Hong Kong independence activist Edward Leung has been released from prison on Lantau Island, after spending four years at a top security facility for taking part in violent demonstrations in February 2016, according to reports on Wednesday. According to Wall Street Journal, now the 30-year-old Leung left prison before dawn today. On his […]
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China views US as ‘competitor’; treats itself as ‘lone competitor’: Report
China views the United States as a “competitor” and treats itself also as the “lone competitor”, “capable of combining its economic, diplomatic, military, and technological power to mount a sustained challenge to a stable and open international system”, said a Canada-based think tank. Citing the detailed report, titled “Military and Security Developments […]
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Pakistani Taliban claim responsibility for killing police officer in Islamabad
The banned Pakistani Taliban on Tuesday claimed responsibility for an overnight gun attack on police in Islamabad that killed an officer and wounded two others. Police officials said two gunmen riding a motorcycle opened fire on a security checkpoint near one of the city’s busy markets late on Monday. They say the ensuing shootout […]
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Former IS-K chief Asif Farooqi killed in Afghanistan
Aslam Farooqi, the former chief of the Islamic State-Khurasan (IS-K), was killed during a shootout in northern Afghanistan on Sunday, a media report said on Monday. Farooqi, who hailed from Pakistan’s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, was reportedly killed during an investigation against organized kidnappers and criminal mafia, Pakistani newspaper The Express Tribune reported. The investigation resulted in […]
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France to use its EU presidency to take EU-India ties to even greater strategic leve
French Ambassador to India Emmanuel Lenain on Monday said that France will use its European Union presidency from January to June to take EU-India ties to an even greater strategic level. “From January to June, France will use its EU presidency to take EU-India ties to an even greater strategic […]
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Taliban ‘peace’ worse than war for Afghan people
Since the Taliban came into power in Afghanistan in August last year, the people of the country believe that the so-called “peace” of the group is worse than the war of the last 20 years, Italian author and journalist Francesca Marino said in an article. The crackdown on women, art, and culture in Afghanistan highlighted the hypocrite position […]
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Japan to develop comprehensive relations with Russia, including on energy
The Japanese government intends to continue negotiations with Russia to resolve the territorial issue and conclude a peace treaty, as well as to comprehensively develop relations with Moscow, including the cooperation in the energy sector, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Monday. “In order to meet the national interests, we intend to comprehensively develop relations between Japan and Russia, including the energy […]
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China likely ramp up pressure on Taiwan next year: UK academician
China is likely to increase pressure on Taiwan next year, a prominent British historian and writer said while adding that deterrence is key to withstanding Beijing’s military threats. Niall Ferguson, who is a senior fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, made the remarks last week at a virtual event organized by the Taipei School of Economics and […]
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French National Assembly adopts vaccine pass law
The French National Assembly, or the lower house of the Parliament, adopted on Sunday evening a law which will transform the health pass into a stricter vaccine pass in a bid to curb the country’s surging COVID-19 cases. The National Assembly adopted the law by a vote of 215 for and 58 against and after debates […]
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Two shots of Sputnik V accepted for international travel to Australia
Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has recognized the two-dose course of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 as an acceptable form of coronavirus vaccination for travellers.“Today, the TGA determined that an additional COVID-19 vaccine, the two-dose course of the Gamaleya Institute vaccine (Sputnik V, Russian Federation) would be ‘recognized’ for the purpose […]
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225 people killed in Kazakhstan recent unrest
At least 225 people, including security personnel, have been killed during violent protests and violence in Kazakhstan recently, according to Pajhwok Afghan News on Monday. On Sunday, the head of the city police department, Kanat Taimerdenov, said that during the several days that Almaty was shaken up by riots, there were seven attacks […]
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Jamat-e-Islami chief calls Imran Khan ‘international beggar’ amid Pakistan’s mounting financial woes
Dubbing Imran Khan as an “international beggar”, Jamat-e-Islami (JI) chief Sirajul-Haq on Sunday stated that Pakistan Prime Minister’s departure is ‘the only solution’ to all the problems of the country marred with financial woes. Speaking at a gathering ahead of local body polls in Lahore, Haq called for a fresh election in the country. Slamming Khan’s […]
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Beijing reports first local Omicron case: Report
Weeks ahead of the Winter Olympics, China’s capital Beijing has reported its first locally transmitted infection of Omicron variant, local media reported on Sunday. Global Times reported citing Beijing authorities that they have confirmed that a new local COVID-19 case reported on Saturday belongs to the Omicron strain. According to an official statement, the patient […]
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Japan cancels tsunami warning issued after Tonga volcano eruption
A tsunami warning, issued after the eruption of a volcano in the waters of the Pacific island state of Tonga, has been cancelled for all regions of Japan since the threat has passed. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the warning was cancelled at 14:00 local time (05:00 GMT). On Saturday, the eruption of the […]
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38 killed, several injured in Afghanistan violence last week: Report
At least 32 people were killed and 16 others injured in separate incidents in Afghanistan’s Kabul, Herat, Faryab, Laghman, and Nangarhar provinces during the last week, local media reported on Sunday. According to reports, unidentified people killed a money changer in Heart and five members of a family were killed in Laghman and injured a sixth, according […]