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

Rouhani says US set the negotiation room on fire

It warns that worsening military ties would boost the possibility of armed conflict or crisis

Modi govt also announces to cut staff strength of its diplomatic mission in Islamabad by same amount

Those above 65 years old would not be allowed to attend the annual pilgrimage, says Hajj minister

COAS meets People’s Liberation Army Medical Team, thanks Beijing for assisting Islamabad

Russia registers highest number of daily recoveries from disease since beginning of pandemic

President says organization has been inconsistent and has issued impractical instructions

Death toll in Brazil passes 51,000, over 21,000 new infections recorded, Mexico's fatality count now above 22,500

Military commanders of both countries met to reduce tensions as traders in India called for boycott of Chinese goods

The Japanese government is weighing different options for easing entry bans

BeiDou Navigation Satellite System to provide high-precision, reliable positioning, navigation, timing services

Uruguay, which had contained the pandemic, is reintroducing strict containment measures

With a vaccine still far away, the WHO has called for a rapid increase in production of the steroid dexamethasone

EU reminds China of Hong Kong’s autonomy, market rules, global responsibility at annual high-level meeting

Social distancing rules were relaxed after a public holiday in early May

Unemployment continues to exceed 13% in the US

Company says it has the capacity to produce up to 1 billion doses a year of its recombinant vaccine

There was no immediate confirmation from Saudi Arabia or the Saudi-led coalition

WHO says no evidence seen yet that virus is losing potency despite some scientists saying so

Researchers and companies are testing six experimental shots in humans

Canada imposed lockdowns in March to contain the spread of the coronavirus, which has killed 8,430 people

Coalition will deploy observers in Abyan to observe the ceasefire and separation of forces

Beijing recently confirmed a new cluster of coronavirus cases in the city

Political parties, religious leaders, civil society users express opposition to 67 proposed sites for new shops liquor

Florida, South Carolina, Missouri, Nevada, Arizona, Utah and Montana report record cases

Intervention in internal affairs is one of the most dangerous actions of our generation, warns Uzbekistan expert

FM Qureshi says contact group called upon Indian to repeal all black laws in the disputed region

China is India’s second-biggest trading partner, with bilateral trade worth $87 billion

FM Qureshi, Saudi counterpart discuss various issues including situation in Occupied Kashmir over phone call

European countries have been giving medics crash courses in how to deal with Covid-19 patients

The firefight took place in the Zoonimar area of the densely populated old city of Srinagar

The annual midsummer Festival of Music brings millions of people out onto the streets across the country

Politicisation of the pandemic has exacerbated it, says WHO chief

The city of more than 20 million people reported its first case of a new spike in infections on June 11

3 Japanese universities along with pharma company work out test to detect coronavirus from saliva in about 25 minutes

Russia sees drop in number coronavirus cases, fatalities

Death toll well above 8,000 while recoveries exceed 146,000, says Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention

Given increased Chinese investments, India seems to have virtually joined Belt and Road Initiative despite opposition

All schoolchildren die in failed rescue attempt, bodies retrieved

Thailand has recorded 3,151 cases and 58 deaths related to Covid-19

Extends a ban on non-residents entering the emirate without a permit for another week

The annual 10-day festival in the southwestern city of Yulin usually attracts thousands of visitors

Situation in Korean Peninsula turns grave after North destroyed inter-Korean liaison office last week

More than 200 infections found in Beijing in last 10 days

Britain’s economy has been hammered by the lockdown

Statements by Egyptian leader Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi tantamount to interfering in Libya's internal affairs, says govt

Country has a total of 1,085,038 confirmed coronavirus cases

Germany has reported 189,822 laboratory-confirmed infections and 8,882 deaths due to Covid-19

PTI's Zartaj Gul claimed Covid-19 virus has 19 points that can be applied to different countries