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Nepal's former Home Minister arrested over alleged cooperative fraud

Kathmandu, Oct 19: Nepal's former Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane was arrested over his alleged involvement in cooperative fraud and organised crime. A team of the Central Investigation Bureau under Nepal Police took Lamichhane on Friday evening away from his party's central...
Gunman on run after Sydney Olympic Park shooting
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Gunman on run after Sydney Olympic Park shooting

Sydney, Oct 18: A gunman was on the run and police were investigating after a suspected targeted shooting in Sydney's inner western suburbs, police said on Friday. Police in the state of New South Wales (NSW) said in a statement that officers were deployed to Sydney Olympic Park, approximately 13 km...
Japanese civic groups protest against Japan-US joint military drills
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Japanese civic groups protest against Japan-US joint military drills

Tokyo, Oct 18: Multiple civic groups across Japan have submitted protest letters and joint petitions to local governments, opposing the joint military exercises planned between Japan and the United States, local media reported. Japan and the United States are set to conduct joint military exercises...
US charges former RAW officer Vikash Yadav over plot to murder Khalistani separatist Pannun
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US charges former RAW officer Vikash Yadav over plot to murder Khalistani...

New York, Oct 18: US prosecutors have charged a former Senior Field Officer of RAW, Vikash Yadav, in an alleged murder-for-hire plot against Khalistani separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun residing in New York City. In a strongly worded statement, Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Thursday,...
Nigerian President confirms over 100 killed in gasoline tanker explosion
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Nigerian President confirms over 100 killed in gasoline tanker explosion

Abuja, Oct 17: The death toll of a gasoline tanker explosion in Nigeria's northern state of Jigawa early this week exceeded 100, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu's spokesman said. A statement issued on Wednesday evening by Bayo Onanuga, a senior presidential spokesman, on behalf of Tinubu, described...
India, Mauritania ink MoUs on visa exemption, training diplomats
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India, Mauritania ink MoUs on visa exemption, training diplomats

Nouakchott, Oct 17: India and Mauritania signed and exchanged several Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) in the presence of President Droupadi Murmu and her Mauritanian counterpart Mohamed Ould Ghazouani. The agreements, signed on Wednesday, aim to enhance cooperation between the two nations across...
North Korea confirms complete block of road, railway connections to South Korea
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North Korea confirms complete block of road, railway connections to South Korea

Seoul, Oct 17: North Korea (officially Democratic People's Republic of Korea or DPKR) said on Thursday that the roads and railways connecting South Korea in the eastern and western parts of the former's southern border have been completely blocked, the state media reported."Under an order of the...
Unified, nuclear-free Korean Peninsula would benefit Indo-Pacific: South Korean President
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Unified, nuclear-free Korean Peninsula would benefit Indo-Pacific: South Korean...

Singapore, Oct 9: President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Wednesday that a unified, nuclear-free Korean Peninsula would contribute to peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region and unlock new opportunities across a large, interconnected market. Yoon introduced his vision for unification with North Korea...
N. Korea to cut off roads, railways connected to S. Korea: Military
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N. Korea to cut off roads, railways connected to S. Korea: Military

Seoul, Oct 9: North Korea's military said it will cut off all roads and railways connected to South Korea starting on Wednesday. "A project will be launched first on October 9 to completely cut off roads and railways connected to" South Korea and "fortify the relevant areas of our side with strong...
Sri Lanka cabinet approves agreement to facilitate trade with Russia
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Sri Lanka cabinet approves agreement to facilitate trade with Russia

Colombo, Oct 9: The Sri Lankan cabinet approved an agreement to facilitate legally valid trade activities with Russia through transparent, predictable customs procedures, according to a statement from the government's information department.According to the department, although the cabinet approval...
Egypt revives rail service in Sinai, ending 50-year hiatus
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Egypt revives rail service in Sinai, ending 50-year hiatus

Cairo, Oct 8: A 100 kilometre railway in Egypt's North Sinai began trial operations, restoring train service to the region for the first time in more than half a century. The Al-Fardan-Bir al-Abd line, featuring newly renovated stations, marks the first phase of a broader project aimed at...
US Supreme Court halts ruling barring emergency abortions that violate Texas ban
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US Supreme Court halts ruling barring emergency abortions that violate Texas ban

Houston, Oct 8: The US Supreme Court has declined an appeal by the Joe Biden administration, halting a ruling that bars emergency abortions violating the related state law in Texas, which has one of the strictest abortion bans in the country. There were no publicly noted dissents. The justices on...
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