World
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Jaishankar slams F-16 deal, teases Ukraine mediation
Washington: India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has slammed the Biden administration’s proposal to provide $450 million worth of spares and…
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Explosion injures 1 in police dormitory compound in Indonesia’s Central Java
Jakarta: An explosion took place in the compound of a police dormitory in Indonesia’s Central Java province, injuring one policeman, Central…
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Saudi Arabia announces 5 renewable energy projects
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has announced five new projects to produce electricity using renewable energy. The Saudi Power Procurement Company said the…
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Senior Yemeni military officers survive Houthi missile attack
Aden (Yemen): A celebration gathering, which was held in Yemen’s northern province of Hajjah and attended by some senior military officers…
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Spanish PM tests positive for Covid
Madrid: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Sunday said that he has tested positive for Covid. Sanchez confirmed the news in…
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Demonstrations in Iran pose biggest threat to hardline regime in 13 years
London: Demonstrations have spread to most of Iran’s 31 provinces and almost all urban centres, pitting anti-government demonstrators against regime forces,…
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Polls open in Italy in snap election for new parliament
Rome: Polls opened to renew the parliament in Italy early on Sunday, in a snap election seen as crucial for the…
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Russia backs India for permanent seat on UNSC calling it key international actor
United Nations: Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has endorsed India for a permanent seat on the Security Council calling it a…
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Ishaq Dar to return as Pak Finance Minister, Shehbaz, Nawaz decide
London: PML-N leader Ishaq Dar will assume charge as the Pakistan finance minister on Tuesday and the current Finance Minister Miftah…
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No peace overtures expected between India and Pakistan
Islamabad: An escalation between India and Pakistan is highly unlikely, but the upcoming change of command in the Pakistan Army and…
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Stop war: Bangladesh PM to UNGA
Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has given utmost importance to dialogue to resolve crises and disputes, urging the world…
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Iraqi govt interested in developing ties with GCC nations: FM
Baghdad: Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said ohis government is interested in developing relations with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries…
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Global investors view Shehbaz’s appeal as sign of imminent default on foreign debt
Islamabad: The price of Pakistan’s US dollar-denominated global bonds, Eurobond and Sukuk, slumped while their yields skyrocketed at world markets after…
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Nepal, India reach 7-point understandings on water resources
Kathmandu: Senior officials from Nepal and India have reached a seven-point understanding on issues related to water resources. The understanding was…
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UNGA president urges reforming ‘uncompromising’ financial systems
United Nations: Csaba Korosi, president of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), has called for reforming the current…
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Dozens of Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli soldiers in West Bank
Ramallah: Dozens of Palestinian protesters were injured during clashes with Israeli soldiers in several West Bank cities and villages. Among the…
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Peace possible in sub-continent when Pakistan ends terror, comes clean: Indian diplomat
United Nations: Indian diplomat Mijito Vinito said that peace is possible in the sub-continent only when Pakistan stops cross-border terrorism, “comes…
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Top Yemen official calls for new approach to handle civil war
Sanaa: Rashad al-Alimi, chief of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), has called on the international community to drastically change its long-standing…
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‘N.Korean nuke test possible during Harris’ visit to Seoul, Tokyo’
Washington: North Korea may well conduct a nuclear test during US Vice President Kamala Harris’ upcoming trip to South Korea and…
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Pak PM says time to take up 21st century challenges, but goes back 75 years to old disputes
United Nations: With his country reeling from floods of “biblical” proportions, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that it is “high…
