Ankara/Moscow: – Russia and Turkey, already cooperating on the issues like Syria, Iran and Venezuela, have initiated steps to strengthen bilateral economic cooperation. Russian President Vladimir Putin gave this information during his visit to Turkey. As per this, both the countries will soon be starting trade transactions in their local currencies and an agreement to […]
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Kabul: In a suicide attack carried out by the Taliban on a campaign rally of Afghan President Abdul Ghani, 26 people were killed and more than 40 injured. President Ghani escaped the attack. The Taliban is quite likely to initiate attacks in retaliation to the massive Afghan and US military action against it. President Ghani […]
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For Israel, the business of the ‘fisheries’ is next in importance to agriculture. A country blessed with the sea is certain to have a strong and age-old bond with fishing and Israel is no exception to it. However, Israel is not just into fishing but practices and emphasizes on ‘fish farming’. Farming and that too […]
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Tokyo: Japan has taken another important decision for the security of the Senkaku Islands, within its jurisdiction, in the East China Sea. Japan has initiated moves to build a particular police unit equipped with the most modern automatic weapons for the security of Senkaku and other islands nearby. A local news channel made this announcement. […]
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New Delhi: There are 31.1 million people listed in the ‘National Register of Citizens’ (NRC), prepared for the state of Assam. More than 1.9 million people have been excluded from the list as they could not produce documents to prove their nationality. However, NRC coordinator, Prateek Hajela, informed that these people would be given an […]
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Washington: Nikki Haley, the former US Ambassador to the United Nations (UN), warned that ‘The Communist regime in China is trying to establish complete control over Hong Kong. The government can stoop to any level and act against the people of Hong Kong to achieve this. Such a scenario may leave long-lasting effects on Asia […]
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Hong Kong: There are no indications of reduction in the intensity of the agitation, being held in Hong Kong for the last three months. This is increasing the worries for the pro-Chinese administration. Carrie Lam, the head of Hong Kong administration, expressed concerns about the increasing violence in the agitation, during a press conference held […]
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Moscow: After the withdrawal from the INF treaty, the Russian defence forces have started comprehensive war exercises, against the background of the US missile testing and the ongoing G7 summit in France. The Russian Southern Military District, Central Military District, Baltic Sea Fleet and the Arctic sector have begun war drills simultaneously. More than 10,000 […]
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Tripoli: The conflict in Libya, ongoing for the last few months, has taken a new turn. A military magazine has claimed that Turkey, which is supporting the Libyan government, has shot down a Chinese drone. The incident took place ten days ago, in the Misurata region in Libya. The magazine claimed that it was the […]
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London/Washington: The US National Security Advisor (NSA), John Bolton, assured British Prime Minister Boris Johnson of complete US support to his decision. He said, “if the United Kingdom opted for the ‘No Deal Brexit’, to exit from the European Union, the United States would offer full support to it. Bolton did not only provide support […]
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