Pakistan
Indian airlines can’t fly over Pakistan. Here’s how that is affecting flights
Pakistan’s closure of its airspace to Indian airlines Thursday is forcing carriers to alter some routes that link India to Europe, North America, Central Asia and the Middle East. Indian carriers — including Air India, IndiGo, Akasa Air and SpiceJet — must now fly longer, and thus costlier, flights on some westbound routes. The detour […]
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China-led regional group calls for countering protectionist policies, sanctions
The Chinese national flag flies outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing on July 26, 2023. Greg Baker | Afp | Getty Images A China-led 10-state regional group criticized what it called protectionist trade measures on Wednesday, part of an intensifying standoff between Beijing and Western countries over tariffs on Chinese products. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a […]
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Water shortages are likely brewing future wars — with several flashpoints across the globe
A ship stranded in the growing salt flats of Lake Urmia in Iran. Hamed | Afp | Getty Images The diminishing availability of water resources across the globe should be considered one of the most pressing environmental security challenges of the century. That’s the view of one military geography and environmental security specialist, who recently […]
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What is mpox and why has the WHO declared it a public health emergency?
Sebastian Condrea | Moment | Getty Images The World Health Organization has declared mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years, following the spread of an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo to neighboring countries. New cases of the virus have since been been identified outside of the continent, […]
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Gunmen kill 23 passengers taken from vehicles in an attack in southwest Pakistan
Gunmen fatally shot 23 passengers after identifying them and taking them from buses, vehicles and trucks in one of the deadliest attacks in restive southwestern Pakistan, police and officials said Monday. Madiha Ali | Moment | Getty Images Gunmen fatally shot 23 passengers after identifying them and taking them from buses, vehicles and trucks in […]
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Why the latest mpox outbreak is raising alarm among health experts
Colorized transmission electron micrograph of mpox virus particles (red) found within an infected cell (blue), cultured in the laboratory. Bsip | Universal Images Group | Getty Images An escalating mpox outbreak is causing alarm among some health experts, who warn that the latest strain of the virus could be more fast-spreading and deadly than an […]
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Pakistani pilgrim bus overturns, killing 28, injuring 23 in Iran
A bus carrying Pakistani pilgrims overturnedon Tuesday in the central Iranian province of Yazd and was caused by a technical defect in the bus braking system, according to preliminary investigations made by the Iranian traffic police. Tuul & Bruno Morandi | The Image Bank | Getty Images A bus carrying Pakistani pilgrims overturned in central […]
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Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina flees, army says interim government to be formed
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addresses the media at a vandalized metro station in Mirpur, after the anti-quota protests. – | Afp | Getty Images Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country on Monday after hundreds of people were killed in a crackdown on demonstrations that began as protests against job quotas and swelled into a movement demanding her ouster. Jubilant crowds […]
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Cricket, a big business in India, brings star power to the U.S. with the country’s first world cup
USA Cricket Vice-Captain Aaron Jones poses next to a giant cricket ball, installed at a marketplace to mark 100 days to go for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, in Miami, Florida, on Feb. 22, 2024. Chandan Khanna | Afp | Getty Images A major cricket world cup is coming to U.S. soil for the […]
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Natural disasters triggered an approximated $65 billion in losses last yr for Asia-Pacific
Financial losses in the Asia Pacific region soared to $65 billion owing to purely natural disasters, predominantly fueled by floods in China and droughts in India, as reported by coverage corporation Aon. Hadynyah | E+ | Getty Illustrations or photos Financial losses in the Asia Pacific area owing to organic disasters soared to $65 billion […]
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