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India abstains 6th, 7th time on Ukraine resolution
United Nations: Keeping up its streak of abstentions on Ukraine-related resolutions at the UN, India on Thursday abstained in rapid succession for the sixth and seventh time at the General Assembly which…
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Russia, Iran developing alternative to SWIFT
Moscow: Russia and Iran have been cooperating to connect their interbank messaging systems in order to bypass the SWIFT financial transactions network, Kazem Jalali, Ambassador of Iran to Russia, said on Thursday.…
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Russia-Ukraine war: US to accept 100,000 Ukraine refugees
Brussels: The United States will expand its sanctions on Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine, targeting members of the country’s parliament and the central bank’s gold reserves, the White House…
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Tesla aims to complete Cybertruck development this year: Musk
San Francisco: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has made a new comment about the Tesla Cybertruck, which recently took a backseat, and said that the automaker aims to complete Cybertruck development this year…
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Spanish footballer Hector Bellerin speaks for Palestine, Yemen
Madrid: Spanish footballer Hector Bellerin spoke about how the hyper-centric focus on the Ukraine war, carries a bit of racism in classifying the pain of others. The 27-year-old said in an interview…
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Global Covid caseload reaches 475.4 million
Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 475.4 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 6.10 million and vaccinations to over 10.83 billion, according to the Johns Hopkins University. In its…
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Albright, first female US Secretary of State, dies of cancer
Washington: Madeleine Albright, the first female Secretary of State of the US, has died, her family announced. She was 84. Albright died of cancer, her family said in a statement on Wednesday, adding…
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China investing over $400 bn in 54 Muslim countries: Wang Yi
Islamabad: China is investing over $400 billion in nearly 600 projects across the Muslim world under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said, Express Tribune reported. Speaking…
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Taliban to reshuffle cabinet to get international recognition
Kabul: In an effort to to get international recognition, the Taliban has decided to reshuffle their interim cabinet. As per a source interviewed by UK-based media, a 15-member team led by the…
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Ukraine seeks to open new humanitarian corridors in 4 regions
Kiev: Ukrainian representatives are seeking to establish new humanitarian corridors in four regions in negotiations with Russia, the presidential press service said on Wednesday. Quoting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the press service…
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Putin wants rubles for Russian gas from ‘unfriendly countries’
Moscow: Russia will now accept payment for gas exports to “unfriendly countries” in rubles only, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with the government on Wednesday. The Russian President explained that…
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Taliban shuts Afghan girls’ schools just hours after reopening
Kabul: The Taliban has ordered the secondary girl’s schools in Afghanistan to shut just hours after they reopened, saying they would remain closed until a plan was drawn up in accordance with…
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Who is Ramzan Kadyrov? Chechnya’s infamous ‘Kremlin’s Dragon’
From sending Chechen forces to fight on behalf of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine to clashing with Tesla CEO Elon Musk on social media asking him to ‘pump up’ to fight…
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Pakistan rakes up Kashmir issue at OIC foreign ministers’ meeting
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday again raked up the Kashmir issue at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) foreign ministers’ meeting here, saying the 57-member body has not been…
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Russia has failed to accomplish its objectives in Ukraine: US
Washington: Russia has “manifestly failed” to accomplish its three major goals through the country’s “brutal” invasion of Ukraine, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has said. On February 24, Russian forces launched…
