World
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Putin-Zelensky meeting possible only after treaty ready: Kremlin
Moscow: A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is possible only after a peace treaty is…
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Trade sanctions against Russia drives up Canadian export values: Statistics
Ottawa: The various trade sanctions against Russia indirectly drove up Canadian export values with higher demand and substantial price increases, Statistics…
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Budapest asks EC ‘not to punish voters’ after Orban’s poll victory
Budapest: The Hungarian government has asked the European Commission (EC) “not to punish the Hungarian voters” who allowed a new victory…
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Russia ‘more prudent’ in food supply to ‘hostile’ countries: Putin
Moscow: Russia will be more prudent this year in exporting food, especially to countries that are pursuing a hostile policy towards…
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Pak poll panel denies reports on inability to hold elections in three months
Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday denied there being any truth in reports of it being unable to…
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USD reaches over 300 against SL rupee for first time
Colombo: Sri Lankan banks on Tuesday said the US dollar reached over 300 against the country’s rupee, LKR, for the first…
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Pak Speaker had opposed PTI leadership’s script of rejecting no-confidence vote
Islamabad: Speaker of Pakistan’s National Assembly (NA), Asad Qaiser had opposed the PTI leadership’s script of rejecting the vote of no-confidence…
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US sought to punish disobedient Imran Khan: Russia
Islamabad: Russia has lambasted “another attempt of shameless interference” by the US in the internal affairs of Pakistan, adding that it…
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S.Korean Cabinet passes bills to allow single people to adopt
Seoul: The South Korean Cabinet on Tuesday approved bills to allow single people to adopt children, as the number of one-person…
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World Bank projects East Asia Pacific to grow 5% in 2022
Washington: The developing East Asia and Pacific countries is projected to grow by 5 per cent in 2022 amid the resurgence…
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First Tarawih prayer held at Hagia Sophia Mosque after 88 years
The Holy Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, in Istanbul, Turkey held first Tarawih prayer after 88 years. After 88 years, the…
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Sri Lankan ruling party loses majority in Parliament
Colombo: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s ruling party, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) on Tuesday lost its majority in Parliament as 42 MPs…
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‘Imran Khan playing US card to build up his support base’
Islamabad: Lisa Curtis, a regional expert who served under under the former American administrations, has said that Pakistan Prime Minister Imran…
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Close friend of Imran’s wife leaves Pak amid allegations
Islamabad: Farah Khan, a close friend of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khans wife Bushra Bibi, has left the country amid serious…
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Lebanon’s Deputy PM declares country’s bankruptcy
Beirut: Lebanon’s Deputy Prime Minister Saade Chami has announced “the bankruptcy of the state and the Central Bank” of the cash-strapped…
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Putin signs decree on retaliatory visa measures against citizens from ‘unfriendly countries’
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree introducing visa restrictions for citizens from “unfriendly countries”, the Kremlin said. It…
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Biden’s SC nominee sent to Senate for floor debate, votes
Washington: US senators have voted to send the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve in the Supreme Court for…
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Biden calls for ‘wartime trial’ over Bucha killings
Washington: US President Joe Biden has called for a “wartime trial” against Russia over the alleged civilian killings in the Ukrainian…
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Zelensky to address Security Council on Tuesday
Kiev: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that he will address an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Tuesday. In…
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US clarifies India’s Russian oil purchases minuscule; energy payments not under sanctions
New York: Given the clamour in some US media and among politicians criticising India for buying oil from Russia, President Joe…
