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South Africa's G20 presidency to push for stronger global climate commitments,...

Johannesburg, March 26: South Africa will use the G20 presidency to drive stronger global commitments to climate action and environmental sustainability, Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Dion George said. George made the remarks at the first virtual meeting of the G20 Environment...
Trump pushes for major election reforms, citing India as model
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Trump pushes for major election reforms, citing India as model

Washington, March 26: In a bold move aimed at overhauling the US electoral system, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that seeks significant changes to how elections are conducted in the United States. The order mandates voters to prove their American citizenship, insists that only...
Egypt, Spain reject Israeli military operations in Gaza
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Egypt, Spain reject Israeli military operations in Gaza

Cairo, March 26: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez rejected the ongoing Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip. During a phone conversation on Tuesday, they emphasised the necessity of an immediate ceasefire, an end to the Israeli ground...
Pakistan charges Baloch activists with
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Pakistan charges Baloch activists with 'terrorism'; not allowed legal counsel

Quetta, March 24: Pakistan has charged Mahrang Baloch, chief of Pakistan's Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), and several other activists of terrorism after she led the protest sit-in protest against the illegal arrest and illegal police remand of the relatives of the victims of enforced...
Egypt, Palestine discuss efforts to uphold Gaza ceasefire
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Egypt, Palestine discuss efforts to uphold Gaza ceasefire

Cairo, March 24: Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and his Palestinian counterpart Mohammad Mustafa met here to discuss ongoing efforts to revive the ceasefire in Gaza and advance its reconstruction. During the meeting, Madbouly stressed the need to maintain the ceasefire in Gaza and begin...
Profoundly horrified: UNICEF on rising crime against children in Bangladesh
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Profoundly horrified: UNICEF on rising crime against children in Bangladesh

Dhaka, March 24: The United Nations Children's Agency has expressed grave concern about the alarming rise in incidents of sexual violence against children, especially girls, in Bangladesh over the last weeks under the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus. United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)...
Hamas denies halting talks on prisoner-hostage exchange deal
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Hamas denies halting talks on prisoner-hostage exchange deal

Gaza, March 22: Hamas refuted a media report that it had halted communication or talks on a prisoner exchange deal with Israel. "We deny what the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported about us cutting off communication or halting talks related to the prisoner exchange deal (with Israel),"...
Flights resume at Heathrow after power outage forced closure of Europe’s busiest airport
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Flights resume at Heathrow after power outage forced closure of Europe’s busiest...

London, March 22: A day after flights were grounded at Europe’s busiest airport Heathrow, operations resumed on Saturday as the first flight landed. Full service is expected to resume at London's Heathrow Airport on Saturday a day after it was shut down due to an unprecedented loss of power caused...
Pulling back Musk’s overreach, Trump acknowledges he could have conflicts
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Pulling back Musk’s overreach, Trump acknowledges he could have conflicts

New York, March 22: In a sign of US President Donald Trump pulling back Elon Musk’s overreach, the President has acknowledged his possible conflict of interest after his reported briefing on US war plans for China was scrapped. “Certainly, you wouldn’t show it to a businessman who is helping us so...
Trump signs executive order to begin dismantling Education Department
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Trump signs executive order to begin dismantling Education Department

Washington, March 21: US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to formally begin the process of dismantling the Education Department, saying that his administration is returning education back to the states. Beyond the "core necessities, my administration will take all lawful steps to...
Major fire in London substation, Heathrow Airport shut
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Major fire in London substation, Heathrow Airport shut

New Delhi, March 21: London's Heathrow Airport has been shut down for the day after a fire in a substation in the western part of the city led to a power outage and has left more than 16,000 homes without electricity. According to British media over 150 people have also been evacuated. In an X post...
Pak authorities clueless as deadline for mass deportation of Afghan refugees approaches
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Pak authorities clueless as deadline for mass deportation of Afghan refugees...

Islamabad, March 21: The Pakistan government has not set any guidelines as the deadline for the mass repatriation of Afghan refugees from the country is just ten days away, leaving relevant departments clueless. The Afghan Commissionerate in Pakistan which is responsible for Afghan refugees under...
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