Nawaz Sharif: Pakistan’s three-time PM due home from exile
(Reuters) – Nawaz Sharif, whose three terms as prime minister of Pakistan were marred by corruption allegations and standoffs with
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IMF, Bangladesh agree on first review of $4.7 bln bailout
Dhaka (Reuters) – Bangladesh and the International Monetary Fund reached a staff-level agreement on the first review of a $4.7
Read MoreIn manifesto, Congress party promises Indian state a cricket franchise
Mumbai (Reuters) – India’s opposition Congress party has promised the central state of Madhya Pradesh that it will attempt to
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Russia says strike on Gaza hospital is a shocking crime
Moscow (Reuters) – Russia’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday that a strike on a hospital in Gaza that killed hundreds
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Russia push for UN Security Council action on Israel, Gaza fails
United Nations (Reuters) – A Russian-drafted U.N. Security Council resolution that called for a humanitarian ceasefire in the war between
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India top court declines to allow same-sex marriages
New Delhi (Reuters) – India’s top court on Tuesday declined to allow same-sex marriages in the country. A five-judge bench
Read MoreRussia says it need no longer obey UN restriction on missile technology for Iran
(Reuters) – Russia said it need no longer obey U.N. Security Council restrictions on giving missile technology to its ally
Read MoreUN urges more international focus on Rohingya refugees
Bangkok (Reuters) – The United Nations refugee agency on Tuesday urged the international community to keep focus on the plight
Read MoreTaliban representative arrives in Beijing to attend Belt and Road Forum
Beijing (Reuters) – The Taliban’s acting commerce minister Haji Nooruddin Azizi arrived in Beijing on Tuesday to attend the Belt
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India’s Agnikul raises $27 mln more ahead of first rocket launch
Bengaluru (Reuters) – Indian space startup Agnikul Cosmos said on Tuesday it had raised 2 billion rupees ($26.7 million) in
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