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West waging war against Russia: Kremlin
Moscow: Western powers opposing Russia in Ukraine could be considered enemies as they are waging a war against the state, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. He pointed out that economic…
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Pakistan hit by deadly cholera outbreak amid heat wave
Islamabad: A deadly cholera outbreak linked to contaminated drinking water has infected thousands of people in Pakistan as the country grapples with a water crisis exacerbated by a brutal heat wave. Temperatures…
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Sri Lanka’s PM proposes selling off flag carrier
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has proposed selling off the state-owned SriLankan Airlines as part of efforts to stabilise the island nation’s finances amid the ongoing economic crisis. In…
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Ex-ISI chief visits Kabul to hold talks with TTP: Report
Islamabad: A Pakistani delegation led by Lt General Faiz Hameed, former director of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), visited Kabul and reportedly held talks with representatives of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terror group,…
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Official: China’s economy reviving as anti-virus curbs ease
Beijing: Battling the worst coronavirus outbreak since it emerged in Wuhan two years ago, China on Monday acknowledged that its economy was hit by the Omicron variant leading to lockdowns of several…
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Why Donald Trump can’t join back Twitter despite Musk’s efforts
San Francisco: While Elon Musk tries his best to bring Donald Trump back on Twitter, it is not easy for the former US President to join back the micro-blogging platform owing to…
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Tesla: Musk prefers to visit Indonesia as top Indian ministers fail to impress him
New Delhi/Jakarta: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has decided to visit Indonesia in November this year, as he reportedly wraps up Tesla operations in India amid continuous requests from top ministers…
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Russian commanders allegedly slaughtering their own wounded soldiers
Kiev: Russian commanders are slaughtering their own wounded soldiers instead of retrieving them from the battlefield for treatment, Russias own troops have said, the media reported. A lieutenant-colonel was accused of personally…
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Newly-appointed PM Wickremesinghe says his aim is to save crisis-hit Sri Lanka, not a family
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s newly-appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday warned that the next two months would be the toughest and said his aim is to save the country from the ongoing economic…
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Watch: Former Cameroon footballer Patrick M’Boma embraces Islam
Former Cameroon national team star Henri Patrick Mboma Dem announced his conversion to Islam in a mosque in Douala, the country’s economic capital. The soccer star changed his name to Abdul Jalil,…
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Finland, Sweden made a grave mistake: Russian Minister
Moscow: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that Finland and Sweden have “made a grave mistake” with their intentions to join the NATO military alliance. He stressed that Russia would not…
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Germany: Rallies to condemn assassination of journalist, Nakba day banned
Berlin: German police in the capital, Berlin, on Friday banned a demonstration commemorating Nakba day and condemning the assassination of Sheerin Abu Akleh, local media reported. Nakba day is celebrated every year…
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Over 600 families in Sri Lanka affected by floods, landslides
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Disaster Management Centre (DMC) announced that over 600 families have been affected by floods and landslides as heavy rain prevails in the island nation. A total of 2,290 people…
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Kim issues special order on medicine supply against COVID-19 outbreak
Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un rebuked officials for failing to deliver medicine to its people in time amid the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak and ordered the mobilisation of military personnel to stabilise…
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UN warns of worsening drought in Horn of Africa in four decades
Nairobi: The United Nations top relief official has warned of the worsening drought in the Horn of Africa region which has already affected more than 18 million people across Ethiopia, Somalia and…
