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Pak summons Indian envoy, issues demarche over derogatory remarks
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Pak summons Indian envoy, issues demarche over derogatory remarks

Islambad, June 6: The Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday summoned the Indian Charge d' Affaires and conveyed the Islamabad government's "categorical rejection and strong condemnation" of the derogatory remarks made by two former spokespersons of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).The...
Putin warns West against sending arms; Kyiv hit by missiles
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Putin warns West against sending arms; Kyiv hit by missiles

Kyiv, Jun 6: Russian President Vladimir Putin's new warning to the West against sending longer-range rocket systems to Ukraine came as his forces claimed to have destroyed Western military supplies in their first such airstrikes on Ukraine's capital in more than a month.The attack showed that Russia...
Over 33 tonnes of waste collected from 4 mountains in Nepal
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Over 33 tonnes of waste collected from 4 mountains in Nepal

Kathmandhu, June 6: Teams led by the Nepal Army have collected over 33 tonnes of wastes, including human skeletons, from Mount Everest and three other peaks in a two-month-long cleaning campaign.The cleaning teams involving a total of 92 individuals started their work on April 5 on Everest,...
3 killed, 11 injured in Philadelphia shooting
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3 killed, 11 injured in Philadelphia shooting

Washington, June 5: At least three people were killed and 11 others injured during a shooting spree in the US city of Philadelphia, authorities said on Sunday. The incident took place in 200 block of South Street just before midnight on Saturday. Police on patrol heard numerous gunshots and...
Nepal begins selling 177 mw energy to India via power exchange market
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Nepal begins selling 177 mw energy to India via power exchange market

Kathmandu, June 5: In a major boost for energy cooperation between Kathmandu and New Delhi, Nepal has started selling a total 177.7 megawatts of energy to India from via its power exchange market. "Earlier Nepal had already sold out 37.7 megawatts power to India. After starting selling 140...
39 dead, 500 injured in Bdesh container depot blast
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39 dead, 500 injured in B'desh container depot blast

Dhaka, June 5: At least 39 people have died and some 500 others, including 10 policemen, injured after a massive blaze ripped through a private container depot in Bangladesh's Chittagong district, authorities said on Sunday. The devastating blaze broke out at about 10.30 p.m. on Saturday at the...
In eastern Ukraine, keeping the lights on is a dangerous job
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In eastern Ukraine, keeping the lights on is a dangerous job

Bakhmut (Ukraine), Jun 4: As the fighting in eastern Ukraine inches forward, Russian attacks are knocking out power, water and gas to entire towns and cities — and the utility crews sent to repair the smashed transmission lines and pipes are finding themselves in the middle of the shelling. Crews...
EXPLAINER: At 100 days, Russia-Ukraine war by the numbers
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EXPLAINER: At 100 days, Russia-Ukraine war by the numbers

Geneva, Jun 3: One hundred days into Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the war has brought the world a near-daily drumbeat of gut wrenching scenes: Civilian corpses in the streets of Bucha; a blown-up theatre in Mariupol; the chaos at a Kramatorsk train station in the wake of a Russian missile strike. ...
No more Turkey: Country in push to be known as Türkiye
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No more Turkey: Country in push to be known as 'Türkiye'

Ankara, Turkey: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has sent a letter to the United Nations formally requesting that his country be referred to as "Türkiye," the state-run news agency reported. The move is seen as part of a push by Ankara to rebrand the country and dissociate its name from the...
Ukrainian forces repel 5 Russian attacks in Donbas
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Ukrainian forces repel 5 Russian attacks in Donbas

Kiev, June 3: The Ukrainian Joint Forces Task Force has said that it repelled five Russian attacks in Donbas and are continuing to fight in the separatist eastern region.In a social media post late Thursday, the Force said: "The occupiers have shelled nearly 30 towns and villages in Donetsk and...
Imran Khan warns of
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Imran Khan warns of 'civil war' in Pakistan if elections not announced

Islamabad, Jun 2: Pakistan's ousted prime minister Imran Khan has warned that the country would descend into a civil war if fresh elections were not announced. In an interview to Bol News on Wednesday, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman said he is waiting for the Supreme Court to...
Russia seizes part of key city in eastern Ukraine
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Russia seizes part of key city in eastern Ukraine

Kiev, June 2: Russian forces have seized a part of Severodonetsk city, the administrative centre of the Ukraine-controlled part of the eastern Luhansk region, the General Staff of the country's Armed Forces said.Meanwhile, Sergey Gaidai, head of the Luhansk regional military administration, said on...
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