Afghan government, Taliban agree to accelerate peace talks after Moscow summit
Moscow (Reuters) – The Afghan government and the Taliban agreed on Friday to try to accelerate peace talks, at a
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Pakistan PM Khan tests positive for COVID-19, urges people to vaccinate
Islamabad (Reuters) – Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, two days after receiving his first
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U.S. and China spar over racism at United Nations
New York (Reuters) – The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, who is Black, clashed with her Chinese counterpart on
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Indian drugmaker Stelis signs deal to produce 200 mln doses of Russia’s Sputnik V
Moscow (AFP) – The developer of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine said Friday it had signed a partnership with an
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Pakistan army chief calls for peaceful resolution in Kashmir, talks with India
Islamabad (AP) – Pakistan’s powerful army chief on Thursday urged for a peaceful resolution in the disputed region of Kashmir
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‘Only woman in the room’: alarm as peace summit held with just one Afghan woman
Kabul (Reuters) – As envoys gathered in Russia’s capital for a shake up of the Afghan peace process, Afghan women
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Military tightens grip in Myanmar as more international sanctions loom
Yangon (Reuters) – Thousands of opponents of military rule in Myanmar marched in the town of Natmauk, the birthplace of
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Burqa ban just a ‘proposal’, Sri Lanka says after criticism from allies
Colombo (Reuters) – Sri Lanka said on Tuesday a call to ban the wearing of the burqa was “merely a
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Policemen, firemen among over 400 Myanmar nationals seeking shelter in India
Champai (Reuters) – More than 400 people from Myanmar, many of them policemen, have crossed into neighbouring India since late
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Blast kills seven Pakistani coal miners in second incident in one week
Quetta (Reuters) – Seven miners were killed in a blast at a coal mine in the southwestern Pakistani province of
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