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Russia, China veto US Security Council bid on Gaza 'ceasefire'

Published On: March 23, 2024 08:15 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

UNITED NATIONS, March 23: Russia and China on Friday vetoed a US-led draft resolution at the Security Council on a ceasefire in Gaza, with Moscow accusing Washington of a "hypocritical spectacle" that does not pressure Israel.

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UN chief 'alarmed' by reports of civilians killed in Myanmar air strikes

Published On: March 19, 2024 03:15 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS

BANGKOK, Thailand, March 19: United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has said he is "alarmed" by reports of ongoing Myanmar military air strikes on villages in Rakhine state, where locals told AFP more than 20 people were killed on Monday.

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India to hold marathon national election from April

Published On: March 16, 2024 08:33 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS

NEW DELHI, March 16: India announced Saturday that national polls would begin on April 19, with Hindu-nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly favoured to win a third term in the world's biggest democracy.

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Sri Lanka ex-leader claims ousted over China investments

Published On: March 9, 2024 07:36 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

COLOMBO, March 9: Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa ended a long silence over his ouster Thursday by releasing a book claiming "geopolitical rivalry" between China and other countries was responsible for his downfall.

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Majority of WTO members sign investment deal for development

Published On: February 26, 2024 10:34 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS

ABU Dhabi, Feb 26: More than 120 WTO member states have finalised an agreement that aims to facilitate investment in developing countries by improving transparency and clearing bureaucratic hurdles, the global trade body said Sunday.

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India confirms citizens 'signed up' for Russian army

Published On: February 24, 2024 02:41 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS

NEW DELHI, Feb 24: India's foreign ministry confirmed Friday that some of the country's citizens had signed up for "support jobs" with the Russian army and said it was working with Moscow to secure their discharge. The Hindu newspaper reported Wednesday that around 18 Indians were stranded in various border towns along the frontlines of Russia's war in Ukraine.

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Prince William concerned at 'terrible human cost' of Middle East conflict

Published On: February 21, 2024 07:15 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

LONDON, Feb 21: Heir to the British throne Prince William on Tuesday released a rare statement on the Israel-Hamas conflict, underlining his concern at the "terrible human cost".

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Beijing urges US to end 'harassment' of Chinese students

Published On: February 20, 2024 07:15 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

BEIJING, Feb. 20: China's public security minister called on the US homeland security secretary to stop alleged "harassment" of Chinese students entering the United States in a meeting between the two in Vienna, Beijing's state media reported Monday.

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Ukraine withdraws from eastern city Avdiivka to 'save our people'

Published On: February 18, 2024 07:50 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

KYIV, Ukraine, Feb 18: Ukraine withdrew troops from the besieged eastern stronghold of Avdiivka to save the lives of its soldiers, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday, handing Russia its biggest symbolic victory since May.

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Dozens detained in Russia as Navalny's family seek body

Published On: February 17, 2024 07:54 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS

MOSCOW, Feb 17: Police detained dozens of Russians paying tribute to opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Saturday, as his spokeswoman accused authorities of stalling the release of his body to relatives.

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One Nepali among 101 hostages still held by Hamas believed to be alive

Published On: February 12, 2024 07:45 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS

PARIS, Feb 12: Some 101 hostages taken by Hamas during its October 7 attack on Israel are still believed to be alive in Gaza, according to an AFP count after the rescue of two more on Monday.

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Xi tells Putin China, Russia should oppose interference

Published On: February 9, 2024 08:12 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

BEIJING, Feb 9: China's President Xi Jinping on Thursday told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that both countries should oppose interference by "external forces", Chinese state media reported, as the two leaders spoke on the phone to mark Lunar New Year.

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There to die': Nepali mercenaries fight for Russia in Ukraine

Published On: February 8, 2024 09:14 PM NPT By: AFP/RSS

KATHMANDU, Feb 8: Nepali mercenaries are fighting for Russia in Ukraine, lured to kill far from their Himalayan homeland by promises of a passport and cash, but wounded returnees warn anyone tempted to join the war: "Do not come."

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Two killed in Bangladesh as fighting rages on Myanmar border: police

Published On: February 6, 2024 08:51 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

TUMBRU, Bangladesh, Feb 6: At least two people were killed in Bangladesh Monday after mortar shells fired from Myanmar during clashes there landed in a village across the border, police said.

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China's Tencent fires more than 120 workers for fraud

Published On: February 5, 2024 08:40 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

BEIJING, Feb 5: Chinese tech giant Tencent said it last year dismissed more than 120 employees for violating its anti-fraud rules, including for corruption and embezzlement.

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China overtook Japan as world's top vehicle exporter in 2023

Published On: February 1, 2024 09:20 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

TOKYO, Feb 1 : China overtook Japan as the world's biggest vehicle exporter last year, data from the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) showed Wednesday.

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Iran warns US against threats after deadly attack on troops

Published On: February 1, 2024 08:55 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

TEHRAN, Feb 1: Iran on Wednesday warned the United States not to threaten it, after Washington said it decided on a response to an attack that killed three American troops in Jordan.

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Sniper shoots dead Myanmar brigadier-general in helicopter

Published On: January 30, 2024 10:20 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

YANGON, Jan 30: Four members of the Myanmar security services including a brigadier-general were shot dead by sniper fire on Monday as their helicopter prepared to land, a military source told AFP.

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US, Israel, Egypt, Qatar officials in Paris for Gaza talks: sources close to participants

Published On: January 29, 2024 07:30 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

PARIS, Jan 29: The head of the US Central Intelligence Agency as well as top Egyptian, Qatari and Israeli officials were communicating in Paris on Sunday to seek a ceasefire in Gaza, officials close to the participants said.

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Jury orders Trump to pay $83 mn for sex assault defamation

Published On: January 28, 2024 10:10 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

NEW YORK, Jan. 28: A jury in New York ordered former US president and 2024 candidate Donald Trump on Friday to pay $83.3 million to compensate the writer E. Jean Carroll, whom he was found to have sexually assaulted and defamed.

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