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New Constitutional Bench formed to hear petitions against Nepal House of Representatives dissolution

ION correspondentJune 7, 2021

A new Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court of Nepal has been formed today to hear a bunch of petitions against the May 22 dissolution of the House of...

30 killed, 50 injured in train collision in Pakistan

ION correspondentJune 7, 2021June 7, 2021

Two trains collided in Pakistan’s southern Sindh Province on Monday, killing at least 30 people and injuring 50 others, according to officials. Sir Syed Express, headed from Lahore to...

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Roadside bomb kills 11 civilians in Afghanistan

ION correspondentJune 7, 2021June 7, 2021

At least 11 civilians including four women and three children were killed when a roadside bomb struck a bus in the western province of Badghis of Afghanistan on Saturday....

Death toll in Burkina Faso militant attacks mounts to 132

ION correspondentJune 7, 2021June 7, 2021

The death toll from one of the deadliest militant attacks in West African country, Burkina Faso has risen to 132 after armed assailants laid siege overnight to a village...

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French President asks Rwandans’ forgiveness on France’s role in 1994 Rwandan genocide

ION correspondentMay 28, 2021

French President Emmanuel Macron has asked Rwandans to forgive France for its role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide, in which about 800,000 ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus died. Speaking...

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UNHRC votes to investigate violence in recent conflict between Israel & Hamas

ION correspondentMay 28, 2021

The UN Human Rights Council has voted to investigate violence in the recent conflict between Israel and Hamas. The body approved the resolution, brought by a group of Islamic...

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Bashar Al-Assad wins presidential elections for 4th time, to continue to serve as President of Syria

ION correspondentMay 28, 2021

Bashar Al-Assad will continue to serve as the President of Syria after winning the election for the fourth time. Assad, 55, has been president since 2000. He succeeded his...

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Malaysian train collision injures more than 200 people

ION correspondentMay 25, 2021

Two light rail trains collided in a tunnel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, injuring more than 200 people, in the first major crash for the 23-year-old metro system. Pictures on...

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Global Covid-19 caseload tops 167.1 million

ION correspondentMay 25, 2021

The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 167.1 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.46 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its latest update...

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Japan kicks off mass vaccination programme as COVID crisis worsens

ION correspondentMay 25, 2021

Japan kicks off a mass vaccination programme in Tokyo and Osaka, as the COVID crisis worsens. The military has set up centres offering thousands of shots each day. They...