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Rebels kill at least 35 in eastern Congo, officials say
Kinshasa (Congo): Armed rebels have killed at least 35 people in eastern Congo's Beni region this week, according to local...
Pak parliamentary committee passes CPEC Authority Bill
Islamabad: A parliamentary committee has cleared with majority vote the "China Pakistan Economic Corridor Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2020" which was...
Pakistan becomes ‘Pavlovian’ whenever India is mentioned: India at UNGA
United Nations: India has slammed Pakistan for making “irrelevant and irresponsible” remarks in the UN, saying the General Assembly is...
More Americans ‘may die’ of COVID if Trump does not cooperate with transition process: Biden
Washington: President-elect Joe Biden has warned that many more Americans "may die" if incumbent President Donald Trump does not cooperate...
Security Council an ‘impaired’ organ; handful of countries stopping UNSC reform: India at UN
United Nations: A handful of countries are using the Inter-Governmental Negotiations (IGN) as a “smoke-screen” and stopping progress on reforming...
Trump to order troop reductions in Afghanistan, Iraq
Washington: The Trump administration is expected to cut the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan almost in half to 2,500...
UN envoy criticises Israel’s move to expand key settlement
Jerusalem: The UN's Mideast envoy on Monday said he was “very concerned” by Israel's decision to advance construction in a...
Biden seeks window on vaccine plans as Trump stalls handoff
Washington: President-elect Joe Biden's scientific advisers plan to meet with vaccine makers in coming days even as a stalled presidential...
Why does ‘fake media’ continuously assume Biden will ascend to Presidency, asks Trump
Washington: President Donald Trump has accused the mainstream American media of taking sides and not reflecting on his side of...
China terms RCEP as ‘milestone of great significance’
Beijing: China on Monday termed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement to create the world's biggest free trade bloc...