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IMF says ‘significant progress’ made in talks with Pakistan on new bailout package
Islamabad: The IMF has said that “significant progress” has been achieved during talks with Pakistani officials towards reaching a staff-level agreement for an extended fund facility for the cash-strapped country. Pakistan has…
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Taiwan reports 49 Chinese warplanes in airspace amid military drills
Taipei: Taiwan’s Defence Ministry on Friday said it had registered 49 Chinese warplanes in Taiwan’s airspace within 24 hours, the highest number of Chinese daily sorties so far this year. Among them,…
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Singapore Airlines turbulence: 22 passengers suffered spinal cord injuries, 6 had trauma
Singapore: Twenty-two passengers from a Singapore Airlines flight that was hit by severe turbulence on Tuesday have spinal cord injuries and six others, including a two-year-old child, have brain and skull injuries,…
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UK’s July general election: Impact on India FTA, Indo-Pacific tilt
London: As the campaign for the UK general election gathers momentum after British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak surprised many this week with a snap summer poll on July 4, exactly a month…
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India abstains on UNGA resolution commemorating Srebrenica genocide
United Nations: India has abstained on a UN General Assembly resolution to create an annual day to commemorate the 1995 genocide in Srebrenica during the civil war that followed the break-up of…
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Accomplice of ISIS-linked Sri Lankans arrested in Gujarat nabbed
Colombo: Sri Lanka police on Thursday said they have nabbed an accomplice of four of its citizens arrested in India who was on an alleged mission to carry out terror activities there…
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Colombia to open embassy in Ramallah
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has ordered the opening of an embassy in the Palestinian city of Ramallah, according to foreign minister Luis Gilberto Murillo on Wednesday, May 22. “President Petro has given…
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Saudi coffee, dates attract visitors at World Water Forum in Indonesia
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) pavilion at the 10th World Water Forum (WWF) in Indonesia attracted visitors with its exceptional hospitality, including a variety of dates and coffee. The forum,…
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UK PM Rishi Sunak, Opposition Labour hit the campaign trail for July 4 election
London: Rishi Sunak, his Conservative Party colleagues and Opposition Labour Leader Keir Starmer and his shadow cabinet hit the campaign trail with gusto on Thursday, a day after the British Prime Minister…
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Nikki Haley to visit Israel next week
Tel Aviv: Republican party leader and former US Presidential candidate Nikki Haley will visit Israel next week. Haley will be accompanied by Danny Danon, an Israel Member of Knesset (MK) who was…
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Nikki Haley says she will vote for Trump in presidential elections
Washington: Indian-American former presidential hopeful Nikki Haley has said that she will vote for her ex-opponent and boss Donald Trump in the November US election, breaking her silence on the matter since…
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US confirms another human H5 bird flu case tied to dairy cow outbreak
Los Angeles: A new human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A (H5 bird flu) virus infection in the US has been identified, health authorities said. The case, identified in the…
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Imran hints at launching street agitation; instructs supporters to wait for his call
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s founding chairman and jailed former prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday hinted at launching a street agitation to protest what he called “political persecution” of his party workers and…
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Situation in Bishkek has returned to normal: Indian embassy
New Delhi: The situation in Bishkek has returned to normal, the Indian embassy in the Kyrgyzstan capital said on Wednesday, days after mobs targeted foreigners in the city triggering concerns over Indian…
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EU agrees to use frozen Russian assets for Ukraine’s defence
Brussels: The Council of the European Union (EU) announced on Tuesday that ministers from EU member states have agreed to use proceeds from frozen assets of the Central Bank of Russia (CBR)…
