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Pakistan summons Afghan envoy over India-Afghanistan joint statement
Islamabad: Pakistan on Saturday summoned the Afghan ambassador to convey its “strong reservations” over the India-Afghanistan joint statement issued in New Delhi a day earlier. Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, who…
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Pakistan 11 killed in police firing during anti-Israel march
Lahore: Radical Islamist party Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) on Saturday claimed that police shot dead 11 of its supporters as they attempted to march towards Islamabad to stage a demonstration outside the US…
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Afghan Foreign Min visits Darul Uloom Deoband, expresses confidence in India-Afghan ties
Saharanpur (UP): Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Saturday voiced confidence that the India-Afghanistan ties will grow stronger in future as he thanked the people for the welcome he received during…
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Jaishankar meets US ambassador-designate Sergio Gor
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday held talks with US ambassador-designate Sergio Gor amid continuing strains in the relations over Washington’s imposition of 50 per cent tariffs on Indian…
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Trump warns 100pc tariff on China as rare earths row deepens
Washington: President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to place an additional 100 per cent tax on Chinese imports starting on November 1 or sooner, potentially escalating tariff rates close to levels that…
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TN fishermen strike as Sri Lankan Navy arrests 47 and seizes boats
Rameswaram: Fishermen hailing from the district on Saturday observed a token strike condemning the arrest of 47 fishermen and seizure of boats by the Sri Lankan Navy. The development comes in the…
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‘Insult to women’: Oppn slams govt over women journalists’ absence from taliban meet
New Delhi: The opposition on Saturday termed the absence of female journalists from a press conference of visiting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi “unacceptable” and “an insult to women”, and asked…
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White House accuses Nobel Peace Prize committee of ignoring Trump
Washington: The White House on Friday slammed the Nobel Peace Prize Committee, accusing it of ignoring President Donald Trump’s contributions to global peace, an honour he has been aggressively seeking often on…
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India upgrades Kabul mission to embassy, restarts Afghanistan projects
New Delhi: India on Friday announced the upgrading of its technical mission in Kabul to the status of an embassy and decided to restart its development projects in Afghanistan with External Affairs…
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Trump declines China meeting, pledges massive tariffs after rare-earth move
Washington: US President Donald Trump said Friday that “there seems to be no reason” to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping as part of an upcoming trip to South Korea after China…
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Putin praises Trump’s peace efforts even after failing to win Nobel prize
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday praised US President Donald Trump’s peace efforts, despite not winning a Nobel, and voiced hope for securing an agreement to extend a pivotal nuclear arms…
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Taliban government blames Pakistan for strike on Kabul
Islamabad: The Taliban government on Friday blamed Pakistan for striking the Afghan capital and bombing a market in the country’s east, accusing its neighbor of violating national airspace. A blast struck before…
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Video: Indian woman harassed in Ireland, told to ‘go back to India’
An Indian woman was verbally assaulted by a local woman on the streets of Ireland on October 7 and was told to “go back to India”. The victim, Swati Verma, shared the…
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Two powerful earthquakes hit Philippines in one day
Manila: Two powerful offshore earthquakes struck the same region in the southern Philippines hours apart on Friday. The first one, a 7.4 magnitude quake in the morning, killed at least five people,…
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Maria Corina Machado of Venezuela wins Nobel Peace Prize
Oslo: Opposition activist Maria Corina Machado of Venezuela has won the Nobel Peace Prize. The former opposition presidential candidate in Venezuela was lauded for being a “key, unifying figure in a political…
