One of India’s most wanted terrorists and the main handler of 26/11 Mumbai attacks, Sajid Majeed Mir has been sentenced to 15 years by a Pakistani court. Till now it was known about Sajjad Mir that he had died. An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has sentenced the mastermind of the […]
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Chinese institutes in Latin America part of ‘soft diplomacy’ to carry on its agenda
For many Latin American students, the Confucius Institutes are places where they can learn about Chinese culture and language, however, the critics warn that these programs are a soft power play by Beijing to gain influence in the schools where they operate. The Confucius Institutes has been expanding since 2006 […]
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Xi Jinping to visit Hong Kong, his first trip outside China since Covid-19 began
Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to visit Hong Kong next week to mark the 25th anniversary of the city’s handover to China, the leader’s first trip outside the country since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Xi’s visit will include the attendance of the swearing-in ceremony of the city’s new leader John Lee. “Xi will […]
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Uyghur American elected as chairman of US Commission on International Religious Freedom
Uyghur-American lawyer Nury Turkel, who was born in Kashgar in a detention camp during China’s Cultural Revolution was unanimously elected chair of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). He was the first Uyghur-American to be appointed in USCIRF in 2020 – a bipartisan and independent federal government body. The new religious freedom […]
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Life-saving relief continues to reach quake-hit eastern Afghanistan
Emergency lifesaving aid relief continued to flow into quake-hit eastern Afghanistan on Friday, as UN humanitarians and partners rushed to help the most vulnerable communities. Afghanistan’s interim authorities report that most search and rescue operations had been completed already by Wednesday evening, but due to the remoteness of the affected areas and with additional […]
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India-Australia relation crucial to deter Chinese ambitions in Indo-Pacific
Australia sees India as one of its most important partners to deter China in the Indo-Pacific as Beijing has been very brutal in the way it is behaving, said former Australian MP Ivan Trayling. In a telephonic conversation with, Trayling said, “India-Australia relationship is important in trying to deter the […]
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Norway: Two killed, several injured in shooting at nightclub in Oslo
Two people were killed and several more wounded in a shooting at a nightclub in Oslo, Norway, early Saturday morning, media reported citing Norwegian authorities. CBS News qouted Oslo Police District as reporting that several shots were fired at a nightclub. According to the Police at least two people were killed […]
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UN chief calls for action to help internally displaced persons
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday launched an action agenda to galvanize efforts to help internally displaced persons. “Our world is facing a crisis of internal displacement. Record-high numbers of people around the world have been displaced within their countries by tragedies such as conflict, disasters and the climate crisis,” he said […]
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Canada’s job vacancies reached one million in April
Employers in Canada were actively seeking to fill about one million vacant positions at the beginning of April, up 44.4 percent from the same period of the previous year, Statistics Canada said on Friday. There was an average of 1.1 unemployed people for each job vacancy in April, down from […]
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Pakistan Stock Exchange plunges after govt announces ‘super tax’ on industries
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) crashed shortly after Shehbaz Sharif’s government announced a 10 per cent tax on large-scale industries, a measure he promised will help save the country from bankruptcy. At 11:40 am (local time), the market witnessed a steep dip with the KSE-100 losing 1,598 points and sinking to 41,100, the […]
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Four dead in military cargo plane crash in central Russia
Four people have died and five more have been hospitalized as a result of a military plane crash near the Russian city of Ryazan, the regional authorities said on Friday. “The response group of the regional government says that, according to preliminary information, four people have died as a result of the plane […]
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China has gone back to its old ways in Myanmar
One of the most significant aspects of the 2021 military coup in Myanmar was China’s immediate assistance to the military by providing advisers and subsequently, military equipment. It must be said that China’s links with the Tatmadaw in Myanmar are historical. The government of the National League for Democracy (NLD) was only an interlude in this relationship. The strategic perspective of the current […]
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Women, girls ‘are being written out of society’ by Taliban, experts warn Security Council
Amid the plummeting humanitarian and economic conditions, women and girls in Afghanistan are being deprived of their most basic human rights — employment and education, speakers told the Security Council on Thursday, as they examined the restrictive policies of the Taliban who took control of that country in August last year. “Women are collectively being written out of […]
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US Senate passes bipartisan gun safety bill
The US Senate on Thursday night passed a bipartisan bill to address gun violence in the United States, the first major piece of federal gun reform in almost 30 years. The final vote was 65 to 33 with 15 Republicans joining Democrats in support of the measure, marking a significant bipartisan breakthrough on one of the most contentious policy issues in […]
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Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik meets Odia diaspora in Rome
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik met with several people from the Odia diaspora in Rome, Italy on Thursday, the Office of the Chief Minister said. Odiyas based out of 12 countries across Europe had a very lively and engaging interaction with the Chief Minister, the PS K Pandian and the Resident […]