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US seeks allies’ backing for possible China sanctions over Ukraine war
International Desk : The United States is sounding out close allies about the possibility of imposing new sanctions on China if Beijing provides milit ...
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Blinken, Lavrov meet for first time since Ukraine war
International Desk : US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has told his Russian counterpart the US will support Ukraine "for as long as it takes". ...
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Death toll hits 33,000 in Turkey, Syria quake
International Desk : The death toll from a catastrophic earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria climbed to 33,000 on Sunday, with the United Nations warning that the final number may double. Officials and medics said 29,605 people had died in Turkey and 3,574 in Syria from Monday's 7.8-magnitude tremor, bringing the confirmed total to 33,179.
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No choice but to agree to tough IMF conditions: Pakistan PM
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation, which is visiting the country for discussions on ...
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Israel, Sudan announce deal to normalise relations
Israel and Sudan have finalised a deal to normalise relations, with a signing ceremony expected following a transfer of power from the military to a ...
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Blinken postpones China trip over spy balloon incident
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has postponed a visit to China that had been expected to start on Friday after a Chinese spy balloon was tracked ...
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Alleged spy balloon over US is weather device – China
ONLINE DESK : An alleged spy balloon spotted over the US is a Chinese "civilian airship" which had deviated from its planned route, China says. US ...
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Moody’s says Adani stock plunge can hurt group’s ability to raise debt
ONLINE DESK : Credit ratings agency Moody's warned on Friday that the recent sell-off in Adani group's shares after a short-seller's report could red ...
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Global jobs growth will halve in challenging 2023: ILO
ONLINE DESK : Global employment growth is expected to slow down sharply to 1per cent this year compared to 2per cent in 2022, hit by the economic fal ...
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India hopeful of rupee trade with Russia: official
ONLINE DESK : India is hopeful that rupee trade with Russia will pick up in the future after the two sides recently spoke about facilitating trade in ...