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			<title><![CDATA[Deadly assault in Haiti leaves at least 70 dead, highlighting security crisis]]></title>
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                				<![CDATA[Former police officer Jimmy "Barbecue" Cherizier , leader of the 'G9' coalition, is accompanied by Security during a march against Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, September 19, 2023.&mdash; ReutersAt least 70 people were killed and 30 injured in an attack near...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Zelensky agrees air defence cooperation with UAE, Qatar on Gulf tour]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:36:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[This handout picture released by Qatar&acute;s Amiri Diwan shows Qatar&acute;s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani meeting with Ukraine&acute;s President Volodymyr Zelensky and delegation at Lusail Palace in Doha on March 28, 2026. &mdash; AFPQatar and Ukraine signed a defence agreement on...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Nepal's former PM arrested over alleged role in protest crackdown]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 28 Mar 2026 18:44:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[Nepal&rsquo;s former prime minister KP Sharma Oli is escorted by police as he is brought to the hospital following his arrest in Kathmandu on March 28, 2026. &mdash; AFPKATHMANDU: Nepal's former prime minister KP Sharma Oli and ex-home minister Ramesh Lekhak were arrested on Saturday over their...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Trump says Iran must reopen Hormuz, calls it 'Strait of Trump']]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 28 Mar 2026 11:27:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[US President Donald Trump greets the crowd before speaking at the FII PRIORITY Summit at the Faena Hotel on March 27, 2026, in Miami Beach, Florida, US. &mdash; AFP WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Iran would have to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to oil traffic as a...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[US officials say China's SMIC sent chip tools to Iran]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 27 Mar 2026 07:50:14 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[Members of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards at an annual military parade in Tehran. &mdash; AFP/FileWASHINGTON: SMIC, China's largest chipmaker, has sent chipmaking tools to Iran's military, two senior Trump administration officials said on Thursday, raising questions about Beijing's stance in...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Trump announces temporary halt in strikes at Tehran's request]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 27 Mar 2026 04:37:21 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[A woman holds a poster depicting Iran&rsquo;s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei during an anti-US and anti-Israeli rally, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 26, 2026. &mdash; ReutersDUBAI/TEL AVIV/WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump announced that he will pause attacks...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[24 dead as passenger bus plunges into river in Bangladesh]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:44:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[This collage shows a passenger bus plunging into the Padma River in Rajshahi, Bangladesh, March 25, 2026. &mdash; X@DDNewsliveDHAKA: A bus carrying around 40 passengers plunged into the Padma River while attempting to board a ferry in Bangladesh, leaving at least 24 people dead, officials said.The...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Trump reschedules China visit to May 14-15 due to Iran war]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 26 Mar 2026 03:41:18 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[US President Donald Trump takes part in a welcoming ceremony with China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, November 9, 2017. &mdash; ReutersWASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in May during his first visit to...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Iran still 'reviewing US proposal' despite 'negative initial response']]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1406235-iran-still-reviewing-us-proposal-despite-negative-initial-response]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 25 Mar 2026 21:45:02 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[An Iranian woman walks on a street in Tehran, Iran, January 19, 2026. &mdash; Reuters Iran is still reviewing a US proposal to end the war in the Gulf, despite an initial response that was negative, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Wednesday, indicating that Tehran had so far stopped...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia extends visa validity for visitors stuck in kingdom]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:39:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[Travelers queue to check-in their luggage at the terminal at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on March 10, 2026. &mdash; AFPSaudi Arabia on Wednesday extended the validity of all types of visas until April 18, 2026, to facilitate stranded visitors who could not leave due to the current...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Nasa plans moon base, nuclear spacecraft in multibillion-dollar moon program expansion]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1406215-nasa-plans-moon-base-nuclear-spacecraft-in-multibillion-dollar-moon-program-expansion]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:05:25 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[Nasa's next-generation moon rocket, the Space Launch System rocket with the Orion crew capsule, on launch pad 39B as the sun rises at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, March 24, 2026. &mdash; ReutersNasa has announced it has canceled plans to deploy a space station in lunar...