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China's expansionist designs in South Asia exposed at UNHRC |
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Geneva | March 23, 2023 3:09:27 AM IST |
| Director of the Amsterdam-based think-tank, the European Foundation for South Asian Studies, Junaid Qureshi, has said the increasing Chinese involvement in South Asia in recent years has borne the hallmarks of strategic, economic and political opportunism ... read.. |
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4 killed, 80 injured in Afghanistan earthquake |
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Kabul | March 23, 2023 2:08:40 AM IST |
| At least four people have been killed and about 80 others were injured in an earthquake that rocked northeast Afghanistan on Tuesday night, TOLO News reported quoting officials. ... read.. |
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China new crackdown on social media, targets 'self-media' |
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Beijing | March 23, 2023 12:05:36 AM IST |
| China has yet again tried to assert its control on the social media space with its "anti-self-media" propaganda which means news is independently created and posted on social media or the Web by independent netizens who are not registered as journalists, ... read.. |
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Former UK PM Johnson grilled over lockdown-era parties |
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London | March 22, 2023 11:34:28 PM IST |
| Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was grilled by a cross-party parliamentary panel for several hours on Wednesday to establish whether he knowingly misled the House of Commons over the party gate scandal of COVID law-breaking parties at Downing Stree ... read.. |
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IMF-Ranil deal may strengthen pro-China forces in Sri Lanka: Report |
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Colombo | March 22, 2023 11:04:23 PM IST |
| After the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a 48-month extended arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility of USD 3 billion to support Sri Lanka's economic policies and reforms, there are talks that the deal between President Ranil Wickremesing ... read.. |
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2 dead, 6 injured as 6.8 magnitude earthquake jolts parts of Pakistan |
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Islamabad | March 22, 2023 2:34:18 AM IST |
| At least two people were killed and six injured as a 6.8 magnitude earthquake, with its epicentre being the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan, on Tuesday jolted parts of Pakistan, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), Dawn newspaper re ... read.. |
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Pakistan: Afghan Taliban delegation quietly visits Islamabad |
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Islamabad | March 22, 2023 1:36:38 AM IST |
| An Afghan Taliban delegation comprising intelligence and security officials recently visited Islamabad to discuss a way forward in addressing Pakistan's concerns about the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), sources cited by The Express Tribune said. ... read.. |
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IMF's 'Pakistan' dilemma in lending: Report |
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Islamabad | March 22, 2023 1:36:32 AM IST |
| The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is in a dilemma regarding the sustainability of its funding in Pakistan, which would be difficult to defend in front of the Executive Directors of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF), reported Islam Khabar. ... read.. |
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Peace broker China in hot spots |
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Beijing | March 22, 2023 12:04:40 AM IST |
| Some countries like India have been rather guarded in their reaction to China's President Xi Jinping-brokered 'detente' between two long-time Middle East adversaries -- Saudi Arabia and Iran, both claimants to the leadership of the Muslim world. ... read.. |
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Chinese debt trap hurdles Zambia's progress: Report |
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Zambia | March 21, 2023 11:06:30 PM IST |
| Zambia is facing an unsustainable debt burden, and debt servicing is leaving little room for capital formation, especially funds needed for infrastructure development, reported Africa Daily Digital. ... read.. |
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Political, financial, humanitarian crises put Pakistan on brink |
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Islamabad | March 21, 2023 10:04:49 PM IST |
| Problems for financial crisis-ridden Pakistan are likely to aggravate in near future due to the constant political upheavals that the country is witnessing. Policy paralysis and political slugfest are evident though people in Pakistan are dying due to hun ... read.. |
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Xi builds campaign to change West-led world order |
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Beijing | March 21, 2023 9:06:36 PM IST |
| Chinese President Xi Jinping has again taken a potshot at western education that talks about democratic values, as he takes over the reins for the third time, tightening his grip on China's political, social, and cultural institutions. It may prove detrim ... read.. |
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More than 530 killed in Haiti gang violence: UN |
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Geneva | March 21, 2023 8:05:12 PM IST |
| Amid raging violance and a fast deteriorating situation in Haiti, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights said that over 530 people were killed in the gang violence. ... read.. |
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Huge cache of weapons, IEDs seized in Balochistan's Chaman |
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Balochistan | March 21, 2023 4:06:12 PM IST |
| Security forces recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition including improvised explosive devices (IEDs) during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) conducted in the Rehman Kahul area of Balochistan's Chaman, the military's media wing said informed, T ... read.. |
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US man brings live bullets on board in South Korea |
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Incheon | March 21, 2023 4:05:59 PM IST |
| South Korean police on Tuesday requested a warrant to apprehend an elderly US man accused of bringing two live bullets on a Korean Air aeroplane, South Korean News Agency Yonhap reported. ... read.. |
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