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Study: Climate Change to Cost Germany $960B by 2050

Study: Climate Change to Cost Germany $960B by 2050

Extreme heatwaves, drought, and floods caused by climate change could cost Germany up to €900B ($960B) in cumulative economic damage by 2050 if no adaptation measures are taken, according to a German government study published Monday....

Pakistan: Nine Security Officers Killed in Suicide Attack

Pakistan: Nine Security Officers Killed in Suicide Attack

According to authorities in Pakistan's southwestern Baluchistan province, a suicide bomber attacked a truck transporting police personnel on Monday, killing at least nine and wounding 13 others....

Pakistan: Punjab Provincial Election Set For April 30

Pakistan: Punjab Provincial Election Set For April 30

Pakistan's Pres. Arif Alvi announced on Friday that elections for the dissolved provincial assembly of Punjab will be held on April 30 after his decision last week to hold it on April 9 caused controversy....

India: Court Orders Bipartisan Panel to Select Election Officers

India: Court Orders Bipartisan Panel to Select Election Officers

India's Supreme Court has ordered the creation of an independent panel to appoint members of the Election Commission. It will include the prime minister, chief justice, and either the leader of the opposition in the lower house of parliament or the opposition party with the highest number of hous...

Pakistan: Top Court Orders Elections in Two Provinces

Pakistan: Top Court Orders Elections in Two Provinces

Pakistan's Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that assembly elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces must be held within the next 90 days....

Nearly 60 Dead After Migrant Boat Sinks Near Italy

Nearly 60 Dead After Migrant Boat Sinks Near Italy

After a wooden boat crowded with migrants ran aground on Sunday, rescuers have recovered nearly 60 bodies with dozens more missing. Death toll estimates are reaching 100 people, with some survivors indicating that there were as many as 200 passengers when it set out from Turkey....

Taliban Confirms Conditional Reopening of Pakistan-Afghan Key Trade Route

Taliban Confirms Conditional Reopening of Pakistan-Afghan Key Trade Route

A Taliban official announced on Friday that the Torkham crossing, a key Afghanistan-Pakistan trade route closed over the last five days, has been conditionally reopened after Kabul and Islamabad agreed that they will only allow their citizens to cross the border....