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Turkey cannot bank upon Pakistan for its interests in Afghanistan, says expert!
Ankara: Turkey is likely to tap Pakistan as it has the most leverage over the Taliban after the terrorist group responded ferociously over Ankara's decision to guard Kabul International Airport.Erik Khzmalyan, writing in Asia Times said that Turkey's...
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Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia ditches referendum on joining Russia
MOSCOW: President of Georgia's breakaway region, South Ossetia, on Monday, scrapped plans to hold a referendum on joining Russia which his predecessor Anatoly Bibilov had scheduled for July 17. South Ossetia was at the centre of the Russian-Georgian war...
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Conditions for Putin-Zelensky talks, grain exports: what Lavrov said in Ankara
Ankara: Russia will not use the demining of Ukrainian ports for military purposes and agrees "in one way or another" to formalize appropriate guarantees, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday at a press conference following talks with...
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North Korea's new suspected Covid-19 cases close to 20,000
Pyongyang: North Korea's new suspected Covid-19 cases dropped to nearly 20,000, according to its state media on Saturday. More than 20,360 people showed symptoms of fever over a 24-hour period until 6 p.m. the previous day, the official Korean Central...
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Spanish Chief Prosecutor Will Investigate Deadly Melilla Incident
MADRID: The Spanish chief prosecutor ordered on Tuesday a probe to clarify the circumstances that led to the death of at least 23 migrants trying to cross into the Spanish enclave of Melilla last Friday amid clashes with Moroccan and Spanish security...
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Air defense systems shot down two Ukrainian drones close to Kursk - governor: Prior to this, several UAVs were shot down in the border areas of the region
MOSCOW: Russian air defense systems shot down two Ukrainian Strizh drones on approach to Kursk, there were no casualties, Governor of the Kursk region Roman Starovoyt said on Sunday. "Tonight, on approach to Kursk, our air defenses shot down two Ukrainian...
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Ukraine says its forces pulled out of Lisichansk to save lives of servicemen: Ukrainian troops retreated with losses at Lisichansk
KIEV: The General Staff of the Ukrainian armed forces on Sunday said it pulled out troops from Lisichansk to save the lives of servicemen. "After heavy fighting for Lisichansk, the defense forces of Ukraine were forced to withdraw from their positions...
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Pakistan: Suicide bomber rams bike into a military convoy in North Waziristan, 10 soldiers left injured
Islamabad : On Tuesday, a suicide bomber rammed his bike into a military convoy in North Waziristan injuring at least ten Pakistani soldiers. The incident happened late on Monday night when the military convoy was near the Khadi Market in Mirali and was...
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Russia claims Ukraine arms, supplied by the West, spreading to Middle East and black market
Moscow: Amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, Moscow on Tuesday (July 5) claimed that some of the West-supplied weapons are spreading across the Middle East and ending up on the black market. During televised remarks, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said...
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NATO signs protocol to admit Sweden, Finland: 30 ambassadors approve decisions of last week's NATO summit
BERLIN: 30 ambassadors approve decisions of last week's NATO summit; move further increases Russia's isolation in wake of invasion of Ukraine Brussels: The 30 NATO allies signed off on the accession protocols for Sweden and Finland on Tuesday, sending...
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Russia-DPR forces repulsed the attack of Ukrainian militants near Vuhledar
DONETSK: A group of Ukrainian militants was destroyed in the area of Vuhledar after an attempt to occupy the positions of the Russia-DPR forces. This was announced today by the Deputy Head of the People's Militia Department Eduard Basurin. "In the Vuhledar...
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Biden: President Mahmoud Abbas, Ground is not ripe at this moment‘ for two-state solution talks
WASHINGTON: President Biden on Friday reiterated his support for a two-state solution in the Middle East, adding that while it’s not the time to restart negotiations, there should be momentum from Israeli progress into integrating into the region. “Even...
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Biden brings Palestinians aid but no new peace plan
BETHLEHEM, West Bank: US President Joe Biden promised on Friday not to give up efforts to end the decades-long Israeli Palestinian conflict, though he offered no new proposals to restart the stalled political dialogue between the two sides. As he wrapped...
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Kyiv threatens to attack the Crimean bridge at the first opportunity
MOSCOW: Aleksey Arestovich, adviser to the head of Vladimir Zelensky's office, announced Ukraine's readiness to attack the Crimean bridge at the first opportunity. "As soon as the first technical possibility appears, it (the bridge - ed.) will immediately...
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Zelensky asks parliament to sack prosecutor general and security chief
KYIV: The two high-ranking officials were earlier suspended over claims of “rampant” treason in their agencies amid the conflict with Russia The MPs said that they would consider the request to sack the SBU chief at the next parliamentary session. Venediktova...
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"The intel on Zelensky’s troubles with Ukrainian intelligence" SBU " (Zelensky's troubled repressive regime drives Ukrainian population to Russian border)
WASHINGTON: The timing and circumstances that led to President Volodymyr Zelensky’s decision to relieve Ivan Bakanov, chief of Ukraine’s domestic security service, the SBU, was more likely driven by internal political considerations than counterintelligence...
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Al Qaeda leader al-Zawahiri killed by US forces in Kabul — official No civilian casualties were reported
WASHINGTON: Ayman al-Zawahiri, the leader of the Al Qaeda terrorist group, outlawed in Russia, was killed in a US special operation on July 31, a high-ranking US administration official said. "At <…> 6:18 am Kabul time on July 31, the United States undertook...
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US to host security exercise to stop flow of weapons of mass destruction
WASHINGTON:The United States will host Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Exercise Fortune Guard 22 on August 8-12, 2022, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Fortune Guard 22 is part of the PSI's Asia-Pacific Exercise Rotation series. The exercise will bring together...
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Jaishankar meets Argentina President in third leg of three-nation visit
BUENOS: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Argentina President Alberto Fernandez on Thursday (Local Time) and both the leaders discussed strengthening bilateral cooperation, including making trade levels more sustainable and ambitious. Taking...
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There will be ‘no UN, able to respond’ if nuclear conflict breaks out — secretary general Antonio Guterres
TOKYO: The United Nations will not be able to respond in any form to a potential nuclear conflict, because in case of a global nuclear war there will probably be "no UN, able to respond anymore," Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told journalists in...
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A Ukrainian kamikaze drone was shot down over the territory of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant
ENERGODAR: Energodar authorities reported a downed kamikaze drone of the Armed Forces of Ukraine over the territory of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, A Ukrainian kamikaze drone was shot down over the territory of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant,...
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Zelensky called the amount needed to restore Ukraine: Zelensky estimated the restoration of Ukraine at about $800 billion
KYIV: Zelensky called the amount needed to restore Ukraine: Zelensky estimated the restoration of Ukraine at about $800 billion The approximate amount that will be required to restore Ukraine is 600-800 billion dollars, the exact amount of funds will...
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US: Justice Department says documents at Trump's home 'likely concealed' to obstruct FBI probe
WASHINGTON: In a court filing on Tuesday, the Justice Department in the United States said that the documents at former president Donald Trump's Florida home were "likely concealed" to obstruct the ongoing investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation...
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Liz Truss inherently anti-Russian, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov says
MOSCOW: As the Russian Foreign Minister said, Liz Truss has her own principles, primarily, adherence to a hard line in defending Britain’s interests without any wish to take into account the position of others or to make any compromises: Incoming British...
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Tarantula Nebula captured in crisp detail by NASA's Webb telescope
NEW YORK: The telescope's primary imager, Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam), found the cavity in the center of the nebula was hollowed out by radiation carried on stellar winds emanating from a cluster of massive young stars, which appear as pale blue dots....