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Taiwan's envoy to APEC summit seeks support for country's CPTPP bid
Wellington: Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen's envoy to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum Morris Chang sought support from other member countries for Taipei's bid to join the 11-nation Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific...
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Lukashenko says EU suspended readmission agreement with Belarus by imposing sanctions!
Minsk: By imposing sanctions against Belarus, the European Union has suspended the readmission treaty with Minsk, President Alexander Lukashenko has said. "We reached an agreement, signed a treaty. Per this treaty, they had to build us places to stay...
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Kremlin Vows: Russia To Enhance Security Measures Amid NATO’s Assertive Actions!
Moscow: NATO’s assertive actions near the Russian border are compelling Moscow to take additional security measures, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Friday. "If necessary, we will take measures to ensure our security if there are provocative...
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Afghanistan: Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada establishes military tribunal to enforce Sharia law!
Kabul: The Taliban has announced to establish a military tribunal on the commands of its supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada to enforce Islamic law in Afghanistan, reported The Express Tribune. The formation of the tribunal has been done for the enforcement...
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Putin proposes stronger APEC cooperation with other organizations: the EAEU, the ASEAN and the SCO - would help to raise the efficiency of the APEC
Moscow: The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation could raise its efficiency by developing cooperation with other regional organizations, Russian President Vladimir Putin said, speaking by video link at the group’s summit. "Greater coordination with other...
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Joe Biden won't hold back concerns US has with China: White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki
Washington: Joe Biden won't hold back concerns US has with China: White House Press Secy Jen Psaki. US President Joe Biden will hold a virtual summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday evening and the two leaders will confront tensions. Commenting...
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France urges Russia to use ties with Minsk to resolve migrants border crisis!
Paris: French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and Defense Minister Florence Parly urged their Russian counterparts, Sergey Lavrov and Sergei Shoigu, at a meeting in Paris to use their close ties with Minsk to resolve the crisis on the Belarusian-Polish...
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Indian EAM Jaishankar meets US Congress delegation, exchanges views on Indo-Pacific, Afghanistan!
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Friday met the US Congress delegation in New Delhi and exchanged views on bilateral cooperation and regional issues, including Indo-Pacific and Afghanistan. The US delegation in India is led by...
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China's Communist Party hails Xi Jinping as 'helmsman'!
Beijing: President Xi Jinping is the country's 'helmsman' whose 'core leadership' is of crucial importance for China's rejuvenation, an official from the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) said on Friday. 'By resolutely upholding Xi Jinping's core...
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Taliban militants using Bamiyan Buddhas sites for target practices!
Kabul: First, they destroyed it, now the Taliban fighters are using remnants of the Bamiyan Buddhas for target practices. Recently many video clips surfaced on social media where Taliban fighters were shown firing rocket propelled grenades at those caves...
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US court blocks delivery of Trump documents to US Capitol investigation!
Washington: A US appeals court has suspended a decision by another court under which investigators in the Capitol storming could have seen documents from the administration of former President Donald Trump. The appeals court made this decision, Thursday,...
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Trump scores two big legal victories with one lawsuit dropped, another dismissed!
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) scored two big legal victories with one lawsuit dropped and another dismissed. A New York judge granted Trump's motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by his former personal attorney Michael...
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Europe reports largest weekly increase in Covid cases: WHO
New York: Europe has reported almost two million new Covid-19 infections last week, the largest weekly case count in the continent since the start of the pandemic early last year, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. There were also almost 27,000...
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Xi Jinping, Joe Biden to exchange views on bilateral, international issues during virtual meet!
Beijing: US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will exchange views on bilateral and international issues during a virtual meeting next week, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Saturday. During a daily briefing, Chinese Foreign Ministry...
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At least 40 missing in boat accident in eastern DR Congo
Kinshasa: At least 40 people remain missing after a boat accident on Thursday morning in Kalehe territory of the South Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), local sources said. In a provisional assessment announced by Delphin...
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UN chief welcomes US-China declaration on enhancing climate action
New York: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday (local time) welcomed a US-China joint declaration on enhancing climate action at the Glasgow conference. "I welcome today's agreement between China and the USA to work together to take more...
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Four killed in attack in Afghanistan: Two civilians and two Taliban killed by gunmen in Afghanistan's Jalalabad!
Nangarhar: No one claimed responsibility for the shooting, but Daesh, which has a strong presence in Nangarhar, previously claimed several attacks against Taliban there. Gunmen shot and killed two Taliban fighters and two civilians in the eastern city...
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Putin concerned about NATO warship activity in Black Sea, says Kremlin!
Moscow: NATO warship activity in the Black Sea is a matter of concern for Russian President Vladimir Putin and a reason for heightened precautions, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. It is "absolutely a matter of concern to him and he has spoken about...
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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko warns European Union against new sanctions!
Brussels: Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has issued a warning to the European Union against the imposition of new sanctions amid the ongoing border dispute between them. Vowing retaliation, Lukashenko said he will shut down the transit of natural...
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South Africa's last apartheid president FW de Klerk dies at 85
Cape: FW de Klerk, South Africa's last white president, died on Thursday aged 85, his foundation announced. De Klerk and South Africa's first black president Nelson Mandela shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 for leading the "miracle" transition from...
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Spain's La Palma: Lava pours from new La Palma volcano vent raising fears of more destruction
La PalmaLava flowed from a newly opened crack in the Cumbre Vieja volcano on Spain's La Palma on Friday (Oct 1), carving a different path from previous flows and raising fears of more destruction, while fine ash forced islanders to don masks and goggles....
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You have every right to be angry', Boris Johnson tells climate activists!
LONDON: As young climate activists took to streets to protest against the worsening climate crisis, the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson agreed with them and said "you have every right to be angry". Johnson believes the young people around the world are...
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Brian Laundrie search: Ex-Navy SEALs, Marines, K-9 teams join Dog the Bounty Hunter!
CALIFORNIA: Dog the Bounty Hunter's search efforts for Brian Laundrie have intensified as he has been joined by former Navy SEALs, Marines, and a K9 unit. Laundrie has been missing since September 14 - five days before his girlfriend Gabby Petito's remains...
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Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla scheduled to visit Sri Lanka from October 2!
NEW DELHI: Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla will pay an official visit to Sri Lanka from October 2-5, 2021 on the invitation of the Foreign Secretary of Sri Lanka Admiral Prof. Jayanath Colombage Sri Lanka occupies a central place in India's '...
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Will Derek Richards be canceled? USO comedy tour in doubt after Biden memes surface!
NEW YORK: Comedian Derek Richards could be in major trouble, thanks to one eagle-eyed Twitter user. Richards was due to go on a Department of Defense (DoD) sponsored tour of several military bases, but it now appears to be canceled after one user highlighted...