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China ‘will not sit idly’ if US sells F-16V fighter jets to

China pledged sanctions against US in July when Trump admin said it was considering a USD 2.2 bn sale of tanks and air...

23 Aug 2019 7:40 AM GMT

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Pompeo is -'poisonous plant-' of American diplomacy: North Korea...

The North-'s blistering rhetoric may dim the prospect for an early resumption of nuclear negotiations between the...

23 Aug 2019 7:31 AM GMT

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-'Chernobyl on ice-': Russia launches world-'s first flaoting nuclear...

The reactor-'s trip is expected to last between four and six weeks, depending on the weather conditions and the amount...

23 Aug 2019 4:56 AM GMT

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Sri Lanka desists from speaking on Kashmir, Pak envoy apprises...

However, four out of five permanent members in the United Nations did not support Pakistan contentions over India-'s...

23 Aug 2019 2:40 AM GMT

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-'All the forces-': China-'s global social media push over Hong Kong...

China denounced the moves by Twitter and Facebook on Tuesday, saying it had a right to put out its own views.

22 Aug 2019 9:25 AM GMT

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Death toll mounts to 81 in Kabul wedding blast

An explosion rocked the west of Kabul on August 17 when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a wedding reception.

22 Aug 2019 8:55 AM GMT

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Japan bullet train runs at 280 km/hr with one of its doors open

-'The conductor checked the carriage and found that the door was completely open,-' a company spokesman told news agency...

22 Aug 2019 5:30 AM GMT

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Court extends 14-day physical remand of Maryam Nawaz in Chaudhry Sugar...

Maryam had appeared before NAB on July 31 to record her statement in the Chaudhry Sugar Mills reference.

22 Aug 2019 4:31 AM GMT

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Fifth India-Nepal Joint Commission meet concludes, MoU signed on food...

In addition, the commission agreed to expedite the early completion of remaining projects, the ministry said.

22 Aug 2019 3:34 AM GMT

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NSA Ajit Doval meets Russian counterpart in Moscow ahead of PM Modi-'s...

Both sides reaffirmed their intention to intensify counter-terrorism cooperation during the talks.

21 Aug 2019 4:06 PM GMT

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Chinese parliament rules out allowing same-sex marriage

Taiwan’s parliament passed a bill in May that endorsed same-sex marriage.

21 Aug 2019 10:25 AM GMT

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Jaishankar arrives in Nepal to co-chair Joint Commisson meeting

Jaishankar will call on Nepal-'s President Bidhya Devi Bhandari and Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli.

21 Aug 2019 10:19 AM GMT