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UN envoy bound for North Korea as tensions soar
Beijing: A senior United Nations envoy arrived at Beijing's airport today on his way to North Korea for a rare visit aimed at defusing soaring tensions over Pyongyang's intercontinental ballistic missile launch.
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‘India’s influence stops countries from raising Kashmir issue’
Washington: India's growing influence and economic power have enabled it impose a "gag order" on Kashmir with western countries being unwilling to raise the issue at the international level, including in the UN, 'president' of the…
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Indian-American senator Harris tops global thinkers list
Washington: Indian-American California senator Kamala Harris has topped the prestigious Foreign Policy magazine's 2017 list of '50 Leading Global Thinkers' which also features US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley.
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Mallya set to return to UK court as extradition trial begins
London: Liquor baron Vijay Mallya, out on a 650,000-pound bail bond following his arrest by Scotland Yard over fraud and money laundering charges, will return to Westminster Magistrates' Court here today as his extradition trial begins.…
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2 China banks refuse loan to Adani’s mine project in Oz: report
Melbourne: Indian energy giant Adani's controversy-hit Carmichael coal mine project in Australia has hit another road-block after China's two major state-run banks said they have no plans to finance the venture, media reports said today.…
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Will find common ground to work together with Pak in fight against terror: Mattis
Washington: US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has said he intends to work hard to find common ground with Pakistan in the fight against terrorism, which is necessary to restore the level of stability in South Asia to allow economic…
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Hafiz Saeed’s JuD to contest 2018 Pak general elections
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Lahore: Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed on Sunday confirmed that his banned outfit Jammat-ud-Dawah will foray into Pakistan's political scene by contesting the 2018 general elections under the banner of Milli Muslim…
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Yemen rebels claim missile launch toward UAE; no UAE comment
Dubai: Yemen's Shiite rebels have claimed that they launched a missile toward an under-construction nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates. Emirati officials had no immediate comment.
The USD 20 billion Barakah nuclear power plant…
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Iran inaugurates new extension to its main Arabian Sea port
Tehran: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani inaugurated today a newly built extension to the country's main Arabian Sea outlet, the strategic Chabahar Port on the Gulf of Oman, which more than triples its capacity and poses a challenge for a…
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Trump’s new South Asia Strategy making progress: WH
Washington: US President Donald Trump's new South Asia Strategy, which for the first time adopts a regional approach and gives a major role to India, is showing progress in its first 100 days, but it needs to be given time to take root, a…
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