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Singapore PM outlines vision for regional, global cooperation amid global tensions
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Singapore PM outlines vision for regional, global cooperation amid global...

Singapore, April 17: To navigate an "increasingly fragmented and turbulent world," Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has proposed three key thrusts to strengthen the city-state's regional and global partnerships.Speaking at the S Rajaratnam Lecture, Wong said the first thrust is to...
Pressure on Yunus to restore democracy; BNP courts India ahead of possible polls
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Pressure on Yunus to restore democracy; BNP courts India ahead of possible polls

Sources reveal the caretaker government led by Md Yunus is losing control, with the army pushing for a democratic transition
Smearing China cannot help remove US label as empire of hacking: Beijing
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Smearing China cannot help remove US label as empire of hacking: Beijing

Beijing, April 16 : A Chinese military spokesperson on Wednesday condemned a recent US assessment report for its irresponsible remarks on China, saying that smearing China cannot help remove the US label as the empire of hacking.Zhang Xiaogang, spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defence, made...
Israel blocks Gaza humanitarian aid to undermine Hamas control
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Israel blocks Gaza humanitarian aid to undermine Hamas' control

Jerusalem, April 16: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Wednesday that Israel has adopted a policy of blocking humanitarian aid to Gaza to undermine Hamas' control over the population.In a statement a day after a field visit to Gaza with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and senior...
Over 60 Indians rescued from Myanmar cyber slavery racket
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Over 60 Indians rescued from Myanmar cyber slavery racket

Five agents arrested, including a Chinese-Kazakhstani national.
Nepal Police arrests pro-monarchy protest leader Durga Prasai
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Nepal Police arrests pro-monarchy protest leader Durga Prasai

Kathmandu, April 11: Nepal Police on Friday announced that it has arrested absconding businessman Durga Prasai, who allegedly led the violent pro-monarchy protest on March 28. Several reports cited that Prasai was apprehended in India before being brought to Kathmandu through the Kakarbhitta border...
PM Modi has received invitation for participation in Russias Victory Day celebrations: MEA
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PM Modi has received invitation for participation in Russia's Victory Day...

New Delhi, April 9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has received an invitation for participation in Russia's Victory Day celebrations next month, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed on Wednesday."Our Prime Minister has received an invitation for the participation in the Victory Day...
China vows to fight to the end if President Trump continues tariff war
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China vows to fight "to the end" if President Trump continues tariff war

BEIJING / WASHINGTON, April 8: The US and China headed to a full - blown trade war on Tuesday with Beijing vowing to fight America's "blackmail" to the end and requite against Donald Trump's threat to impose an additional 50% tariff.The total tariffs on goods imported into the United States from...
Myanmar struck by 98 aftershocks in 11 days following 7.7-magnitude quake
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Myanmar struck by 98 aftershocks in 11 days following 7.7-magnitude quake

Yangon, April 8: A total of 98 aftershocks have hit Myanmar since a devastating earthquake struck the country, according to the country's Department of Meteorology and Hydrology on Tuesday.These tremors ranged in magnitude from 2.8 to 7.5.The death toll from the 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar...
Myanmar earthquake: With over 3,500 dead, focus now shifts from rescue to relief
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Myanmar earthquake: With over 3,500 dead, focus now shifts from rescue to relief

International rescuers had returned to their countries after their operation was considered completed; & rescue teams in Naypyidaw have been steadily decreasing
US conducts 22 airstrikes against Houthis in Yemen
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US conducts 22 airstrikes against Houthis in Yemen

Sanaa, April 8: The US military conducted 22 airstrikes targeting several Houthi sites across northern Yemen on Tuesday, the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV and residents reported.The strikes hit areas east and south of the capital Sanaa, the Island of Kamaran in the Red Sea, and areas both north and south...
Australian Oppn abandons poll promise to ban Work From Home, cut 41,000 bureaucracy jobs
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Australian Oppn abandons poll promise to ban Work From Home, cut 41,000...

Canberra, April 7: Australia's Opposition party has abandoned its plan to end work-from-home (WFH) arrangements for public servants and cut 41,000 bureaucracy jobs, in a major policy reversal ahead of the general election. Peter Dutton, leader of the Opposition coalition, announced the policy...
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