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Russia rains drones on Ukraine, killing eight, hitting Unesco site]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1406020-russia-rains-drones-on-ukraine-killing-eight-hitting-unesco-site]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 24 Mar 2026 22:57:41 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[People look at smoke rising from a burning building following a Russian drone attack in Lviv, Ukraine, March 24, 2026. &mdash; AFPRussia fired almost 1,000 drones at Ukraine over the last 24-hours, unleashing one of its largest-ever daytime attacks, killing at least eight people and hitting the...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Afghan Taliban regime releases US citizen after UAE facilitation]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1406014-afghan-taliban-regime-releases-us-citizen-after-uae-facilitation]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:22:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[US former special envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad  flanked by Dennis Coyle  talks to media in Kabul on March 24, 2026. &mdash; X/ @TOLONewsEnglishKABUL: The Afghan Taliban regime on Tuesday freed a US national who had been detained for more than a year in response to a request from his...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Trump green‑lit Iran operation after Netanyahu urged joint assassination of Khamenei: sources]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1406005-trump-greenlit-iran-operation-after-netanyahu-urged-joint-assassination-of-khamenei-sources]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:46:12 +0500]]></pubDate>
            <guid><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1406005-trump-greenlit-iran-operation-after-netanyahu-urged-joint-assassination-of-khamenei-sources]]></guid>
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                				<![CDATA[US President Donald Trump speaks next to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu upon arrival for meetings at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025. &mdash; ReutersJust 48 hours before the US-Israeli strike on Iran began, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Trump isn't coming slow on U-turns as he backtracks on Iran threats]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1405912-trump-isnt-coming-slow-in-u-turns-as-he-backtracks-on-iran-threats]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 24 Mar 2026 02:13:50 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[US President Donald Trump speaks during the US-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington, DC on November 19, 2025. &mdash; ReutersWASHINGTON: International markets and the world at large have grown used to US President Donald Trump&rsquo;s abrupt reversals, but Monday&rsquo;s about-face on Iran was one...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[At least 66 dead as Colombian military plane crashes after take-off]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1405895-colombian-plane-carrying-125-crashes-many-feared-killed]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 24 Mar 2026 01:17:51 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[Military personnel clambered over the wreckage of the Hercules transport plane, enveloped in smoke. &mdash; AFP/FileBOGOTA: A Colombian military plane carrying 125 soldiers and crew members crashed on take-off early Monday, killing at least 66 people and injuring dozens of others, officials...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ukraine fires drones at key Russian oil port near Finnish border]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 23 Mar 2026 23:53:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[This handout satellite image taken on March 23, 2026 by Planet Labs PBC shows smoke rising from the Russian oil terminal at Primorsk, the most important Russian loading port in the Baltic Sea, following a drone attack claimed by Ukraine on March 23, 2026. &mdash; AFPUkraine launched drone strikes...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pilot, co-pilot killed in runway collision at New York airport]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1405803-pilot-co-pilot-killed-in-runway-collision-at-new-york-airport]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 23 Mar 2026 13:22:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[An Air Canada Express CRJ-900 sits on the runway after colliding with a Port Authority fire truck at LaGuardia Airport in New York, on March 23, 2026. &mdash; AFPNEW YORK: A plane carrying dozens of people collided with a fire truck late Sunday on a runway at New York's LaGuardia airport, killing...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Trump threatens to use ICE agents for airport security control]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1405654-trump-threatens-to-use-ice-agents-for-airport-security-control]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 22 Mar 2026 09:51:34 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[Masked law enforcement officers, including HSI and ICE agents, walk into an immigration court in Phoenix, Arizona, US, May 21, 2025. &mdash; Reuters US President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to use Immigration and Customs Enforcement  agents to provide security at airports, amid a...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Seven killed in Qatar helicopter crash due to technical malfunction, say authorities]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1405653-qatar-helicopter-crashes-after-technical-malfunction-ministry-says]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 22 Mar 2026 09:50:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[Representational image of smoke after several blasts were heard in Doha, Qatar, September 9, 2025. &mdash; ReutersThree Turkish nationals, including one serviceman, and four Qatari military personnel were killed after a helicopter crashed in Qatar's territorial waters, the Gulf state's interior...