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                <title>Pakistan pushes diplomatic effort to facilitate Iran–US dialogue amid reports of emerging negotiation framework</title>
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By The South Asia Times
ISLAMABAD - Pakist...</description>

                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-Iran-USMay17</link>
                <author>The south</author>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 14:22:19 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Iran eyes fees on global internet cables passing through Strait of Hormuz: Report</title>
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By The South Asia Times
 
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                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Iran-Global-Internet</link>
                <author>The south</author>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 13:36:42 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>#BREAKING Six killed after freight train slams into bus in Bangkok</title>
                <description>Photo Thai PBS
By The South Asia Times
BANGKOK - At least six...</description>

                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Bangkok-bus-killed</link>
                <author>The south</author>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 14:56:57 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Samsung labor talks set to resume as leadership pushes unity amid strike threat</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
SEOUL - Labor negotiations at South Korea’s tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. are set to resume after the company decided to replace its c...</description>

                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/SouthKorea-Samsung-strike</link>
                <author>The south</author>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 12:54:34 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Japan drugmaker urges doctors not to prescribe Tavneos to kidney patients after reported fatal cases</title>
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                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Japan-kidney-patients</link>
                <author>The south</author>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 11:36:48 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>US will face &#039;real pain&#039; as costs of Iran conflict mount, warns Tehran</title>
                <description> By Our Correspondent
 
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                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Tehran-warns-US</link>
                <author>The south</author>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 10:12:18 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>#BREAKING Pakistan, Iran secure repatriation of 31 nationals from US-seized vessels</title>
                <description>By Our Diplomatic Correspondent
ISLAMABAD - In a significant diplomatic breakthrough, Pakist...</description>

                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-US-May15</link>
                <author>The south</author>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 21:53:06 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>US, Iran and Taiwan tensions dominate Xi–Trump summit, Wang Yi says Taiwan is “red line”</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
BEIJING - Chinese Foreign Minister </description>

                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/WangYi-China-US</link>
                <author>The south</author>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 20:56:41 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Strong earthquake of magnitude 6.7 hits northeastern Japan</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
TOKYO - A strong magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck off the northeastern coast of </description>

                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Japan-earthquake-May15</link>
                <author>The south</author>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 17:21:45 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Xi, Trump hold private meeting at Zhongnanhai as Beijing summit concludes</title>
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                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Trump-Xi-May15</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Trump-Xi-May15</guid>
                <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 14:51:19 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Deadly storms kill over 100 in India’s Uttar Pradesh as extreme weather batters north</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
NEW DELHI - At least 105 people were killed and more than 55 injured after powerful storms, heavy rain and lightning swept across India’s n...</description>

                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/India-storm-100killed</link>
                <author>The south</author>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 21:25:09 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Xi hosts banquet for Trump in Beijing, calls China–US ties “most important”</title>
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By The South Asia Times
BEIJING - Chinese President </description>

                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Trump-Xi-May14</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Trump-Xi-May14</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 21:16:36 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Iran&#039;s top diplomat accuses UAE of &#039;alliance&#039; with Israel, demands policy shift at BRICS summit</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
NEW DELHI - Iranian...</description>

                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Iran-UAE-blame</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Iran-UAE-blame</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 18:22:17 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan successfully test-fires indigenously developed &#039;Fatah-4&#039; cruise missile</title>
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                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Fateh-4-missile</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Fateh-4-missile</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 18:13:16 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan accuses foreign actors of disinformation campaign after CBS News report amplified by pro-India, pro-Israel US senator</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s Info...</description>

                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-FalseCBS-report</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-FalseCBS-report</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 17:42:34 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Trump, Xi hold high-stakes talks in Beijing amid trade, Taiwan tensions</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
BEIJING - US President Do...</description>

                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Trump-Xi-meetingBeijing</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Trump-Xi-meetingBeijing</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 16:23:39 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Where is the Afghan Taliban taking Afghanistan? Toward another disaster?</title>
                <description>By Jamila Mirwais 
(London-based Afghan analyst)
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                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Afghanistan-India-May13</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Afghanistan-India-May13</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 16:31:57 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>China welcomes US President Trump ahead of high-stakes Xi summit in Beijing</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
BEIJING — China on Wednesday welcomed the upcoming visit of US President </description>

                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/China-welcome-trump</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/China-welcome-trump</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 15:23:32 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan signals Turkiye and Qatar may join Saudi defense pact as US-Iran war reshapes regional alliances</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 


