WASHINGTON (Kashmir English): Crude oil prices rose slightly in global markets amid uncertainty over the opening of the Strait of Hormuz. Oil prices rose in Asia on Monday morning, according to media reports. Brent crude rose more than 1 percent to above $84 a barrel, while US crude also rose more than 1 percent. The
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NEW DELHI (Kashmir English): Indian nationals have emerged as the largest nationality group removed from Canada in 2026 so far, with 3,323 people deported during the first six months of 2026. The revelation came in the latest data released by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). According to Kashmir Media Service, the figure is
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WASHINGTON, DC (Kashmir English): A US-based think tank, the Jamestown Foundation, has highlighted concerns over the Taliban’s management of Afghanistan’s vast mineral resources, alleging that the group is using the country’s natural wealth to consolidate political control rather than ensuring that it benefits the national economy. According to the analysis, Afghanistan possesses extensive deposits of minerals
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TOKYO (Kashmir English): Tokyo police have recently arrested a woman for repeatedly placing and cancelling large numbers of orders at a well-known online store. According to Japanese media reports, 32-year-old woman, Mayo Yoshida, used fake names and around 230 fraudulent accounts to place more than 2,000 orders on the online store of Japan’s famous
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LONDON (Kashmir English): A senior Indian-origin heart surgeon has been struck off from practising medicine in the United Kingdom after being jailed for abusing his position to sexually assault female colleagues at a National Health Service (NHS) hospital in northern England. According to Kashmir Media Service, Dr Amal Krishna Bose, 55, was sentenced to
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KARACHI (Kashmir English): This year’s last total solar eclipse will occur on the night of August 12-13, but it will not be visible in Pakistan, the Meteorological Department has said. The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said the eclipse would begin at 8:34 pm Pakistan Standard Time (PST) on August 12, reach its peak at
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Former Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations and retired diplomat T.S. Tirumurti has said that the joint Makkah defence agreement between Pakistan, Türkiye and Saudi Arabia is not good news for India. In a post on X, Tirumurti said, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan stand to benefit strategically from the
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ANKARA (Kashmir English): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Saudi Arabia on a one-day visit today (Friday), where he will meet Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif. Turkey’s Director of Communications Burhanuddin Duran said in a statement on social media that President Erdogan will
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LONDON (Kashmir English): More than 72,000 visitor visa applications from Pakistani nationals were refused by the United Kingdom over the past year. The non-refundable application fees from those rejected applications amounted to an estimated £9.2 million. The UK rejected more than 585,000 visitor visa applications worldwide during the same period. Based on the current £127
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DHAKA (Kashmir English): Bangladesh has lodged a strong protest against India after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajid was allowed to address the media live from New Delhi, calling the move damaging to bilateral relations and offensive to the people of Bangladesh. In a statement, Bangladesh’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it had informed the
