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250,000 Afghan children require education, food and homes, says NGO

Pakistan is cracking down on foreigners it alleges are in the country illegally, including 1.7 million Afghans

US presidential elections: Trump faces criminal case for poll interference

Trump's lawyers told the judge that basic fairness to criminal defendants warrants pausing the civil cases until after the 2020 election criminal case is resolved

Climate change, war, poverty biggest challenges: World Bank's Ajay Banga

The bank is the world's largest financier of climate projects in developing countries, delivering $38.6 billion in the 2023 budget year

Meta's new AI agents confuse users with made-up real world experiences

One joined a Facebook moms' group to talk about its gifted child. Another tried to give away nonexistent items to confused members of a Buy Nothing forum

US ban on TikTok over ownership issues gets major boost from Republicans

To date, the US government has not provided evidence that shows TikTok shared US user data with the Chinese government

Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra's visit to Bangladesh likely to be postponed

Kwatra's visit was aimed at preparing grounds for PM Hasina's planned trip to India in June, the people cited above said

Donald Trump hush money trial: Jury selection encounters setbacks

The case is the first of Trump's four indictments to reach trial

Make tax reforms, remove exemptions on duties, sales tax: World Bank to Pak

The report reads, "Government should implement austerity measures and promote public-private partnership in government-owned companies"

Eager to deepen, strengthen cooperation with partners in India: US official

"I am not aware of the United States sending any observers. We generally don't in the case of advanced democracies like India," Vedant Patel said

Argentina asks to join Nato as Prez Milei seeks to boost ties with the West

The request came as NATO's Deputy General Secretary Mircea Geoana held talks in Brussels on regional security challenges with visiting Argentine Defense Minister Luis Petri

India opens market to US farming industry in 12 categories: Katherine Tai

Trade should work for all Americans. Our goal is to stop pitting Americans against each other in our trade policy and this is why we are taking unprecedented steps to incorporate more voices

Rocket assault on Israeli military site by Lebanon's Hezbollah wounds six

The assault, which Hezbollah said was a response to Israel killing a number of its fighters, comes as the Jewish state weighs a response to Iran's missile and drone strikes on Saturday night

100 scientists spend two years renaming viruses after Covid mistakes

Airborne viruses will be called "pathogens that transmit through the air" under new terminology the World Health Organization hopes will end a scientific rift that hampered early response to Covid 19

IMF revises down West Asia growth outlook on war, trade disruptions

The downward revision was driven by conflicts in Sudan, the West Bank and Gaza, as well as oil production cuts by Gulf countries weighing on activity

Ukraine PM Shmyhal warns of 'Third World War' if it loses against Russia

"Or, there will be many conflicts, many such kinds of wars, and in the end of the day, it could lead to the third world war," he added

Global meteorologists meet to save radio frequency bands for observations

The data generated through such observations from each country is fed to the global forecasting models which, in turn, gives way to regional models

Google fires 28 employees protesting against $1.2 bn Israeli contract

Google told the affected employees that it's keeping this matter as confidential as possible, only disclosing information on a need to know basis

US, Israel to hold virtual meeting Thu on Rafah, NSA Sullivan to lead talks

Washington is trying to dissuade the Israelis from retaliatory strikes to avoid inflaming an already tense situation, a second U.S. official said

Donald Trump's hush money criminal trial loses two jurors, five remain

Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records and denies any such encounter with Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford

IMF's Georgieva warns of global economic concerns including inflation, debt

She said countries could help their economies by slashing bureaucratic red tape and getting more women into the job market