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December 6, 2025 10:18 AM December 6, 2025 10:18 AM

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Pakistan & Afghanistan exchange fire along border despite Qatar-brokered ceasefire

Pakistani and Afghan forces exchanged fire late last night along their tense border, though no casualties were reported. Each side blamed the other for violating a Qatar-brokered ceasefire that has largely held for the past two months. The clash came a day after Pakistan agreed to allow UN relief su...

December 6, 2025 10:15 AM December 6, 2025 10:15 AM

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US Supreme Court agrees to hear case challenging birthright citizenship

The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case challenging whether children born in the United States to parents in the country illegally have a constitutional right to citizenship. President Donald Trump signed an order on his first day in office to end birthright citizenship for such children, but...

December 6, 2025 10:05 AM December 6, 2025 10:05 AM

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Architect Frank Gehry passs away

Frank Gehry, the groundbreaking architect whose daring, sculptural designs reshaped skylines around the world, has died at 96. He passed away Friday at his Santa Monica home following a brief respiratory illness, confirmed Meaghan Lloyd, chief of staff at Gehry Partners LLP.       Gehry became one o...

December 5, 2025 8:30 PM December 5, 2025 8:30 PM

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Sri Lanka Death Toll from Cyclone Ditwah Rises to 607

The death toll from Sri Lanka’s worst natural disaster in two decades has climbed to 607, according to updated figures released by authorities today. At least 214 people are still reported missing following the devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah and subsequent landslides and floods across multiple...

December 5, 2025 1:32 PM December 5, 2025 1:32 PM

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Saudi Arabia cuts January oil prices to Asia to five-year low

Saudi Arabia has lowered the official selling price of its Arab Light crude for Asian buyers in January to sixty cents a barrel above the Oman/Dubai benchmark, the lowest premium in five years. The move reflects growing signs of surplus in the global oil market. The premium has now fallen for a seco...

December 5, 2025 9:33 AM December 5, 2025 9:33 AM

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Asim Munir becomes Chief of Defence Forces in Pakistan

Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has approved Asim Munir for the newly created position of Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), while he also remains the Chief of the Army Staff, solidifying the military's disturbing dominance over Pakistan's civilian government. This move, which grants Munir command o...