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OTTAWA: Following a humiliating defeat in the Canadian federal elections, New Democratic Party (NDP) chief Jagmeet Singh, known for his pro-Khalistan stance, announced his resignation on Tuesday.

TEHRAN: The Committee set up by the Iranian Authorities to investigate the cause of the massive explosion at Shahid Rajaee port in the Hormozgan province, which claimed 70 lives, reported that there was a "failure to observe safety procedures" at the port.

NEW YORK: Members of the Indian community across various parts of the United States on Tuesday held prayer meets and vigils to express solidarity with the victims of the brutal Pahalgam terror attack.

OTTAWA: The ruling Liberal Party of Canada has been projected as the winner in the elections by the Canada Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) as the early results showed a strong lead for the party.

CAIRO: A meeting was held in Cairo between Egyptian officials and an Israeli security delegation, led by Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, to discuss a new proposal aimed at achieving a ceasefire in Gaza, informed Egyptian sources said.

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged India and Pakistan to avoid escalation of the situation in the subcontinent amid reports of troops exchanging fire, according to his Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq.

OTTAWA: Canadians began voting on Monday in the vital election under the shadow of US President Donald Trump’s tariff war and warnings of annexation.

TEHRAN: The massive explosion at the Shahid Rajaee Port in Iran's Hormozgan province, which has claimed 40 lives, was caused by missile fuel ingredients imported from China, according to media reports.

YANGON: Myanmar has experienced a total of 157 aftershocks following the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake on March 28, the country's Department of Meteorology and Hydrology reported on Monday.

SEOUL: South Korean Acting President Han Duck-soo is likely to resign and declare his bid for the June 3 presidential election later this week, an official said on Monday.

FLORIDA: One person died, and several others were injured on Sunday when a boat collided with a ferry off the Memorial Causeway Bridge in Florida's Clearwater, US, before fleeing the scene, authorities said.

ISLAMABAD: The ruling coalition partner of the Pakistani government, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), announced that it will exit the federal government and withdraw its support if the canal-related issue is not resolved in the upcoming meeting of the Council of Common Interests (CCI).

SANAA: At least eight people were killed in US airstrikes on Yemen's Houthi-held capital Sanaa, Houthi-run health authorities said in a statement.

GAZA: A Hamas delegation met with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in the Qatari capital Doha over the latest developments in the Gaza Strip.

TEHRAN: The death toll from a massive explosion at a port in Iran's southern province of Hormozgan has reached 40, and the government has announced one day of national mourning, Iran's IRIB news agency reported.

JAMMU: For the fourth day running on Monday, the Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked firing on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian Army said,

VANCOUVER: At least 11 people have died and several others were injured after an SUV drove into a crowd celebrating the Lapu Lapu Filipino festival in Vancouver, Canada, the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) said on Monday (Indian time).

TEHRAN: At least 14 people have been killed and more than 750 others injured following a massive explosion at Iran's largest commercial port in the southern province of Hormozgan, local media reported.

VANCOUVER: Multiple people were injured and several killed after a vehicle drove into a crowd at the Lapu Lapu Filipino Festival in Vancouver, Canada, according to the Vancouver Police Department (VPD) on Sunday (Indian time).

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday expressed the country's readiness to participate in any "neutral, transparent and credible" investigation into the Pahalgam terror attack which has brought both countries on the verge of an all-out confrontation. PM Shehhaz made this offer while addressing the passing out parade at the Pakistan Military Academy (PML) in Kakul, Abbottabad.

LONDON: In a deeply controversial moment, a senior official from the Pakistan Army inflamed tensions by making a throat-slitting gesture towards a crowd of peaceful demonstrators outside the Pakistan High Commission in London. The protesters had gathered to voice their anger over the recent terror attack in Pahalgam, where 26 people were killed by Pakistan-backed terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir.

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has participated in a launching ceremony of a new destroyer for the country's navy, touting the military's efforts to enhance its maritime power, the North's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said on Saturday.

DHAKA: Over 50 people were injured as the supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Awami League engaged in a violent clash in Naogaon village in Habiganj.

NEW DELHI: The Indian Embassy in Berlin organised a solemn event to honour the memory of the victims of the brutal terror attack that took place on April 22 in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir.

UNITED NATIONS: The Security Council has “condemned in the strongest terms” the Pahalgam terrorist attack and urged all countries to cooperate in bringing all those involved in the massacre, to justice.

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump refused to be drawn into India-Pakistan border tensions in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terrorist attack, stating that the two countries will "get it figured out one way or the other."

WASHINGTON: The United States on Friday abruptly paused the cancellation of student visas issued to international students, according to reports.

NEW DELHI: The deadly alliance between terror outfit Hamas and Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), now expanding its network and operations from the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) to the streets of Bangladesh, lies exposed once again after Tuesday's barbaric killing of innocent civilians in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Standing Committee on Interior has been informed that over 12,000 Afghan nationals were caught with fake Pakistani passports while travelling to Saudi Arabia in the past five years, raising serious concerns over tens of thousands more such cases of Afghan nationals being able to get fake Pakistani passports and using them to travel to different countries, including the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

BANGKOK: A small police plane crashed near the shore of Thailand's resort town of Hua Hin on Friday morning, killing six people, the Thai police said.

WASHINGTON: South Korea and the United States concurred on joint efforts to craft a "package" agreement on new U.S. tariffs, and economic and industrial cooperation issues by early July, Seoul's finance minister said, as the allies held high-level trade talks in Washington, DC.

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the telephone over the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, and said that France stands firmly with India and its people in this hour of grief.

JERUSALEM: An Israeli tank driver was killed by sniper fire in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military said in a statement.

UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls on India and Pakistan to exercise "maximum restraint" to prevent further deterioration of the tense situation in the subcontinent after a terrorist attack in Kashmir, his Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Thursday.

QUETTA: Balochistan National Party (BNP) has slammed the Pakistani government for the "unjust treatment" meted out to Baloch women, highlighting that many of them were imprisoned simply for voicing their rights, local media reported.