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A peace summit for Ukraine opens in Switzerland, but Russia won’t be taking part

Geneva: Switzerland will host scores of world leaders this weekend to try to map out first steps toward peace in Ukraine even though Russia, which launched the ongoing war, won’t take part.

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Putin pledges truce if Ukraine exits occupied areas and drops NATO bid

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin promised Friday to “immediately” order a cease-fire in Ukraine and begin negotiations if Kyiv started withdrawing troops from the four regions annexed by Moscow in 2022 and

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A missile strike from Yemen”s Houthi rebels sets a cargo ship on fire in Gulf of Aden

Dubai: Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched two anti-ship cruise missiles and struck a commercial ship Thursday in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen, setting it on fire and severely wounding one civilian mariner,

S.Korean President’s special envoys leave for Pyongyang

Seoul : South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s special envoys left for Pyongyang on Monday, a trip aimed at persuading North Korea to resume the denuclearisation dialogue with the US and the international

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UK tribunal to rule on secret Operation Blue Star files

London, Mar : A British tribunal will rule on a Freedom of Information (FOI) request for classified UK Cabinet Office files that are believed to hold information on Britain’s involvement in Operation

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‘China’s development poses no threat to any country’

Beijing, Mar 4 : China’s development will pose no threat to any other nation, a top official said today as the country for the first time in recent years skirted the customary

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China ‘won’t sit idly by’ if US harms trade: official

Beijing, Mar 4 : China will not “sit idly by” if the US tries to hurt its economic interests, a top official said today, after President Donald Trump sparked trade tensions between

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Lanka missing persons office under fire from oppn party

Colombo, Mar 4: Sri Lanka’s office of missing persons has come under fire from the nationalist party backed by former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, alleging that some of its members have campaigned in

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Italy votes in uncertain election stalked by populism

Rome, Mar 4 (AFP) Italians began voting today in one of the country’s most uncertain elections ever, with far-right and populist parties expected to make major gains and Silvio Berlusconi set to

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Climate change has resulted in substantial reduction of coral cover: WWF

New Delhi, Mar 4 : Climate change has resulted in “substantial” reduction of the country’s coral cover and growth in the last two decades, according to conservation group WWF India which has

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India, Vietnam vow to jointly work for open Indo-Pacific

NEW DELHI, MARCH 03 (PTI ) :India and Vietnam on Saturday inked three pacts, including one on nuclear cooperation, and resolved to jointly work for an open Indo-Pacific, while calling for a

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Donald Trump’s shifting stance on guns leaves lawmakers baffled

Washington | March 3 :In his quest to tackle gun violence, President Donald Trump has ricocheted between calling for tougher laws and declaring his fealty to the Second Amendment’s right to bear

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War crimes likely committed in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta : UN

The UN’s human rights chief has warned that attacks on Syria’s Eastern Ghouta probably amount to “war crimes” and that those behind the targeting of civilians will be held to account.

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