World
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Sri Lanka questions UN rights report on enforced disappearances
Colombo: Sri Lanka has questioned the timing and the mandate of a report issued by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) this week in which it…
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Elon Musk arrives in Indonesia, to launch satellite internet service Starlink
New Delhi: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Sunday arrived in Indonesia where he aims to launch his satellite-based internet service Starlink. Musk, who is visiting Indonesia for the first time,…
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US NSA to visit Israel for talks on ceasefire
Chennai: The National Security Advisor (NSA) of the US, Jake Sullivan will reach Tel Aviv on Sunday on a two-day visit and hold a series of meetings with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin…
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Several Ukrainians injured in Russian attack on Kharkiv
Kiev: Several people were injured in Russian firing on a residential part of the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv and the neighbouring city of Vovchansk, the regional military administration said. In Kharkiv,…
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Pakistan, IMF to hold talks on fresh bailout package
Islamabad: Pakistan, seeking a fresh USD 6 billion to USD 8 billion loan package from the IMF, will hold talks with officials from the Washington-based lender to discuss the terms of the…
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Pakistan: Imran Khan’s wife expresses ‘lack of confidence’ in judge
Islamabad: Jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi on Friday expressed a lack of confidence in a judge hearing an alleged corruption case at an accountability court, a media…
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NASA upbeat about greater space cooperation with South Korea
Washington: The US space agency NASA expressed expectations for greater space cooperation with South Korea, as the two countries are widening the scope of their alliance beyond its longstanding security focus. Mark…
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New Netherlands coalition plans to move embassy in Israel to Jerusalem
Amsterdam: The future right-wing coalition in the Netherlands on Thursday announced a radical change of course, including a crackdown on immigration as well as controversial plans to move the country’s embassy in…
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Lecturing India on human rights would not work: Indian American lawmakers
Washington: Reiterating that they would continue to raise the issue of human rights in India with its leadership, Indian American lawmakers on Thursday, however, said that lecturing New Delhi on this issue…