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Record-breaking heat wave grips western US]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1405644-record-breaking-heat-wave-grips-western-us]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 21 Mar 2026 13:03:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[A person wears a hat for shade under the morning sun while walking along The Strand in Redondo Beach, California on March 20, 2026, during a heat wave. &mdash; AFPExperts say the unusually early heatwave sweeping across the western United States is a once-in-500-years event and is almost certainly...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Trump's Iran war timeline reveals uncertain US strategy and direction]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1405637-trumps-iran-war-timeline-points-to-uncertain-strategy-and-direction]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 21 Mar 2026 03:08:03 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[US President Donald Trump speaks to the media, flanked by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, as he departs the White House for Florida, in Washington, D.C., US, March 20, 2026. &mdash; ReutersWASHINGTON: President Donald Trump and his top officials have offered shifting objectives and reasons for...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Tehran targets US allies in Gulf after Israel hits energy sites in Iran ]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Mar 2026 05:14:46 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[QatarEnergy's liquefied natural gas  production facilities, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar March 2, 2026. &mdash; ReutersDOHA/JERUSALEM/DUBAI: Iran accused Israel of striking its facilities in the huge South Pars gas field on Wednesday in a major...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia, Gulf nations to mark Eid ul Fitr on Friday]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1405230-saudi-arabia-uae-to-mark-eid-ul-fitr-on-friday-state-media]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 Mar 2026 21:25:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[This representational image shows a moon in the sky. &mdash; APP/FileRIYADH: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates , Bahrain and other Gulf nations announced that Eid ul Fitr, marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, will begin on Friday. "The Supreme Court has decided that tomorrow,...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Without Larijani, Iran faces critical void in strategic vision as US‑Israeli aggression worsens]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1405213-without-larijani-iran-confronts-a-critical-gap-in-strategic-thinking]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 18 Mar 2026 04:05:58 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[Iran&rsquo;s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei  speaks to top security official Ali Larijani  during a high-level meeting in this undated photo.&mdash;X@MehrnewsComVeteran Iranian politician Ali Larijani was one of the Islamic Republic&rsquo;s most powerful figures and a key architect of its security...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[US National Counterterrorism Centre director resigns over war in Iran]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1405029-us-national-counterterrorism-center-director-resigns-over-war-in-iran]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Mar 2026 20:16:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[Joe Kent speaks at a campaign event on 5 October 2022 in Morton, Washington. &mdash; AFPThe head of the National Counterterrorism Centre resigned on Tuesday, becoming the first and most senior member of US President Donald Trump's administration to resign over the war in Iran, saying Tehran posed...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Nigeria suicide attacks kill 23, wound more than 100]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1405020-nigeria-suicide-attacks-kill-23-wound-more-than-100]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:31:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[An injured man looks out of an ambulance at a hospital in Maiduguri on March 16, 2026, following blasts in the city. &mdash; AFPMAIDUGURI: Multiple explosions staged by suspected suicide bombers rocked the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, killing at least 23 people and wounding more than...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Iran seeks 'serious review' of Gulf ties amid regional tensions]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1404825-iran-seeks-serious-review-of-gulf-ties-amid-regional-tensions]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 16 Mar 2026 11:42:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[Iranian ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Alireza Enayati, speaks to AFP during an interview in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. &mdash; AFP/FileRIYADH: Iran has called for a reassessment of its relations with Gulf states in the wake of the ongoing US-Israel war on Tehran, while denying responsibility for attacks...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Video: Netanyahu shares video from cafe to dispel death rumours]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1404695-video-netanyahu-shares-video-from-cafe-to-dispel-death-rumours]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 15 Mar 2026 23:45:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reacts at a cafe, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Jerusalem, March 15, 2026, in this screen grab taken from a handout video. &mdash; ReutersIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a video at a cafe on Sunday to counter claims on...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Israel 'critically short' of ballistic missile interceptors: report]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 15 Mar 2026 13:08:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[A Terminal High Altitude Area Defence  interceptor is launched from the Pacific Spaceport Complex Alaska during Flight Experiment THAAD -01 in Kodiak, Alaska, US on July 30, 2017. &mdash; ReutersIsrael has informed the United States that it is critically short of ballistic missile interceptors as...