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S.Korean, US navies hold combined exercise
Seoul: South Korea and the US staged a combined exercise in international waters off Okinawa this week, the military said on Saturday. The three-day exercise, which ended on Saturday, was aimed at…
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Myanmar bank blacklists 137 companies for violating regulation
Yangon: The Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) has added 137 more companies to a blacklist for failing to deposit export earnings into accounts in domestic banks within the prescribed periods. The decision came…
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UN Security Council urges rebels in DR Congo to lay down arms
United Nations: The UN Security Council has urged all domestic armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to lay down their arms. “The Security Council urges all domestic armed groups…
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UN provides $20 million for drought emergency in Somalia
Mogadishu: The UN relief envoy in Somalia has allocated $20 million from the Somalia Humanitarian Fund (SHF) to provide immediate assistance to communities at risk due to drought in priority locations. Adam Abdelmoula,…
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South Korean users file police complaint against Google CEO Sundar Pichai
Seoul: A coalition of consumers on Friday filed a police case against Google’s top executives, including CEO Sundar Pichai, for the tech giant’s in-app billing system that forces domestic app developers to…
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EU publishes sixth package of Russian sanctions in official journal
Moscow: The European Union published information about the sixth package of sanctions against Russia, which includes the oil embargo and the SWIFT ban of Sberbank, in its official journal on Friday. The…
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NY lawmakers pass legislation raising age bar for semi-automatic rifle
New York: New York lawmakers have passed a legislation package to increase the minimum age for buying and possessing a semi-automatic rifle from 18 to 21, in an effort to strengthen gun laws…
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Indian delegation meets senior Taliban leaders in Kabul
Kabul: A multi-member Indian team met senior members of the Taliban in Kabul on Thursday. An Indian delegation led by MEA Joint Secretary JP Singh is on a visit to the capital…
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US: Biden urges Congress to act on gun violence amid tensions
Washington: US President Joe Biden has urged Congress to take action on gun violence in a prime-time address from the White House. In his address on Thursday night, he urged Congress to ban…
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Ukrainian forces repel 5 Russian attacks in Donbas
Kiev: The Ukrainian Joint Forces Task Force has said that it repelled five Russian attacks in Donbas and are continuing to fight in the separatist eastern region. In a social media post late…
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Biden may visit Saudi Arabia in late June: Reports
Washington: US President Joe Biden is expected to visit Saudi Arabia this month, NBC reported citing sources. He is also widely expected to travel to Israel. The is will be a symbolically…
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Taliban vows to continue mediation between Pak, TTP
Kabul: The Taliban-led Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has vowed to continue acting as a mediator between the Pakistan government and Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terror group aimed at ensuring stability in the region.…
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Syrian refugees facing deportation from UK; go on hunger strike
As many as 15 Syrian refugees have gone on a hunger after being served a removal notice, meaning they will now be deported from the United Kingdom (UK) to Rwanda. The removal…
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US: Azaan is changing Minneapolis city’s soundscape
The Muslim call to prayer, known as Azaan is now changing the soundscape of Minneapolis city in the state of Minnesota in the United States of America (USA). The steadily increasing Muslim…
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Zelensky accuses Russia of abducting Ukrainian children
Ukrainian president Volodyomyr Zelensky on Wednesday accused Russia of abducting around 200,000 Ukrainian children. Lvyv regional governor Maksym Kozytskyy claimed that five people were injured in a recent missile attack on the…
