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Ukrainian PM outlines govt priorities for 2023
Kiev: Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has outlined 10 priorities of the government for 2023, including support for the army and the whole security and defence sector. “The year 2023 should be…
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Maryam Nawaz promoted to PML-N Senior Vice President
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday promoted his Maryam Nawaz to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) Senior Vice President, Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb announced in a statement, media reports said. Issuing…
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Biden renominates Garcetti as envoy to India
Washington: US President Joe Biden has re-nominated Eric Garcetti, the former mayor of Los Angeles, as the next ambassador to India, sending back the nomination to the US Senate whose Foreign Relations…
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Firing on Imran Khan carried out from four sites, three more shooters involved: Probe team
Lahore: The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) probing the assassination attempt on Pakistan’s ousted prime minister Imran Khan has said that the firing was carried out from four different sites and three more…
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Cash-strapped Pak announces early closure of markets, wedding halls to save energy
Islamabad: Cash-strapped Pakistan on Tuesday announced early closure of markets and wedding halls as part of a raft of measures under the energy conservation plan as the government struggled to revive the…
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Afghan soil being used against Pakistan says Defence Minister
Islamabad: Afghanistan’s soil is being used against Pakistan despite an agreement with the Taliban government, said Defence Minister Khawaja Asif while urging the regime in Kabul to fulfil commitments made in the…
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Another Russian found dead in Odisha, third in fortnight
Paradip: Another Russian was found dead in Odisha on Tuesday, the third such incident in a fortnight, police said. The Russian, identified as Milyakov Sergey, was found dead in a ship anchored at…
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Turkish exports reach record high in 2022: Erdogan
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that the country’s exports in 2022 reached a record high of $254.2 billion, registering a year-on-year growth of 12.9 per cent. “Our goal now is…
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Indian-origin man charged for allegedly attacking 2 men in Singapore
Singapore: An 36-year-old Indian-origin man has been charged with one count of assault for allegedly attacking two men in Singapore on New Year’s Eve, police said. Lavan Saravana was arrested by the…
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RCEP takes effect for Indonesia, new trade regulations in place
Jakarta: The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement has come into effect for Indonesia, with the country putting new regulations in place for its trade with other members of the world’s largest…
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Germany reports record employment in 2022
Berlin: The number of people employed in Germany in 2022 was a record 45.6 million, up 1.3 per cent year-on-year, according to provisional figures published by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). The…
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UN chief saddened by deadly gas explosion in South Africa
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is deeply saddened by the death of dozens of civilians from a devastating gas tanker explosion in Boksburg, South Africa, his spokesman has said. A total…
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Lanka’s ousted president Gotabaya applies for US citizenship restoration: Report
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country in July last year and then returned after nearly two months, has applied for restoration of his US citizenship after he…
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India voices very deep’ concern over Ukraine conflict; urges return to dialogue, diplomacy
Vienna: Voicing “very deep” concern over the raging Ukraine conflict, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that India is on the side of peace and since the beginning of the hostilities New…
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4 dead, 3 critical after 2 choppers collide in Australia
Brisbane: Four people were killed and three others are currently in critical condition after two helicopters on Monday collided at the Gold Coast in the Australian state of Queensland, authorities have confirmed.…
