Families unable to reunite as India-Pakistan border slams shut
Indian business owner Rishi Kumar Jisrani has spent two days watching a messy scramble of people haul suitcases and drop loved ones at the border with Pakistan before it shuts, with dwindling hopes his family will be allowed across.
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Major blast at south Iran port injures hundreds
A powerful explosion ripped through a key port in southern Iran on Saturday, injuring more than 500 people, state media said, with the cause of the blast not immediately clear.
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Foreign carmakers strive for 'China Speed' to stay in race
In fluid synchronisation, dozens of robotic arms picked up metal parts and welded them onto vehicle beds, as car skeletons gradually took shape and progressed along an automated factory floor near the eastern Chinese city of Ningbo.
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Pakistan says open to neutral probe into Kashmir attack after India threats
Pakistan's leader said his nation was open to a neutral investigation on Saturday into a deadly attack in Indian-run Kashmir that New Delhi blames on Islamabad, and that has sent fraught relations into a tailspin with soldiers exchanging gunfire across their contested frontier.
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Hundreds of thousands at funeral mourn pope 'with an open heart'
Hundreds of thousands of mourners and world leaders including US President Donald Trump packed St Peter's Square on Saturday for the funeral of Pope Francis, "pope among the people" and the Catholic Church's first Latin American leader.
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Quartararo sets Spanish MotoGP record to claim pole
France's 2021 world champion Fabio Quartararo set a new all-time lap record at the Spanish Grand Prix in qualifying on Saturday to claim pole position for the sprint and MotoGP races in Jerez.
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Hamas says open to 5-year Gaza truce, one-time hostages release
Hamas is open to an agreement to end the war in Gaza that would see all hostages released and secure a five-year truce, an official said Saturday ahead of talks with mediators.
Read moreHundreds of thousands at funeral for pope 'with an open heart'
Hundreds of thousands of mourners and world leaders including US President Donald Trump packed St Peter's Square on Saturday for the funeral of Pope Francis, "pope among the people" and the Catholic Church's first Latin American leader.
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Iran, US hold new round of high-stakes nuclear talks
The United States and Iran were expected to start haggling over details of a potential nuclear deal in Oman on Saturday as they entered their third round of talks in as many weeks.
Read moreCrowds applaud pope's coffin as Vatican funeral begins
Tens of thousands of mourners and world leaders including US President Donald Trump packed St Peter's Square on Saturday for the funeral of Pope Francis, the champion of the poor and the Catholic Church's first Latin American leader.
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