At the western end of the DMZ, barbed wire fences surround the border island of Gyodong

Brazil reports average of 1,000 deaths per day from COVID-19

Number of infections in Russia closed in on 600,000 while recoveries are at more than 356,400

Uptick in new infections has seen thousands of people seek Covid-19 tests

Rights body seeks end to killings in IOK and solution to dispute based on UN resolutions

Russia reportedly saw temperature of 38 C (100.4 F) on June 22, says World Meteorological Organization

Total of 1,140 staff had contracted virus as of June 21

The soldiers were conducting reconnaissance and surveillance

China is seeking to trial potential vaccines overseas because of a lack of new patients at home

The claim is misleading as no scientific evidence has been given to back it up

40% of poorest countries failed to support learners at risk, says report

Opposition leaders, former generals criticise Modi for failing to protect Indian lives and territory

South Asia is home to some 600 million children, with around 240 million already living in poverty, says report

AJK President Sardar Masood proposes to initiate boycott, divestment and sanctions movement against New Delhi

Over 400 Taliban attacks killed 291 Afghan security force members, says official

Rouhani says US set the negotiation room on fire