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Mosque was targeted with heavy weapons and grenades during so-called cordon-and-search operation, says FO spokesperson

On average in high-income countries, almost one in four people has received a Covid-19 vaccine

Pair apprehended after a victim complained that three men carrying monkeys had surrounded and robbed him

High Authority of Sante proposes mixing AstraZeneca jab with mRNA vaccine for those younger than 55

500,000 doses of QazVac jabs developed by Kazakhstan against coronavirus to be bottled, packaged in Turkish factory

With the launch of digital currency, every Yuan in circulation will either exist as physical or as digital currency

Caravans, tiny houses provide more solitary tourism alternatives as holiday-goers seek isolation amid pandemic

The quake was felt in cities and towns across East Java, home to 40.7 million people

The two astronauts will undergo training at Nasa’s Johnson Space Center

Led by India's record daily infections, the region accounts for 11% of global cases and almost 6% of deaths

Iran’s Covid cases surpassed 2 million with a new daily average of over 20,000 infections over the past week

West Bengal in eastern India has seen thousands killed in decades of political violence

Ministry said that the three had been sentenced to death by a specialist court after a fair trial

More than 470 Aboriginal people have died in custody

New infections, fatalities announced in 6 nations

After production tripled from Feb 1 through late March to 5 million doses a day, says Chinese govt

Dormant since 1979, the volcano sends dark plumes of ash and smoke billowing into the sky

US had seen some signs of Iranian seriousness about returning to the nuclear pact but “certainly not enough”

Husband of the Queen and a leading figure in the British royal family, died aged 99, says Buckingham Palace on Friday

Deaths rose by 794 to a total of 168,436, health ministry data showed

Penalty to be implemented until pandemic is over and life returns to normal, SPA quotes official sources as saying

Hundreds of migrants in Mumbai packed into trains as bars, malls, restaurants have again been forced to down shutters

Reaction comes after USS John Paul Jones ‘asserted navigational rights inside India’s exclusive economic zone’

Philanthropists, charities provide rations to less fortunate during holy month

Journalists say the new rules are meant to coerce them into not reporting.

His Royal Highness passed away peacefully this morning at Windsor Castle, says the statement

After the British government unveiled details of its new traffic light system for travel

Most populous countries in Asia are positioned to be among world’s largest economies, says Global Trends report

“The reason of reducing protests is due to the cooperation of people who want peace, which we value”

The March 14 visit to the city of Salt was the “straw that broke the camel’s back”

some saying the suspension will last only a few days and others giving no date for resumption of tests

Iranian authorities seized the chemical tanker in the Strait of Hormuz off Oman

Bank of China governor says the pick-up in global growth “slow and uneven”, fair distribution of vaccines is key

Australia has joined a host of countries in restricting use of the vaccine due to clotting concerns

After Europe’s drug regulator finds a possible link between AstraZeneca’s vaccine and rare blood clotting issues

6 countries allow special night prayers in Ramazan; 3 continue ban amid coronavirus pandemic

Commenting on recent incidents of mass shooting, Biden says 'this is an epidemic, for God’s sake, and it has to stop'

US Treasury Department says it blacklisted Pakistani national Abid Ali Khan

Inoculations in India are currently limited to those aged over 45 and health and frontline workers

Hundreds of people have been killed in Myanmar since the army seized power in a coup on February 1

Ministers say many other countries not on 'red list' have more positive Covid tests per 100,000 people than Pakistan

Rich-poor gap, climate change, conflicts will pose greater challenges in coming decades, concludes Global Trends 2040

India has so far administered more than 90 million doses

Speaking to D-8 developing countries, Recep Tayyip Erdogan also reiterates importance of trading in local currencies

Israel’s infection rate has dropped after 57% of the population received at least one vaccine dose

Ready to help our Pakistani colleagues meet their needs, says Russian FM during two-day visit to Islamabad

“We have more than enough Pfizer and Moderna vaccines to cover all of the remaining eight and a half million people,”

Junta starts issuing arrest warrants for influencers, entertainers, artists and musicians

Japan has been relatively slow in inoculating its citizens