Bangladesh: Six people die of dengue, 2025 death toll rises to 167

IANS | September 18, 2025 7:57 PM

Dhaka, Sep 18 (IANS) Six more people have died of dengue in Bangladesh since Wednesday, raising the total number of deaths from the mosquito-borne disease in the nation to 167 in 2025, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has confirmed.

Iranian President meets visiting Russian minister, says era of unipolar world over

IANS | September 18, 2025 6:52 PM

Tehran, Sep 18 (IANS) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has asserted that the cooperation between independent nations like Iran and Russia signals the end of global unipolarity. Pezeshkian made the comment during his meeting with visiting Russian Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev in Tehran where he stressed that nations can achieve growth without relying on unilateral powers, the local media reported on Thursday.

Pakistani air strikes kill three civilians, injure five in Balochistan

IANS | September 18, 2025 5:30 PM

Quetta, Sep 18 (IANS) At least three people, including two women, were killed and five others, including a four-year-old, were injured after Pakistani forces carried out aerial bombing targetting residential homes in the Zehri region of Balochistan, a leading Baloch human rights organisation said on Thursday.

Extension of CPEC project into Afghanistan faces many challenges

IANS | September 18, 2025 4:54 PM

New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Pakistan, Afghanistan, and China have agreed to extend the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) into Afghanistan despite the strained relations between Islamabad and Kabul over the latter extending support to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).