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Pak Terrorists behind 26/11 attacks: Ex Pak PM Sharif
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharief has confirmed that the 26/11 Mumbai attacks was carried out by terrorists from Pakistan. Former Pakistan Prime […]
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Israel closes Gaza border crossing damaged by Palestinians
Israel closed a main border crossing with the Gaza Strip and destroyed a Hamas militant tunnel on Saturday, a day after renewed violence […]
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Office of missing persons commences public consultations from Mannar
In Sri Lanka, the office of missing persons (OMP) today launched a series of regional-level public consultations, commencing with a public meeting in […]
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Iraq holds first nationwide election since IS defeat
Iraq began voting Saturday in its first parliamentary election since declaring victory over the Islamic State group, with the country hoping to shore […]
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Putin dials Merkel, Erdogan in a bid to keep Iran nuclear deal alive
Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin has spoken with Germany’s Angela Merkel and Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a bid to keep the Iran […]
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In meeting with Kim, Trump to seek ‘complete’ denuclearisation of Korean Peninsula
US President Donald Trump would seek a “complete, irreversible and verifiable” denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula during his summit with North Korean leader Kim […]
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Malaysia’s Mahathir Mohamad sworn in as PM, becomes world’s oldest leader at 92
Ninety-two-year-old Mahathir Mohamad was on Thursday sworn in as the world’s oldest elected leader after a stunning election win that swept Malaysia’s establishment […]
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Canada Sikh minister asked to remove turban at US airport
A Canadian Sikh minister was asked to take off his turban at a Detroit airport during a security check despite passing through the […]
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India, Panama ink deals, pledge to work together against terrorism
Strengthening ties and extending cooperation to a new level, India and Panama on Wednesday inked two Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) on exemption of […]
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Syria rebels exit towns near Damascus
Hundreds of Syrian rebels left an area south of Damascus on Thursday, a monitor and state media said, leaving the capital threatened only […]
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White House aide dismissed McCain view, says ‘he’s dying’
A White House official dismissed a view expressed by Sen. John McCain about President Donald Trump’s CIA nominee, saying Thursday at a staff […]
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US blocks Pakistan’s bid to list Jamaat-ul-Ahrar commander as terrorist
The US has blocked Pakistan’s bid to have Jamaat-ul-Ahrar commander, Umer Khalid Khurasani, listed as a terrorist by the UN Security Council’s sanctions […]