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The country is grappling with inflation running at over 60%

Thousands of men, women and children pouring into imposing state mansion queuing to sit on President Rajapaksa's chair

Official says variant BA.5 has accelerated rate of transmission, improved immune escape capability

Polls last week showed the LDP winning at least 60 of the 125 seats being contested on Sunda

Poet Umeed Ali has lived in Italy for more than 30 years. His work speaks to the struggles of life in diaspora

Amidst a persistent climate of gun violence in the US, a widow fights for justice in Washington DC

Political instability could undermine Sri Lanka's talks with the International Monetary Fund

King Hamad, President Erdogan agree with PM Shehbaz to broaden bilateral cooperation

On Friday, huge crowds of robed Muslim pilgrims prayed on Mount Arafat, the climax of the annual pilgrimage

The order directs the government's health department to expand access to "medication abortion"

Government and refinery officials have said India's main reason for buying Russian crude is commercial

President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to speak again in coming weeks

Police are scrambling to establish details of the motive and method of Abe's killer

Rajapaksa flees as protesters storm president’s house, set fire to PM’s residence

A rescue operation has recovered eight dead bodies after the cloudburst

The island nation has been crippled by a shortage of foreign exchange

Speaking at Washington-based Hudson Institute, Gen David Berger says they also expect Beijing to make a similar move

Says human rights situation in Afghanistan has 'seriously deteriorated' since August 2021

Mohammed Zubair will remain in police custody due to another complaint filed in the capital New Delhi

PM Shehbaz offers condolences on Abe's death, says he made 'invaluable contributions to the Pak-Japan relationship'

Entry roads were packed with worshippers as helicopters buzzed overhead

All of China must prepare for potential disasters as flood season reaches a pivotal period, a govt official warned

Crowds, capped at one million including 850,000 from abroad chosen by lottery, are the biggest at the Hajj since 2019

Russian president dares the West to try to defeat Moscow on the battlefield

Two kilogrammes of gold bars and some cash also seized during operation

Bowing to inevitable as more than 50 ministers quit, Johnson says it is clear his party wanted someone else in charge

Israeli officials also seeking expanded permission for their airlines to fly over Saudi soil to Asian destinations

Bharatiya Janata Party without Muslim legislator in parliament representing over 200m Muslims

All of the women were either born without a uterus or needed to have it removed

Politicians say British leader finally got his just reward for arming Ukraine against Russia

Wheat grain exports were severely curtailed in May to shore up national food reserves

Spokesperson says Afghans have 'suffered from the status' in the past 20 years

Poverty pushed 71m into poverty globally in just three months since March 2022, says UN Development Programme

Taliban's return to power last summer, ending their 20-year insurgency, should have helped de-mining efforts

UK has shared intelligence with 37 countries to help them defend against cyber espionage

Saudi Arabia is set to welcome one million worshippers for the biggest hajj pilgrimage since the pandemic

Francis has already named a number of women, both nuns and lay women, to Vatican departments

The Dubai-bound flight made emergency landing on Tuesday after a malfunctioning cockpit light

In the country of 22 million people, gas is either unavailable or too expensive for most

Canada has full confidence in Finland and Sweden's ability to integrate quickly into NATO, PM Trudeau says

The Hajj officially begins Wednesday, but Mecca is already overrun with worshippers arriving from abroad

The team found it was the people's own antibodies that attacked the cells lining the brain's blood vessels

Many Muslims living in UP now fear their own homes are being earmarked for destruction after participating in protests

The Times of London newspaper said Johnson's "serial dishonesty" was "utterly corrosive" of effective government

Analysts say the move will also bring down the Indian military's burgeoning pension bill

Ministers Rishi Sunak and Sajid Javid take aim at Johnson’s ability to run an administration that adhere to standards

Documentary, released on May 12, coincided with 1,000 days of abrogation of special status of the disputed territory

Some one million Muslims are expected to attend the 2022 Hajj pilgrimage season after two years

At a rare press conference alongside Taliban's acting minister, Ambassador Wang announces $8m in quake aid

Most of the pilgrims are coming from abroad, and pilgrimages are usually a significant revenue earner for Saudi Arabia