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News •

Pakistan to conduct surface-to-surface missile test off Karachi coast • Apr. 24, 2025, 6:51 AM ET (The Hindu)
Karachi mob kills member of Ahmadi minority • Apr. 19, 2025, 3:52 AM ET (Jerusalem Post)
Pakistan: Islamist mob beat Ahmadi man to death in Karachi • Apr. 18, 2025, 6:19 PM ET (Deutsche Welle)
Protesters target US fast-food chains in Karachi over Gaza conflict • Apr. 9, 2025, 6:59 AM ET (Jerusalem Post)

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Tower Bridge over the Thames River in London, England. Opened in 1894. Remains an Important Traffic Route with 40,000 Crossings Every Day.
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Rice terraces in Vietnam. (food; farm; farming; agriculture; rice terrace; crop; grain; paddy; paddies;garden)
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A woman with a brightly-colored feather headdress and costume, during a Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro. Rio Carnival. Brazil Carnival.
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