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Guterres ‘saddened’ by Kerala flood deaths; UN monitoring situation
United Nations UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is saddened by the loss of lives and the destruction due to the Kerala floods and the […]
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Russia poll meddling: US special counsel recommends 6-month jail for Papadopoulos
Washington Special Counsel Robert Mueller recommended in a court filing on Friday that a judge sentence former Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos to […]
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Pakistan pays tribute to ‘statesman’ Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Pakistan on Thursday paid tribute to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee hailing him as a “statesman” after he passed away, aged 93. […]
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Donald Trump blacklists ex-CIA chief Brennan, threatens same for other critics
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday revoked the security clearance of one of his most vocal critics – former Central Intelligence Agency director […]
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Imran Khan set for victory as Pakistan MPs vote on new PM
Pakistani lawmakers will vote for a new prime minister Friday, with World Cup cricket hero and election winner Imran Khan expected to become […]
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Schools hit as militants seek soft targets in Afghanistan
Kabul A suicide bomb attack on a group of teenagers studying for university exams in Kabul, which killed 34 persons and wounded 56 […]
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North Korea leader lambasts ‘brigandish’ sanctions: KCNA
Seoul North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attacked “hostile forces” over “brigandish” sanctions, state media reported on Friday, as Washington seeks to maintain […]
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350 dailies take on Trump for free press
Los Angeles Hundreds of US newspapers on Thursday launched a coordinated defence of press freedom and a rebuke of President Donald Trump for […]
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22 students drown on way to school as boat sinks in Nile in Sudan
At least 22 students drowned on Wednesday when a boat carrying more than 40 children sank while crossing the Nile in northern Sudan, […]
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48 killed in Kabul suicide attack: Officials
Kabul The death toll from a suicide blast at an educational centre in a mainly Shiite area of the Afghan capital on Wednesday […]
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19 citizens killed in tourist bus crash in Columbia
Nineteen of the 24 victims in a fatal tourist bus crash in Ecuador were Colombian, the government has confirmed. Fourteen of the deceased […]
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Philippines’ Duterte could resign if Marcos Jr becomes V-P: Spokesman
Manila Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte could step down if the son of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos succeeds in overturning his 2016 vice presidential […]