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[US says 'many countries' will send warships to keep Strait of Hormuz open]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1404512-trump-says-many-countries-will-send-warships-to-keep-strait-of-hormuz-open]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 14 Mar 2026 20:29:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[The Thailand-flagged cargo ship Mayuree Naree engulfed in black smoke in the Strait of Hormuz, March 11, 2026.&mdash; ReutersUS President Donald Trump said on Saturday that many countries would send warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, but did not provide details on which countries would do...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[South Korea says North fires around 10 ballistic missiles]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1404510-south-korea-says-north-fires-around-10-ballistic-missiles]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 14 Mar 2026 19:20:27 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[US soldiers watch a US-South Korea joint river-crossing exercise, which is a part of the annual Freedom Shield joint military training, near the demilitarised zone separating South and North Korea, in Yeoncheon, South Korea, March 14, 2026. &mdash; ReutersNorth Korea fired about 10 ballistic...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[US charges 11 Indian nationals in staged robbery visa fraud scheme]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1404488-us-charges-11-indian-nationals-in-staged-robbery-visa-fraud-scheme]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 14 Mar 2026 13:58:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[A detained migrant waits to board a US Air Force aircraft for a removal flight at Fort Bliss, Texas, US, January 23, 2025. &mdash; ReutersEleven Indian nationals have been charged in the United States in an alleged visa fraud scheme involving staged armed robberies at stores so clerks could...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Blast outside Jewish school in Amsterdam, no injuries reported]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1404475-blast-outside-jewish-school-in-amsterdam-no-injuries-reported]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 14 Mar 2026 13:58:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[A police vehicle outside a Jewish school following an explosion that caused minor damages, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, March 14, 2026. &mdash; ReutersAn overnight blast against an exterior wall of a Jewish school in Amsterdam did not cause any injuries, Mayor Femke Halsema said Saturday, denouncing...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Russia and China accuse US of exaggerating Iran nuclear threat]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1404251-russia-and-china-accuse-us-of-exaggerating-iran-nuclear-threat]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 13 Mar 2026 03:15:19 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[Amir-Saeid Iravani, Iran's Ambassador to the United Nations, addresses members of the United Nations Security Council on resolutions on the situation in Iran and the Middle East at UN headquarters in New York City, US, March 11, 2026. &mdash; ReutersThe US and Western allies clashed with Russia...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mourners mark martyrdom of Hazrat Ali with procession in Downtown Dallas]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1404131-mourners-mark-martyrdom-of-hazrat-ali-with-procession-in-downtown-dallas]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 12 Mar 2026 22:34:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[Mourners  take part in the religious procession of Youm-e-Ali in Downtown Dallas. &mdash; reporter DALLAS: A large procession commemorating the martyrdom of Hazrat Ali , the revered figure in Islamic history and the fourth caliph of Islam, was held in downtown Dallas under the auspices of...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[New Iranian supreme leader calls for defiance, keeps key waterway shut]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1404130-new-iranian-supreme-leader-calls-for-defiance-keeps-key-waterway-shut]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 12 Mar 2026 19:36:21 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, visits Hezbollah's office in Tehran, Iran, October 1, 2024. &mdash; ReutersIran&rsquo;s new supreme leader ordered the vital Strait of Hormuz oil shipping lane to remain closed on Thursday, while US President...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[China's first North Korea-bound train in six years set to depart from Beijing]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1404125-chinas-first-north-korea-bound-train-in-six-years-set-to-depart-from-beijing]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:34:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands on the day of their bilateral summit in Beijing, China, September 4, 2025, in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency. &mdash; ReutersBEIJING: The first passenger train service between...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Iran govt stable despite weeks of strikes: US intelligence]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1404120-iran-govt-stable-despite-weeks-of-strikes-us-intelligence]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 12 Mar 2026 06:16:07 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[A woman holds an image of Iran's new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, alongside late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during a funeral ceremony for the Iranian military commanders who were killed in strikes, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 11, 2026....]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[First six days of Iran war cost Washington over $11bn]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1404086-first-six-days-of-iran-war-cost-washington-over-11bn]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 12 Mar 2026 03:08:31 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[Smoke rises after an Israeli strike on Beirut&rsquo;s southern suburbs. &mdash; Reuters/FileWASHINGTON: Officials from President Donald Trump's administration estimated during a congressional briefing this week that the first six days of the war on Iran had cost the US at least $11.3 billion, a...