ISLAMABAD...</description>

                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-Islamic-bloc</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-Islamic-bloc</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 12:23:29 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Iran sets five preconditions for next round of US talks, citing lack of trust</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
TEHRAN - Iran will not enter a second round of talks with the United States unless five preconditions aimed at building confidence...</description>

                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Iran-5-conditions</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Iran-5-conditions</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 10:41:53 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Musk, top US CEOs join President Trump on China trip for Xi summit</title>
                <description>

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                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Trump-China-visit</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Trump-China-visit</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 09:06:26 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>The Unasked Questions: A Response to the BBC’s Report on the Afghan Rehab Centre Strike</title>
                <description>By Shahid Shah
The BBC recently published a story by South Asia and Afghanistan correspondent Yogita Limaye with the headline: “Pakistan struck a rehab centre and killed 269 Afg...</description>

                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/BBC-Afghan-Taliban</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/BBC-Afghan-Taliban</guid>
                <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 21:44:58 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan’s Border Trade with Iran, Afghanistan, and China: Opportunities, Challenges, and Economic Implications</title>
                <description>By Asghar Nasar
Pakistan occupies a strategically significant geographic position at the crossroads of South Asia, Central Asia, the Middle East, and China. Sharing borders with Iran,...</description>

                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-Iran-ChinaMay</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-Iran-ChinaMay</guid>
                <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 14:11:30 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>At least 9 killed in suspected suicide explosion in northwestern Pakistan</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - At least nine people were killed and 35 others injured in a powerful explosion in the Sarai Naurang area of Lakki Marwat district...</description>

                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Lakki-blast-May12</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Lakki-blast-May12</guid>
                <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 12:17:37 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan rejects CBS News report on Iranian Aircraft as &#039;misleading and sensationalized&#039;</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Tuesday categorically rejected a CBS News report regarding the presence of Iranian aircraft at Nur Khan Airbase, describing th...</description>

                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-CBS-News</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-CBS-News</guid>
                <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 11:01:21 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Australia hits Iran with fresh sanctions over ‘brutal oppression’ and destabilization</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
CANBERRA – Australia has imposed further targeted financial sanctions an...</description>

                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Australia-Iran-sanctions</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Australia-Iran-sanctions</guid>
                <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 09:21:24 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>South Korea, US agree to deepen defense cooperation amid wartime operational control talks </title>
                <description>
By The South Asia Times
SEOUL - South Korea and the United States agreed to strengthen defense cooperation on issues of “mutual security interest,” inclu...</description>

                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/SouthKorea-US-May12</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/SouthKorea-US-May12</guid>
                <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 08:32:07 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>&#039;He stood like a wall of steel’: Pakistani citizen sacrifices life to stop suicide bomber near security post</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD - A retired railway employee in Pakistan sacrificed his life on Monday when he confronted a suspected suicide bomber in...</description>

                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Kohat-suicide-bomber</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Kohat-suicide-bomber</guid>
                <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 07:59:28 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>South Korea President Lee Jae Myung clarifies preferential voting system introduced during his tenure as party leader</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
SEOUL– South Korean President Lee Jae-myung on Monday explained the mechanics...</description>

                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/SouthKorea-Lee-Preferetial</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/SouthKorea-Lee-Preferetial</guid>
                <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 12:07:39 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>South Korea refrains to blame Iran for strike on Seoul vessel in Strait of Hormuz</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
SEOUL– South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said Monday that a closer exami...</description>

                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/S.Korea-Iran-vessel</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/S.Korea-Iran-vessel</guid>
                <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 11:44:22 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan announces major fee cuts at Gwadar port to attract global shipping</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Monday announced sweeping reductions in tariff rates at Gwadar Port, aiming to transform the deep-sea facility into a competit...</description>

                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-Gawadar-Incentives</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-Gawadar-Incentives</guid>
                <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 11:18:23 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Turkish Airlines plane catches fire during landing in Kathmandu airport in Nepal, all passengers safe</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 


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                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Turkish-Airline-Nepal</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Turkish-Airline-Nepal</guid>
                <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 11:12:25 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan confirms Iran’s response to US peace proposal, Premier Shehbaz says ‘sincere efforts are still ongoing’</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD - Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that Pakistan ha...</description>

                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-Iran-USMay10</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-Iran-USMay10</guid>
                <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 11:07:31 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Putin praises Russian troops fighting against Ukraine at Victory Day parade, slams NATO</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
MOSCOW - Russian President </description>

