International
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Pakistan is 2nd worst country on Global Gender Gap Index
Geneva– Pakistan has been ranked as the second-worst country in terms of gender parity, placed 145 out of 146 states,…
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Food security to be focus of first West Asia Quad summit: US
YASHWANT RAJ Washington– Food security will be the focus of the first-ever summit of a new West Asia-focussed Quad comprising…
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Sri Lankan Prez Gotabaya Rajapaksa signs resignation letter
Colombo– Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has signed his resignation letter, dated for July 13 and the Speaker of Parliament…
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20 killed as torrential rains cause havoc in Pakistan’s Karachi
Islamabad– The toll in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi from the latest spell of monsoon rains which started last…
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G-20 Sherpas meet in Indonesia discusses health, food, energy security
Labuan Bajo (Indonesia)– India’s G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant led the Indian delegation to the second G20 Sherpa meeting, convened by…
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India denies reports about sending military to Sri Lanka
SUSITHA FERNANDO Colombo– India has categorically denied reports about it sending troops to Sri Lanka. Earlier, senior BJP leader Subramanian…
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SL all-party govt should seek India’s support: Peace envoy Solheim
VISHAL GULATI New Delhi– The people of Sri Lanka have bravely taken the first important step — to dismiss the…
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Ex-US cop sentenced to 21 years in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights
Washington– Derek Chauvin, a former police officer of Minneapolis, in the US’ Minnesota, was sentenced in a federal court to…
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Shinzo Abe assassinated, condolences pour in
Tokyo– Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe passed away on Friday, hours after being shot while addressing an election rally…
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Blinken welcomes 75th anniversary of US-Pak ties during call with Bilawal
Washington/Islamabad– US Secretary of State Antony Blinken welcomed the 75th anniversary of ties between Washington and Islamabad during a phone…
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