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[How strategic Iranian sea mines could become Achilles' heel of US Navy]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1404061-how-iranian-sea-mines-could-become-the-achilles-heel-of-the-us-navy]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 12 Mar 2026 01:53:42 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[The Remote Minehunting System and an AN/AQS-20 mine-hunting sonar are brought aboard the littoral combat ship USS Independence during testing of a mine-warfare mission module. &mdash; US NavyTehran is seeking to choke the vital Strait of Hormuz to oil traffic following US and Israeli strikes...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Targeting mistake led to US missile strike on Iranian school: report]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1403943-targeting-mistake-led-to-us-missile-strike-on-iranian-school-report]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 11 Mar 2026 23:13:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[The aftermath of a reported US strike on a school in Minab, Iran, February 28, 2026. &mdash; ReutersThe United States was responsible for a Tomahawk missile strike on an Iranian elementary school due to a "targeting error", The New York Times reported on Wednesday.The newspaper, citing US...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Excessive use of AI in military can create 'Terminator' world, China warns US]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1403940-excessive-use-of-ai-in-military-can-create-terminator-world-china-warns-us]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 11 Mar 2026 22:30:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[AI Artificial Intelligence words are seen in this illustration taken, May 4, 2023. &mdash; Reuters China has warned the United States that the excessive use of artificial intelligence in its military could plunge the world into a "Terminator"-like dystopian future.US President Donald Trump's...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Trump demands Iran remove mines from Hormuz as US destroys mine-laying vessels]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1403921-trump-demands-iran-remove-mines-from-hormuz-as-us-destroys-mine-laying-vessels]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 11 Mar 2026 03:49:28 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[US President Donald Trump takes a question as he speaks during a press conference at Trump National Doral Miami in Miami, Florida, US, March 9, 2026. &mdash; ReutersWASHINGTON: The US military "eliminated" 16 Iranian mine-laying vessels near the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, the US Central Command...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Explosion targets London flat of man charged in Pakistan High Commission attack]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 11 Mar 2026 02:25:20 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[British-Indian national and Chief Patron of Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party , Ankit Love  and his close friend and neighbour, Lina Packeviciute, who was found dead at her home in Belgravia on March 2, 2026.&mdash; ReporterLONDON: Ankit Love, a British-Indian who attacked the Pakistan...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[No commercial ships escorted by US Navy in Hormuz: White House]]></title>
			<link><![CDATA[https://www.thenews.pk/story/1403873-no-commercial-ships-escorted-by-us-navy-in-hormuz-white-house]]></link>
			<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 11 Mar 2026 01:05:50 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[The Artemis dredger operated by Van Oord sits anchored as the traffic is down in the Strait of Hormuz, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Muscat, Oman, March 10, 2026. &mdash; ReutersWASHINGTON: The US military has not yet escorted any commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz, the...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[Trump threatens to escalate Iran war, but says it could end soon]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:46:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[US President Donald Trump delivers remarks to members of the Republican Party, at Trump National Doral Miami in Miami, Florida, US, March 9, 2026. &mdash; Reuters US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to escalate the war with Iran if it blocked oil shipments from the Middle East,...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[US labels Afghan Taliban regime a 'state sponsor of wrongful detention']]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 10 Mar 2026 05:02:33 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 20, 2025. &mdash; ReutersUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday hit out at Afghanistan over its detention of American citizens, a major move that could lead to...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[US burns through $6bn in first week of war against Iran]]></title>
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			<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:35:00 +0500]]></pubDate>
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                				<![CDATA[This US Navy handout photo released by US Central Command Public Affairs shows the aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R Ford , transiting the Suez Canal, on March 5, 2026. &mdash; AFP WASHINGTON: The opening week of the US offensive against Iran has carried a price tag of about $6 billion, with...]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[King Charles' trip to US should be cancelled over Trump comments, says Lib Dem leader]]></title>
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                				<![CDATA[King Charles III  with US President Donald Trump at Windsor Castle, Berkshire, before formally bidding farewell to the president on day two of their state visit to the UK, September 18, 2025. &mdash; ReutersLONDON: A planned visit by King Charles to the United States should be cancelled after...]]>
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