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North Korea fires short-range missiles
North Korea fires short-range missiles

Seoul: North Korea fired two short-range missiles into its eastern waters Monday when South Korea and the US launched their joint annual war games, a media report said. A defence ministry official said that North Korea fired two missiles, estimated to be Scud ballistic missiles, between 6:32 a.m. and 6:41 a.m. from Nampo areas, South […]

  • Monday, 21 June 2021
IS to release 29 Assyrian Christians abducted in Syria
IS to release 29 Assyrian Christians abducted in Syria

Damascus: Islamic State (IS) has decided to release 29 Assyrian Christians, who were part of over 200 members of the community kidnapped by the radical group earlier this week, a group monitoring the Syrian war said Saturday. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), the Assyrian Christian leaders have conducted talks with the […]

  • Monday, 21 June 2021
Turkey, US to start training Syrian rebels from March 1
Turkey, US to start training Syrian rebels from March 1

Turkey and the US will launch a programme for training and equipping Syrian rebels March 1, spokesman for Turkish foreign ministry, Tanju Bilgic said today

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PM Modi Congratulates Iran's New President

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Ebrahim Raisi, the incumbent Chief Justice of Iran, for winning the country's presidential election, saying India looked forwards to work with him to strengthen ties between the two countries.

Ebrahim Raisi Wins Iran Prez Polls By Landslide
Ebrahim Raisi Wins Iran Prez Polls By Landslide

Deputy Interior Minister Jamal Orf said 28.6 million Iranians participated in Friday's election, and with around 90 per cent of the votes counted, Raisi garnered over 17.8 million votes.

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IMF Proposes Setting Up Of An Int'l Carbon Price Floor

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has proposed to set up an international carbon price floor to help limit global warming and achieve the transition toward low carbon growth over this decade.

Trump lands in Saudi Arabia
Trump lands in Saudi Arabia

Riyadh: US President Donald Trump on Saturday landed in Saudi Arabia, beginning his first international tour which is scheduled to include stops in Israel, the Vatican City, Belgium and Italy. Trump was received by Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz at Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport, Efe news reported. Abdulaziz organised a small reception for Trump, who […]

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'Pact on Nepal-China rail project in final stage'

Kathmandu: The much-talked about pact on the Kathmandu-Kerung rail project, a cross-border rail network between Nepal and China, is in the final stage of signature, said Nepal’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Krishna Bahadur Mahara. Speaking at a programme organised by the China Study Centre and the Nepal Institute for Strategic Centre on […]

Israel Gaza Conflict
Israeli Warplanes Strike Hamas Military Posts In Gaza

Israeli warplanes struck military posts of the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Islamic Hamas movement, in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian security sources said.

Kids Vaccine
Denmark To Start Vaccinating 12 To 15-Year-Olds Against Covid-19

Children in Denmark between the ages of 12 and 15 will soon be offered the opportunity to be voluntarily vaccinated against Covid-19, "possibly" from this September, Soren Brostrom, director general of the Danish Health Authority, said at a press conference here on Thursday.

Japan To Begin Issuing 'Vaccine Passports' In July
Japan To Begin Issuing 'Vaccine Passports' In July

The Japanese government wants its citizens carrying the documents verifying their vaccination status to be exempted or only have to undergo a shortened quarantine period when they travel.

Arizona wildfire
Arizona Wildfire Scorches 148,299 Acres Of Land

The wildfire, dubbed Telegraph Fire, started on June 10 in Pinal County and located less than 1 mile from the 250-person community, Top-of-the-World, reports Xinhua news agency.

Israel Attack
Israel Strikes In Gaza After Arson Attacks

Israel has launched air strikes against Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, after incendiary balloons were launched from the territory.

78 Taliban Militants Killed In Afghanistan In 24 Hrs
Afghan Forces Retake 2 Districts Amid Intense Fighting, Over 50 Militants Killed

Khan Abad district in Kunduz was retaken on Monday, while Chah Ab district in Takhar was seized last week.

Former Govt Mishandled Kulbhushan Jadhav Case: Pak FM Qureshi 
Former Govt Mishandled Kulbhushan Jadhav Case: Pak FM Qureshi 

Qureshi said that the incumbent Imran Khan government was implementing the recommendations of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), adding that India wanted to delay the matter and drag Pakistan back to The Hague-based court.

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