A breakdown in Pakistan's national power grid plunged the country into darkness on Saturday night, officials said.
"A countrywide blackout has been caused by a sudden plunge in the frequency in the power transmission system," Pakistan's Power Minister Omar Ayub Khan said on Twitter.
He said efforts were underway to determine the reasons behind the situation, and asked people across the country to remain calm.
US Epstein files release highlights Clinton, makes scant reference to Trump
The US Justice Department released thousands of heavily redacted documents related to the late financier and convicted offender Jeffrey Epstein on Friday that extensively featured Democratic former President Bill Clinton.
Bangladesh holds state funeral for slain youth leader amid tight security
Tens of thousands of Bangladeshi mourners, including the country's interim government leader, attended the funeral on Saturday of a slain youth leader and election candidate amid tight security.
US hits ISIS in Syria with large retaliatory strikes, officials say
The US military launched large-scale strikes against dozens of IS targets in Syria on Friday in retaliation for an attack on American personnel, US officials said.
Pakistan court hands Imran Khan, wife 17-year jail terms in another graft case
A Pakistani court on Saturday sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to 17 years in prison each in a corruption case involving the under-priced purchase of luxury state gifts, the court and Khan's lawyers said.
Seven elephants killed in India train accident
Seven elephants were killed and one injured when a Delhi-bound train collided with a herd in northeast India early on Saturday, district police chief VV Rakesh Reddy said.
Israeli attack on school shelter in Gaza City kills 5 Palestinians
Five Palestinians were killed in an Israeli attack on a school sheltering displaced people in the Al-Tuffah neighbourhood, east of Gaza City, the head of Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Mohamed Abu Selmia, told Reuters on Friday.
Nine injured in attack in Taipei, media reports
Nine people have been injured, four of them seriously, after a person released smoke bombs at a Taipei subway station and then attacked bystanders, the official Central News Agency said.
Putin offers no compromise on Ukraine, says EU 'robbery' failed
President Vladimir Putin offered no compromise on his terms for ending the war in Ukraine on Friday and accused the European Union of attempting "daylight robbery" of Russian assets.
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