Sat 27 June 2020: India moves air defense missile system into Ladakh sector following increased fighter aircraft activities by China in region NEW DELHI, India – India on Saturday deployed advanced quick-reaction surface-to-air missile defense systems, called Akash, on its borders with China in the northern Himalayan region of Ladakh. The deployment comes after the […]
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FILE PHOTO Sat 27 June 2020: Officials of Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission targeted in bomb attack in capital Kabul KABUL, Afghanistan (AA) – Two officials of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) were killed in a blast in the capital Kabul on Saturday, officials confirmed. In a statement, the group said Fatima Khalil, […]
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Sat 27 June 2020: Foreign policies impacted by populist, nationalistic discourse world leaders are using to preserve power, says analyst ANKARA (AA) – The recent clashes between China and India are a manifestation of long-standing tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors, according to an expert on South Asian geopolitics. “The Himalayan border problem between Pakistan, […]
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Sat 27 June 2020: NEW DELHI, India (AA) – With 18,552 coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, India’s nationwide tally on Saturday crossed the 0.5 million mark, the biggest surge so far, the Health Ministry said. Meanwhile, the death toll touched 15,700 with 384 more fatalities. A total of 295,881 people in the country […]
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Sat 27 June 2020: ISTANBUL (AA) – India, perceived as a pivot to the US policy of containing China, appears to be on the horns of strategic dilemma both regionally and globally. While it is weighing the costs of conflict to its economy as its army is engaged in a standoff with China along the […]
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Fri 26 June 2020: Students, activists protesting against new citizenship law were detained ANKARA (AA) – UN human rights experts on Friday called on India to release protesters who were detained two months ago when they were protesting against the new controversial citizenship law that is seen as discriminatory against Muslims. “Authorities should immediately release all […]
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Fri 26 June 2020: Rights group starts petition to draw attention of international community on dire conditions of Rohingya refugees ANKARA (AA) – An international rights group on Friday started a petition to draw the attention of the international community on the dire conditions of Rohingya refugees in the midst of COVID-19 crisis. “Sign the […]
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Fri 26 June 2020: India acknowledged for the first time that it has matched China in massing troops at their contested Himalayan border region after a deadly clash this month. But India’s foreign ministry accused China of causing the tensions by starting military deployments, and warned relations between the world’s two most populous nations could […]
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Fri 26 June 2020: The announcement of a film on the life of Variyamkunnath Kunjahammed Haji, a freedom fighter in the Malabar region of Kerala who fought the British in the early 20th century, has led to a hate campaign against the proposed film and its crew, The Hindu reported. The film, said to be titled Variyamkunnan, is set to […]
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Fri 26 June 2020: Our ally came inside our country and killed someone without informing us, said PM Khan, referring to how U.S. Navy Seals killed the 9/11 mastermind in Abbottabad. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday called slain al-Qaeda chief and 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden a “shaheed” (martyr) and said that Islamabad faced “embarrassment” […]
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