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Top S.Korean, US diplomats discuss ways to engage with Pyongyang
Seoul: South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met in Hawaii to discuss the best ways to engage with North Korea. Saturday’s meeting follows a recent series…
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Lavrov, Blinken discuss Ukraine, security guarantees over phone
Moscow: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a phone conversation on Saturday to discuss the situation in Ukraine and security guarantees between Russia and the West.…
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Biden, Putin discuss Ukraine crisis over phone
Washington/Moscow: US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation Saturday over the situation in Ukraine. During the call, which lasted for about one hour, the two leaders discussed…
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Global Covid caseload reaches 410 million
Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 408.1 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.80 million and vaccinations to over 10.18 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest…
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Afghans protest US order to give $3.5 B to 9/11 victims
Kabul: Demonstrators in Afghanistan’s capital Saturday condemned President Joe Biden’s order freeing up 3.5 billion in Afghan assets held in the US for families of America’s 9/11 victims saying the money belongs…
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US to evacuate Ukraine embassy amid Russian invasion fears
Washington: The United States is set to evacuate its embassy in Kyiv as Western intelligence officials warn that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is increasingly imminent. U.S. officials say the State Department…
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Putin planning to invade Ukraine on Feb 16
New Delhi: Russia is planning to invade Ukraine on February 16, a credible intelligence report has claimed, as US President Joe Biden urgently arranged a telephone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin…
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Taliban delegation in Geneva calls for international talks
Kabul: A Taliban delegation currently on a five-day visit to Geneva has called for talks with the international community over the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, according to media reports. “We call on…
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Global Covid caseload reaches 408.1 million
Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 408.1 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.80 million and vaccinations to over 10.16 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest…
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Taliban detain UNHCR staff, 2 foreign journalists in Kabul
Kabul: The Taliban have detained two foreign journalists on assignment with the UN refugee agency and a number of its Afghan staff working in the country’s capital, UNHCR said Friday. The development…
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Global Covid caseload reaches 405.6 million
Washington: The global coronavirus caseload has topped 405.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 5.78 million and vaccinations to over 10.14 billion, according to Johns Hopkins University. In its latest…
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Americans were never clear on what they were trying to achieve in Afghanistan: Imran Khan
New Delhi: Criticising the US over its 20-year war in Afghanistan, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that Washington had no clear aims in the war-torn country, The News reported. In…
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US inflation jumped 7.5% in the past year, a 40-year high
Washington: Inflation soared over the past year at its highest rate in four decades, hammering America’s consumers, wiping out pay raises and reinforcing the Federal Reserve’s decision to begin raising borrowing rates…
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US regulatory agency sues Tesla for racial discrimination, harassment
San Francisco: The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DEFH) has filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk-run Tesla, alleging systematic racial discrimination and harassment at its Fremont manufacturing plant in the…
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World has seen 500,000 Covid deaths since Omicron: Report
Washington: The world has seen half a million Covid deaths around the world since the omicron variant of the coronavirus was first detected in November, the media reported. Although considered milder than…
