Trump says Iran wants talks as US aircraft carrier deploys
WASHINGTON: A US naval strike force led by an aircraft carrier was in Middle Eastern waters on Tuesday as Iran
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President Xi says China seeks to uphold UN-based world order
BEIJING: President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that China seeks to uphold the United Nations-based world order, in remarks as
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At UN, Pakistan warns against increasing disregard for int’l law
India’s aggressive actions UNITED NATIONS: A senior Pakistani diplomat has told the U.N Security Council that erosion of respect for
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Hamas seeks role for its police in Gaza ahead of disarmament talks
GAZA: Hamas is seeking to incorporate its 10,000 police officers into a new U.S.-backed Palestinian administration for Gaza, sources say,
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Indonesia receives first Rafale advanced fighter jets from France, official says
JAKARTA: Indonesia has received three Rafale fighter jets from France in the first deliveries from a multi-billion dollar defence deal
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Israel retrieves remains of last Gaza hostage, military says
JERUSALEM: Israel has retrieved the remains of the last remaining hostage held in Gaza, the military said on Monday, fulfilling
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President Xi calls India and China ‘good neighbours, friends, partners’
Xi refers to Beijing and Delhi as “dragon and elephant dancing together” BEIJING: China’s President Xi Jinping said China and
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WHO chief says reasons US gave for withdrawing ‘untrue’
GENEVA: The head of the UN’s health agency on Saturday pushed back against Washington’s stated reasons for withdrawing from the
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US storm leaves 230,000 without power, forces thousands of flight cancellations
WASHINGTON: More than 4,000 flights were cancelled in the US on Saturday ahead of a monster winter storm that had
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UN flags discrimination against Bengali-speaking Muslims in Assam
GENEVA: The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) has voiced grave concern over the treatment of
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