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India’s Modi extends ‘support’ to Bangladesh’s Yunus
Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered on Friday support to the interim leader of neighbouring Bangladesh, who took power after New Delhi’s autocratic ally Sheikh Hasina was ousted.
The comments were made following a phone call between…
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Yunus assures India’s Modi of Hindu community’s safety in Bangladesh
DHAKA:
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that he received a phone call from the head of Bangladesh’s caretaker government, Muhammad Yunus, assuring New Delhi of the “protection, safety and security” of Hindus in that…
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Washington Post claims India pressured US to shield ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina from sanctions
The Washington Post on Friday reported that India exerted pressure on the United States to prevent sanctions against ousted Bangladesh's Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, amid allegations of human rights violations.
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EU reaffirms commitment to Jerusalem’s holy sites status quo
LONDON:
The EU foreign police chief on Thursday held a phone conversation with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and reiterated the EU's “steadfast commitment” to upholding the status quo of holy sites in Jerusalem.
"Spoke with…
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ICC eyes new venue for Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 as BCB fights to retain event
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has reportedly emerged as the frontrunner to host the 2024 Women's T20 World Cup as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) scrambles to prevent the tournament from being relocated.
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Taiwan hit by a 6.1-magnitude earthquake: CENC
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolted the waters off Hualien County in China's Taiwan at 7:35 a.m. Friday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
The epicenter was monitored at 23.74 degrees north latitude…
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Paetongtarn Shinawatra elected youngest Thai PM
BANGKOK:
Thailand's parliament elected political neophyte Paetongtarn Shinawatra as its youngest prime minister on Friday, only a day after she was thrust into the spotlight amid an unrelenting power struggle between the country's…
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UK, French FM to visit Middle East, push for de-escalation
British and French foreign ministers will travel to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories to call for an urgent ceasefire in Gaza and a de-escalation in any wider conflict in the Middle East, Britain said on Thursday.
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Pilot killed in Russia military plane crash
One pilot was killed and three injured when a Russian fighter plane crashed during a training flight over Siberia, the regional governor said on Friday.
The Tu-22M3 plane went down late Thursday in a deserted area over the Irkutsk…
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Indonesia’s president-elect Prabowo wins parliamentary majority
JAKARATA:
Indonesia's president-elect Prabowo Subianto has secured a parliamentary majority after the party that backed his rival in the February elections announced it was joining his big-tent coalition.
The NasDem party, which…
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