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June 3 ,2021
The fourth Trilateral Foreign Ministers meeting on Afghan peace would be held virtually On Thursday with the top diplomats from Pakista...
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June 3 ,2021
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June 3 ,2021
Israel's opposition leader moved closer to unseating prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he officially told the country's president...
MYANMAR JAILS TWO JOURNALISTS FOR 'INCITEMENT AND SPREADIN...
June 3 ,2021
A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Wednesday jailed two journalists for incitement and spreading false news, their organisations said...
BANGLADESH BUDGET 2021-22: GDP GROWTH TARGET 7.25%; INFLAT...
June 3 ,2021
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The finances ministry has...
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June 3 ,2021
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Palestinian children stand at the window of their home at a building heavily damaged d...
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June 3 ,2021
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Palestinian children stand at the window of their home at a building heavily damaged during re...
Exploring the brands Malala wore in her stunning Vogue pho...
June 3 ,2021
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Plea in Supreme Court seeks direction for removal of bodie...
June 3 ,2021
Government crews on Friday patrol the Ganges river, where shallow graves are made evident by saffron cloth in Allahabad, India. (Sanj...
Indian economy at risk as Covid-19 pandemic shrinks countr...
June 3 ,2021
When Mrs Manisha (who uses only her first name) was hospitalised with Covid-19 last month, the family thought it would be only for a fe...
Nepal: Budget heavily relies on foreign funds for Covid-19...
June 3 ,2021
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The government will rely heavily on external assistance to combat the Covid-19 pandemic with over 70 percent...
China, Pakistan, Afghanistan Foreign Ministers to hold tal...
June 3 ,2021
China on Thursday will chair a meeting with the Foreign Ministers of Afghanistan and Pakistan, as Beijing looks to step up its engageme...
Censorship is plunging Modi’s India into darkness
June 3 ,2021
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US confident in Asean’s plan for post-coup Myanmar. Others...
June 3 ,2021
The number two US diplomat on Wednesday said Washington remained confident in Asean’s five-point consensus plan to defuse My...
Xi Jinping wants isolated China to ‘make friends and win o...
June 3 ,2021
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Israeli politics breaks through glass ceiling
June 3 ,2021
Conservative Israeli politician Naftali Bennett places a note in the stones of Western Wall, holiest site where Jews can pray, in Jer...
US secretary of state warns Pacific leaders about ‘coercio...
June 3 ,2021
The US secretary of state has warned leaders of Pacific countries about “threats to the rules-based international order” an...
Palestine miffed with India's abstention at UNHRC vote; FM...
June 3 ,2021
A miffed Palestine has raised its concern with India's abstention at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution that ca...
US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan 30-44 per cent comple...
June 3 ,2021
The US Central Command has said that an estimated 30 to 44 percent of American troops have been withdrawn from Afghanistan until last m...
Dozens of Myanmar Junta soldiers killed in Karen State
June 3 ,2021
Fighting between the Myanmar military and a combined force of Karen State-based ethnic armed groups and the Myawaddy People’s Def...
Terrorism: A lingering threat to South Asian peace
June 3 ,2021
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