A welcoming ceremony of the participants of the Central Asia – China Summit held in the Tang Dynasty Garden in Xi’an. Thu 18 May 2023: The leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are in Xian for a two-day meeting. China’s President Xi Jinping is in the central city of Xian where he […]
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British High Commissioner Andrew Dagleish and Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb. Thu 18 May 2023: On Wednesday, Pakistan and the United Kingdom agreed to collaborate to remove content related to hatred and terrorism sentiments from social and internet media. Acting British High Commissioner Andrew Dagleish and Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum […]
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Kohinoor, set in ‘the Queen Mother’s Crown. Thu 18 May 2023: The Indian government is eager to initiate talks with the United Kingdom about the repatriation of artefacts taken from the country during the colonial era, according to a Politico report quoting an unnamed Indian government representative. According to the representative, India’s culture secretary, Govind […]
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Thu 18 May 2023: Myanmar’s military imported at least $1 billion in arms and raw materials since it ousted a democratically elected government in February 2021, according to a UN report Wednesday. Russia, China, Singapore, Thailand and India were major suppliers aiding the military, according to the report, “The Billion Dollar Death Trade: International Arms […]
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Hindu radicals burn a dummy replica of Cardinal Telesphore Toppo of Ranchi. (Photo: Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India) Wed 17 May 2023: State Department’s annual report on religious freedom lists attacks on Muslims and Christians in the world’s most populous nation. The United States wants India to condemn persistent religious violence, says a senior […]
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Wed 17 May 2023: The US announced charges in five cases involving alleged attempts to steal technology for the benefit of China, Russia, and Iran, including a 35-year-old former Apple Inc engineer accused of targeting the company’s technology on autonomous systems, such as self-driving cars, and then fleeing to China. “In the Northern District of […]
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Tue 16 May 2023: The violent storm that hit Myanmar on Sunday killed at least 40 people, and the death toll could grow further, BBC reported. One relief organisation has warned that rescuers are ready for “a large scale loss of life” in Myanmar after devastating Cyclone Mocha slammed into the country’s west coast, ripping […]
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Tue 16 May 2023: An Indian politician has won a local election nearly two weeks after her death. Ashiya Bi polled nearly 44 percent of the vote in the race for a municipal civic body seat in the Bijnor district of India’s most populous state of Uttar Pradesh this month, according to a report by the AFP […]
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Tue 16 May 2023: ExxonMobil has resolved a long-running case filed by locals who claimed soldiers the oil company employed to secure a natural gas project in the Indonesian province of Aceh tortured and murdered people. According to a joint filing on Monday, “all matters” would be resolved between the two parties. The conditions were […]
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Tue 16 May 2023: Josep Borrell, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, has said that the bloc will act against the importation of Indian petroleum products that use Russian oil, in rare explicit criticism of India’s role in helping Russia evade Western sanctions amid the war in Ukraine. In an interview with the Financial Times, […]
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