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Ukraine’s security is our security: British PM lends support at G7
Hiroshima: Emphasising his country’s support to war-torn Ukraine, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday said that Kiev should not only win the war against Russia, but achieve lasting and just peace.…
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Muslim world against West sanctions on Russia: Russian deputy PM
Moscow: Islamic countries do not support the West’s sanctions on Russia, and the agreements signed at this week’s Kazan economic forum prove this, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin said, local media…
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Iran, Vietnam sign deal on fighting cybercrimes, drug trafficking
Tehran: Iran and Vietnam have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on fighting organised crimes, cybercrimes and drug trafficking, media reported. The MoU was signed in a meeting between Iranian Interior Minister…
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Qatar strongly condemns attack on embassy in Sudan
Doha: Qatar has condemned the recent armed attack on its embassy building in Khartoum, which resulted in significant damage to the premises, media reported. All embassy staff had been evacuated beforehand, according…
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UN will become talk shop if…”: PM Modi calls for a stronger United Nations
Hiroshima: The United Nations and the Security Council will remain just a “talk shop” if they do not reflect the realities of the present world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday, strongly…
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Punjabi man stabs woman to death in Canada’s Brampton
Toronto: A 44-year-old man from Punjab has been arrested for murdering a woman in Sparrow Park in Brampton – a city on the outskirts of Toronto. Nav Nishan Singh stabbed to death…
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Ukraine conflict must be resolved through dialogue & diplomacy: Quad
Hiroshima: The Quad leaders on Saturday called for the resolution of the Ukraine conflict through dialogue and diplomacy while asserting that it must not be an era of war, a formulation that…
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Canada: Muslim groups urge Quebec court to lift ban on religious activities in schools
Six Muslim organisations in Canada have urged the country’s Superior Court court to review and declare a provincial proclamation unconstitutional in Quebec, that banned religious activity in schools, issued by the Canadian education…
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India will do whatever possible to find solution to Ukraine conflict: PM Modi to Zelenskyy
Hiroshima: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held in-person talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the first time after Russia invaded Ukraine 15 months back and conveyed to him that India…
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Sudanese visa violators to be exempted from fines in UAE
Abu Dhabi: The Federal Authority For Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security (ICP) announced that Sudanese nationals in the UAE will be exempted from fines arising from violations of the law regulating…
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Nepal PM Prachanda says his upcoming visit to India will script ‘new history’
Kathmandu: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” on Saturday said that Nepal has made “good preparations” for his upcoming visit to India this time and it will script “new history” in bilateral…
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Saudi Arabia: 8 Pakistani pilgrims killed in Makkah hotel fire
Riyadh: A devastating hotel fire in Makkah, Saudi Arabia has killed at least eight Pakistani pilgrims and six other injured, local media reported. According to the Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesman, a fire…
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PM Modi meets Ukranian President Zelenskyy in Hiroshima
Hiroshima: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the G7 summit here. It is the first in-person meeting between the two leaders…
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EU launches centre to support Kenya’s transition toward digital economy
Nairobi: The EU, Germany, and Estonia have launched a four-billion-shilling (about $29 million) digital transformation centre (DTC) to support Kenya’s transition toward a human-centred digital economy. EU Ambassador to Kenya, Henriette Geiger,…
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Biden vows to strive for nuclear weapons-free world
Hiroshima: President Joe Biden has vowed to strive toward a world free of nuclear weapons as he visited a museum here documenting the devastation caused by a US atomic bomb in 1945…
