Shopkeepers sell accessories at a mobile market in Lahore on July 4, 2024. - Pakistan's tax authorities said on July 4 it has blocked 210,000 sim cards of users who have not filed tax returns in a bid to widen the revenue bracket. (Photo by Arif ALI / AFP)
Pakistan’s tax authority said Thursday it has blocked 210,000 SIM cards of users who have not filed tax returns in a bid to widen the revenue bracket. Only 5.2 million people of
Explosions, air strikes and gunfire rattled northern Gaza on Saturday, the third day of an Israeli military operation that has uprooted tens of thousands of Palestinians and compounded what the UN called
(FILES) This aerial view shows Muslims gathered to pray in the courtyard of the Al-Nuri mosque in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, during the Eid al-Adha holiday, on July 9, 2022. - Concealed seven years ago by the Islamic State group, five bombs have been discovered in a wall of the al-Nouri mosque, Iraq's heritage jewel undergoing restoration in the metropolis of Mosul, UNESCO told AFP. (Photo by Zaid AL-OBEIDI / AFP)
The United Nations said they discovered five bombs in a wall of Mosul’s iconic Al-Nuri mosque, planted years ago by the Islamic State group, during restoration work in the northern Iraqi city.
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka’s annual inflation almost doubled to 1.7 percent in June, up from 0.9 percent the previous month, as food prices began rising again, official data showed Saturday. The Census and
(FILES) This file photo taken on March 28, 2024 shows a man walking past signage for Kobayashi Pharmaceutical outside of the company's office in Tokyo. - Japanese health supplement maker Kobayashi Pharmaceutical said on June 28, 2024 it was probing 76 more deaths possibly linked to its tablets containing red yeast rice, or "beni koji", meant to lower cholesterol. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP)
Japanese health supplement maker Kobayashi Pharmaceutical said Friday it was probing 76 more deaths possibly linked to its tablets containing red yeast rice, or “beni koji”, meant to lower cholesterol. It deepens
(FILES) This file photo taken on October 22, 2022 shows China's President Xi Jinping attending the closing ceremony of the 20th Chinese Communist Party's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. - China will hold a key political meeting historically watched for signals on economic direction from July 15-18, state media reported on June 27, 2024. (Photo by NOEL CELIS / AFP)
A key political meeting that is watched for signals on China’s economic direction will be held in mid-July, state media said Thursday, as policymakers seek to shore up a stuttering recovery. A
Torrential monsoon storms in Nepal have triggered landslides, lightning and flooding killing at least 14 people, a disaster official said Thursday. Monsoon rains from June to September bring widespread death and destruction
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North Korea successfully tested its multiple-warhead missile capability, state media said Thursday, as dozens more trash-laden balloons sent by Pyongyang landed in the South. Relations between the two Koreas are at one
Firefighters gather at the site of a fire at a lithium battery factory owned by South Korean battery maker Aricell in Hwaseong on June 24, 2024. - Around 20 bodies have been found at a South Korean lithium battery factory after a massive blaze on June 24, the Yonhap news agency said, with firefighters saying they were still searching the building. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP)
Twenty-two people were killed — including 18 Chinese nationals — in a massive fire at a South Korean lithium battery factory, the fire department said Monday, one of the country’s worst factory
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Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te signed into law on Monday a controversial reform expanding parliament’s powers, but vowed to seek a ruling from the island’s top court to try to overturn it. Proponents
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at a lithium battery factory in Hwaseong on June 24, 2024. - A major fire broke out at a South Korean lithium battery factory on June 24, authorities said, with one person confirmed dead and 21 others unaccounted for as the blaze continued to rage. (Photo by YONHAP / AFP) / - South Korea OUT / NO USE AFTER JULY 23, 2024 04:44:40 GMT - - SOUTH KOREA OUT / NO ARCHIVES - RESTRICTED TO SUBSCRIPTION USE
Around 20 bodies have been found at a South Korean lithium battery factory after a massive blaze on Monday, the Yonhap news agency said, with firefighters saying they were still searching the