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OIC conference adopts Islamabad Declaration, launches women's digital inclusion initiative

The two-day conference in Islamabad concludes, with OIC members pledging to strengthen policies and institutional mechanisms to ensure women's meaningful participation in political, economic and public life across the Muslim world.

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Huge fire in Bangkok bar kills at least 27

People ran screaming out of the venue on the outskirts of the Thai capital on Sunday evening as flames shot out of the entrance, several with their clothing burned or ablaze, according to video verified by AFP.

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Nearly 2 million people flee in China as typhoon lashes Taiwan, Japan islands

China's state media reports that typhoon Bavi is expected to make landfall early on Sunday in the eastern province of Zhejiang, where more than 1.7 million people have been evacuated from their homes.

4 DAYS AGO

One million women and girls lose access to support amid aid cuts: UN

Its report, based on responses from 855 women-led and women's rights organizations across 52 crisis-affected countries, found that 84% of the groups had seen demand for their services increase since January 2025.

5 DAYS AGO

North Korea vows boost to nuclear buildup, military intelligence

Pyongyang is under widespread sanctions over its nuclear program, and the two Koreas remain technically at war as their 1950-53 conflict ended without a peace treaty.

6 DAYS AGO

FBI issues $50,000 bounty, arrest warrant for ‘Goldy Brar’ in Nijjar murder case

Unsealed federal indictment results in arrest of 24 members of the gang who were operating in the United States, Canada and Europe.

July 8, 2026

Netanyahu refutes Vance, calls India strong ally of Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that New Delhi is one of Tel Aviv’s strongest backers, refuting US Vice President JD Vance's claim that Washington was Israel's 'only powerful ally.'

July 6, 2026

This photo taken on July 15, 2024 shows the Chinese guided-missile destroyer Nanning at a naval port in Zhanjiang, south China's Guangdong Province. (AFP)

China, Russia to hold joint naval drills

China and Russia announce annual naval exercises and joint patrols in the Pacific Ocean, as both countries continue expanding military cooperation through the long-running “Joint Sea” drills.

July 5, 2026

FILE: Former Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah (C) is sworn in as Nepal's youngest prime minister after his party won a landslide victory in the first parliamentary election since massive protests last year that ousted the government and led to an interim adm

Nepal PM marks 100 days with fast change and few words

Observers say that his first move set the tone for the government's subsequent actions -- fast and symbolically loaded but also often legally contested and executed with little patience for institutional processes.

July 5, 2026

North Korea's Kim oversees latest naval weapons tests

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw weapons tests of the 5,000-tonne destroyer Kang Kon, including cruise missiles and electronic warfare systems, ordering its commissioning within two months while reaffirming plans to strengthen the country's naval deterrent.

July 5, 2026

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Bangladesh's ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gestures while speaking to the media, a day after she won the 12th parliamentary elections, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Jan. 8, 2024. (AFP Photo/File)

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