Pompeo dashes to Kabul to jumpstart peace process
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made an urgent visit to Kabul to reenergize the Afghan peace process amid a political impasse that could derail last month’s deal with the …
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China Reports No New Covid-19 Cases For First Time
In a major victory against the Covid-19 pandemic, China has reported no new cases of infection for the first time in the country’s Wuhan Province, the epicenter of the outbreak. …
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J&K our internal matter, stop commenting: India tells China, Pakistan
India has strongly objected to the reference of Jammu and Kashmir in a joint China-Pakistan declaration issued at the end of President Arif Alvi’s recent state visit to Beijing. …
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Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was a sage of peace: Modi
Signifying upswing in Delhi-Dhaka relations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi lavished praise on ‘Jatir Pita’ Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the occasion of his 100th birth anniversary through a video link …
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Covid-19: WHO chief calls for global solidarity
With the death toll from coronavirus exceeding 8000, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom has said that the coronavirus pandemic presents an unprecedented threat but it also offers …
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Chinese firm comes to Mumbai’s aid in COVID-19 fight
It’s a case of India-China cooperation through thick and thin. Fosun Hive, a Chinese multinational company, has promptly responded to the Mumbai administration’s request for surgical masks as the city hospitals …
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Afghan President signs decree to release 1,500 Taliban fighters
President Ashraf Ghani has ordered the release of 1,500 Taliban prisoners to kick-start direct negotiations with the rebel group in a bid to end the nearly two-decades-long war in Afghanistan. …
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Junior UK health minister tests positive for Covid-19
Junior British Health Minister Nadine Dorries has tested positive for coronavirus but out of danger, according to a news report. “I can confirm I have tested positive for coronavirus… and …
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Foreign MPs raise heat over CAA after UNHCR move
A plea filed by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) in the Supreme Court on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) has triggered a fierce debate whether the …
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US hits Taliban with airstrikes after peace deal
A new peace deal to end the war in Afghanistan seemed to be falling apart as the US carried out fresh air raids against the Taliban this week.“The US conducted …
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