ISLAMABAD -- A paramilitary soldier was killed and seven others were injured when militants attacked a security forces' installation in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province early Tuesday morning, officials said.
The attack took place at around 5:30 a.m. local time (0030 GMT) in Bannu district, when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the main gate of a Frontier Corps compound, police sources told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. (Pakistan-Terrorist Attack)
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KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Monday that Malaysia supports China's Global Governance Initiative, stressing that the initiative is highly relevant at a time when the multilateral system is under strain.
Anwar attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Plus Summit in Tianjin on Sept. 1. In a social media post later that evening, he described it as "an idea that resonates deeply at a time when the multilateral system is faltering." (Malaysia-China-SCO)
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TOKYO -- Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Secretary-General Hiroshi Moriyama has announced his intention to step down to take responsibility for the party's crushing defeat in the Upper House election, local media reported.
Moriyama is expected to submit his resignation to Prime Minister and LDP President Shigeru Ishiba, according to Mainichi newspaper. (Japan-LDP-Election)
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KABUL -- A 5.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Afghanistan's Nangarhar province on Tuesday afternoon, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the earthquake struck Jalalabad City, the provincial capital of Nangarhar province, at 4:59 p.m. local time, with the epicenter located at 34.67 degrees north latitude and 70.68 degrees east longitude, and at a depth of 10 km. (Afghanistan-Earthquake)
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KABUL -- A catastrophic 6.0-magnitude earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan has resulted in 1,411 deaths and 3,124 injuries in Kunar province alone, Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman for the Afghan interim government, said on Tuesday.
The quake primarily impacted Asadabad city, the capital of Kunar province, and the districts of Nurgal, Suki, Watapur, Chapa Dara, and Pech Dara, Mujahid posted on his X account. (Afghanistan-Earthquake) Enditem
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