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Annual customary washing of Islam’s holiest shrine was held using Zamzam water

The convicts were released as India celebrated 75 years since the end of British rule on Monday

Global influencer market was estimated to be worth $13.8 billion in 2021

A police officer said that 35 people survived the crash but some were badly injured

Iranian negotiators said Tehran's "additional views and considerations" to the EU text would be conveyed later

The standing paddy crop across most of this major rice growing belt is stunted for the second successive season

Police have said they are working with prosecutors on potential charges for the murders of Naeem Hussain and Ahmadi

The movements of the ship have fuelled contention between India and China

Nine-year-old third grader was assaulted by his upper-caste Hindu teacher in Rajasthan state

Kremlin leader, addressing an arms show outside Moscow, insists Russian weaponry is years ahead of the competition

Decision based on clinical trial data that showed booster triggered 'a strong immune response'

Nobel laureate has been detained since the generals staged a coup and toppled her government on February 1 last year

Roughly 25 million Afghans are now living in poverty - well over half the population

US-India Strategic Partnership is grounded in our shared commitment to the rule of law, says Biden

35 cases detected in eastern China since 2018, virus believed to transmitted from animals to humans

Official says Iran cannot be blamed; 'do not consider anyone other than himself, his supporters worthy of reproach'

Sea ice helps prevent Earth from entering new ice age, says member of Turkish team on Arctic expedition

With about 1.4 billion people, India is expected to surpass China as the world's most populous country next year

It does not appear the man was targeting any members of Congress

Former personnel are ‘vulnerable to recruitment or coercion by Russia, China and Iran’

Taliban fighters fired in the air and beat up protesters taking part in a women's march in Kabul

We’re all praying for his speedy recovery, says NSA Jake Sullivan

An electrical fire broke out during Mass as 5,000 people gathered at the Coptic Abu Sifin church in Giza city

Delegation will meet President Tsai Ing-wen amid continued military tensions with island's giant neighbour China

Move comes as Saudi Arabia works to improve ties with Iran

Shanghai, the most populous in China, reported five new local infections of COVID, all asymptomatic

In the face of cosmic horror, Everything Everywhere All at Once makes the case for kindness, empathy and courage

A look at literature gives a somewhat unorthodox perspective on trees, which remain at the mercy of humans

The Express Tribune speaks to analysts to find out how the US might have found and killed Aymen Al Zawahiri

Rushdie was stabbed 10 times, prosecutors said during Matar's arraignment, according to the Times

The incident has led to delays and cancellations of flights, media reports said

Hundreds of dead jellyfish weighing 10-15kg found on Cox’s Bazar Beach, according to experts in ocean ecology

Indian minister S Jaishankar confirms that a batch of diplomats except the ambassador has been sent back to Kabul

One of those dismissed is son of the leader of a freedom group fighting against India

Thousands of families like the Baqai brothers' remain divided three-quarters of a century

About 40 women — chanting ‘bread, work and freedom’ — marched in front of the education ministry building

The narrow rope bridge that connects Teetwal to Chilehana is blocked on both sides by barbed wire

Book agent says 'Salman likely to lose one eye; nerves in his arm severed, and liver stabbed and damaged'

Trump has not been charged with any wrongdoing. It remained unclear whether any charges would be brought

Reporters Without Borders says 76 per cent of women journalists lost their jobs since Taliban took power last year

Police say male suspect attacked British author in the neck at a literary event on Friday in western New York state

Timothy Weeks, who embraced Islam, says he is visiting the war-torn country to complete his journey’s ‘part two’

Saudi national wanted in connection with deadly 2015 bombing in the kingdom detonated an explosive device on Wednesday

Right-wing calls for country to be declared Hindu nation, making Muslims increasingly anxious about their future

Pakistan to continue to work with Turkey on strengthening bilateral ties

The boat was overcrowded with more than 30 people aboard

Massouda fought her way onto a foreign military flight to escape the Taliban; her mother didn't make it out of Kabul

Attempts to contain outbreaks from spreading; govts impose strict lockdowns

'Monster' fire consumes nearly 7,000 hectares in France

Bear believed to have been intoxicated after eating an excessive amount of ‘mad honey’