Kabul wedding hall blast toll rises to 80
Kabul: The death toll in the Kabul wedding hall suicide bomb attack has risen to 80, according to authorities on Wednesday. The toll has risen as several wounded in Saturday …
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Pakistan divided over raising Kashmir at ICJ
Islamabad: After Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan decided to raise the Kashmir issue at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the Law Ministry is yet to frame its views on …
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Jaishankar in Kathmandu, Nepal hopes for progress on key issues
Kathmandu: With External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s arrival here on Wednesday to participate in the Fifth Nepal-India Joint Commission meeting, Nepali officials are hopeful of more extensive conversations between the …
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US ready to engage in working-level talks with North Korea
Seoul: The US special representative for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) affairs, Stephen Biegun, said Wednesday that his country was ready to engage in working-level talks with Pyongyang …
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Bangladesh urged to halt returning Rohingyas
New York: The Myanmar and Bangladesh governments should suspend plans to repatriate Rohingya refugees until returns are safe, voluntary and dignified, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday. With new repatriations …
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22 Texas towns hit by ransomware attacks
San Francisco: At least 22 government agencies in the US state of Texas have been hit ransomeware hackers in what appears to be a coordinated cyberattack. The Texas Department of …
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US in contact with Venezuela’s govt at highest level: Trump
Washington: President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that his administration is in contact with Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro government “at a very high level,” after being asked by the media about …
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Three dead in helicopter crash off Greek island of Poros
Athens: Three persons lost their lives when a private helicopter crashed in the sea area off Poros island on Tuesday. The bodies of two Russian nationals who were on board …
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Qureshi speaks to French counterpart on Kashmir
Islamabad: Continuing with its diplomatic overdrive against India over the Kashmir issue, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday held a telephonic talk with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le …
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Undemocratic backstop must be scrapped: Johnson
London : UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told the European Union (EU) that the backstop plan for the Irish border must be scrapped because it was “unviable” and “anti-democratic”, …
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