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France, US hail PM Modi’s advice to Putin over Ukraine
New York : Prime Minister Narendra Modi was hailed at the United Nations General Assembly for his message to Russian President Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine war, by the US and France…
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47 people charged over largest COVID-19 relief fraud in US
Washington: US prosecutors have charged 47 people in connection with the largest ever Covid-19 relief fraud scheme, with the suspects accused of stealing a whopping $250 million from a government aid programme…
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Erdogan takes seemingly neutral stance in mentioning Kashmir at UNGA
United Nations: Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan brought up Kashmir in his address to the high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, taking a seemingly neutral stance, only expressing hope…
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Putin willing to end war in Ukraine, claims Erdogan
London: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that he believes the Russian President is seeking an end to the war he began in Ukraine, and that a “significant step” will be…
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Our world is in big trouble, says UN chief Guterres
United Nations: “Our world is in big trouble”. With those explosive words, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres opened the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on Tuesday listing the crisis upon crisis…
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Hindu-Muslim community leaders call for stop to cycle of violence in UK’s Leicester
Community leaders from Leicester’s Hindu and Muslim communities released a joint statement today calling for a stop to the cycle of violence that began last month with clashes over an Asia Cup…
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Trump could face criminal charges vis-a-vis classified documents, admit lawyers
Washington: Former President Donald Trump’s legal team has acknowledged that he could face criminal charges vis-a-vis the “classified documents” seized by the FBI during the August 8 search of the Mar-a-Lago residence…
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Iran to import 9 mn-cubic meter Russian gas daily
Tehran: The Iranian Oil Ministry said the country will soon purchase 9 million cubic meters of gas per day from Russia through Azerbaijan. The Ministry announced the plan in a report on…
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Russia ready to supply petrol to Pakistan on deferred payments
Islamabad: Russia is ready to provide Pakistan with gasoline on a delayed payment basis, media reports said on Tuesday. This major development comes after last week’s meetings between Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz…
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Hindu-Muslim violence: UK police make 47 arrests to deter further disorder in Leicester
London: The UK police said on Tuesday that they have made 47 arrests as part of an ongoing operation to deter further disorder in the eastern England city of Leicester, which saw…
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One of the worst manifestations of Islamophobia is in Hindutva-inspired India: Pak FM
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has urged the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to approach the UN Secretary-General to appoint a special envoy, or at least a focal person, on Islamophobia,…
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India denies reports of stoppage of financial aid to Sri Lanka
New Delhi: The Indian High Commission in Colombo on Tuesday denied media reports that New Delhi has decided not to extend any further financial support to Sri Lanka. In a series of…
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SL to seek Indian or Chinese credit line for solar panel imports: Energy Minister
Colombo: Sri Lanka intends to seek an Indian or Chinese credit line for the purchase of solar panels as a solution to mitigate the high cost of electricity tariffs, Power and Energy…
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Russian missile just misses nuclear power plant in Southern Ukraine
A Russian missile, on Monday, struck close to a nuclear power plant situated in Southern Ukraine. The area where the missile struck is just 300 meters from the Pivdennoukrainsk nuclear plant, also…
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Iran to soon import Russian gas daily: Ministry
Tehran: The Iranian Oil Ministry said the country will soon purchase 9 million cubic meters of gas per day from Russia through Azerbaijan. The Ministry announced the plan in a report on…
