Afghanistan earthquake kills eight members of same family
The household’s only survivor was a young boy who was injured in the tremor.

The household’s only survivor was a young boy who was injured in the tremor.

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Muslim-majority nations denounce Israel’s ‘increasingly discriminatory’ practices that ‘entrench a system of apartheid’.
Asian stocks also took a hit after Trump’s speech as most Southeast Asian countries rely heavily on oil imports.
As sowing season approaches across the region, farmers face scarcity and rising cost of fertiliser.

India has begun counting its around 1.4 billion population in the world’s largest census, its first since 2011.
The population count, which was delayed by five years, will include caste enumeration for the first time in a century.
Shafi’s 2018 sexual harassment allegations against Zafar are widely seen as Pakistan’s highest‑profile #MeToo case.
More than three million Indian officials have begun the yearlong task of counting the country’s population.
Muslims formed the majority in about 35 of the state’s 126 constituencies. Now that is down to about 20 seats.

Pakistan has emerged as a global crisis mediator amid the US war on Iran.

Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari says Qatar is “ready to help” with US-Iran negotiations.