                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/puting-russia-May</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/puting-russia-May</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 14:15:41 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Kabul residents cry out as water crisis worsens, wells run dry in Afghanistan</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
KABUL - A severe water shortage is gripping Afghanistan's capital, with residents across Kabul reporting that wells have dried up and families ar...</description>

                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Kabul-water-crisis</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Kabul-water-crisis</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 11:39:41 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Trump announces three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, including prisoner swap</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump announced Friday a three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, set to be...</description>

                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Trump-Russia-Ukraine</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Trump-Russia-Ukraine</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 10:33:20 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>US religious freedom body again urges State Department to designate India &#039;country of particular concern&#039;</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
 WASHINGTON - A top US government commission has again recommended that India be designated a "country of particula...</description>

                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/India-US-May</link>
                <author>The south</author>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 10:26:31 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Trump says expecting Iran response to latest proposal &#039;tonight&#039; as US-Iran talks may resume in Islamabad</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
WASHINGTON– US President Donald Trump said that he is expecting Iran's response to Washington's l...</description>

                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Trump-Iran-May9</link>
                <author>The south</author>
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                <title>Chinese J-35 stealth jets set to give Pakistan edge over India in fifth-generation tech, SCMP reports</title>
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ISLAMABAD - A year after fending off a massive Indian air assault with the help of Chinese warplanes and missiles, the P...</description>

                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-J35-China</link>
                <author>The south</author>
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                <title>UAE intercepts 551 Iranian missiles, 2,263 drones since Feb. 28 as death toll reaches 13</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
DUBAI – The United Arab Emirates said Friday that its air defense systems had intercepted two ballistic missiles a...</description>

                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/UAE-Iran-attacks</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/UAE-Iran-attacks</guid>
                <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 19:01:31 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Australia slaps terror sanctions on Pakistan&#039;s BLA, targets senior leaders</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
CANBERRA – Australia has imposed counter-terrorism financing sanctions on the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) an...</description>

                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Australia-BLA-Sanction</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Australia-BLA-Sanction</guid>
                <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 17:28:51 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan seeks Singapore’s help for repatriation of Pakistani, Iranian seafarers held near Singapore waters</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister </description>

                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-Singapore-Iran</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-Singapore-Iran</guid>
                <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 14:48:48 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan military says forces ready to defend sovereignty ‘at all costs’ on first anniversary of Marka-e-Haq</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s military on Thursday declared that the country’s armed forces were fully prepared to defend the nation’s...</description>

                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/DG-ISPR-May7</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/DG-ISPR-May7</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 23:47:04 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>China urges Middle East ceasefire, condemns attacks on UAE amid rising regional tensions</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
BEIJING - China on Thursday called for an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East and voiced concern over recent attacks on the United Arab Emirates, w...</description>

                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/China-ME-May</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/China-ME-May</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 23:20:15 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan, Iran top diplomats speak as Araghchi briefs Dar on China visit</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar held a telephone conversation with Iran's Foreign Ministe...</description>

                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-Iran-May7</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-Iran-May7</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 22:58:16 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan &#039;optimistic&#039; on imminent US-Iran deal as mediators eye possible signing in Islamabad</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan expressed strong optimism on Thursday that a deal between the United States and Iran is imminent, while warning India that a...</description>

                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-FO-may7</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-FO-may7</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 17:19:09 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>US announces closure of Consulate in Pakistan’s Peshawar amid diplomat safety concerns</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
 
Washington - The United S...</description>

                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/US-PESHAWAR-CONSULATE</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/US-PESHAWAR-CONSULATE</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 09:21:38 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Pakistan marks 1st anniversary of ‘victory against India,’ vows strong response to future threats</title>
                <description>By The South Asia Times
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                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-Markaehaq-May7</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Pakistan-Markaehaq-May7</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 09:09:17 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>The Night the Skies Roared – First Anniversary of Marka-e-Haq, A Big Victory of Pakistan Against India</title>
                <description> 
By Shahid Shah
 
Exactly one year had passed since the shrill air raid sirens had given way to the deep, triumphant roar of Pakistan Air Force jets returning to...</description>

                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Marka-e-haq</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Marka-e-haq</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 08:45:22 +0500</pubDate>
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                <title>Japan fires first missile overseas since WWII as Balikatan drills reach new milestone</title>
                <description>FILE PHOTO
By The South Asia Times
PAOAY, Philippines - For the first time since World War...</description>

                <link>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Japan-missile-launches</link>
                <author>The south</author>
                <guid>https://www.thesouthasiatimes.com/public/story/Japan-missile-launches</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 15:35:20 +0500</pubDate>
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