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Russia warns new US ambassador of consequences of confrontational policy
Moscow: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov met with new US Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy, who presented copies of her credentials. During the conversation with Tracy on the sharply worsened Russia-US…
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331 migrants rescued off Libyan coast in past week: IOM
Tripoli: The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has said that 331 migrants were rescued and returned to Libya in the past week. “In the period of January 22-28, 2023, 331 migrants were…
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Croatian Prez criticises NATO chief’s visit to S. Korea, Japan
Zagreb: Croatian President Zoran Milanovic has criticized the visit to South Korea and Japan by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and condemned the Western decision to send battle tanks to Ukraine. “I…
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Hungary reports strong tourism rebound in 2022
Budapest: Hungary’s tourism sector saw a strong recovery in 2022, with the number of overnight stays in the country’s commercial accommodations increasing by almost 40 percent year-on-year to nearly 40 million, the…
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Turkey may evaluate NATO applications of Finland, Sweden separately: FM
Ankara: Turkey could evaluate Finland’s NATO bid separately from Sweden’s bid to distinguish “between a problematic country and a less problematic one,” Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said. “If NATO and these…
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59 killed in suicide blast in Peshawar mosque, PM, Army chief reach city
Peshawar: At least 59 people, mostly policemen, were killed and 157 others injured after a suicide bomber blew himself up in mosque in Peshawar’s Police Lines during ‘Zuhr’ prayers (around noon) on…
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Turkey on high alert against possible terror attacks on Western targets
Ankara: Turkey has raised its security measures to highest level against possible Islamic State (IS) and al-Qaida retaliation on Western targets in the country, the Turkish Interior Ministry said. “Evaluations were made…
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New book documents revival of Gandhi’s Tolstoy Farm in South Africa
Johannesberg: A new book documenting the revival of the historic Tolstoy Farm, the commune started by Mahatma Gandhi during his tenure in Johannesburg at the turn of the 19th century, was officially…
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Russia’s Lavrov to participate in G20 foreign ministers meeting in New Delhi
Moscow: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will participate in the meeting of G20 foreign ministers in New Delhi on March 1-2, his deputy said on Monday. India officially assumed the G20 presidency…
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Asif Ali Zardari sends Rs 10 bn legal notice to Imran Khan
Islamabad: Former President and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Monday sent a Pak Rs 10 billion legal notice to former premier and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan,…
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Indian-origin man in UK convicted of killing father with champagne bottle in 2021
London: An Indian-origin man was found guilty of killing his 86-year-old father with a bottle of champagne in an inebriated state in north London in 2021. Deekan Paul Singh Vig, 54, was…
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UAE: 2 Filipino, Nepali expats take home Rs 22L each in Mahzooz Draw
Abu Dhabi: Three United Arab Emirates (UAE) based expatriates from the Philippines and Nepal won the grand prize of Dirhams 100,000 (Rs 22,21,113) in Mahzooz’s 113th Super Saturday draw. The winner of…
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PagerDuty CEO faces backlash after quoting Martin Luther King Jr in layoff memo
San Francisco: US-based cloud computing company PagerDuty CEO Jennifer Tejada has faced a backlash after quoting Martin Luther King Jr in a layoff email to employees in which she announced to cut…
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Indian-American named chair of Washington state Democrats
Washington: The Washington State Democratic Party has chosen Shasti Conrad as its new chair, making her the youngest and first Indian-American woman to serve as a state party chair anywhere in the…
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Pakistan: 46 killed, over 100 injured in Taliban suicide blast at Peshawar mosque
Peshawar: A Taliban suicide bomber blew himself up in a mosque packed with worshippers during afternoon prayers on Monday in the high-security zone in Pakistan’s northwestern Peshawar city, killing at least 46…
