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Pakistan government says crackdown on illegal immigrants not aimed at any nationality

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Afghans wait inside the passport office in Kabul, Afghanistan, on June 30, 2021. File | Photo Credit: AP A day after the ruling Taliban in Afghanistan slammed Pakistan’s decision to expel its undocumented nationals and termed it “unacceptable”, Islamabad on Thursday clarified that its ongoing operation against illegal immigrants was not targeted against people of…

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Russia to build naval base in breakaway Georgian region

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In this photo released by Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, and Aslan Bzhania, leader of Georgia’s breakaway province of Abkhazia pose for a photo prior to their talks in Sochi, Russia, on October 03, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Russia will set up a naval base on the Black…

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Chinese firm sold satellites for intelligence to Russia’s Wagner: contract

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Russian mercenary group Wagner in 2022 signed a contract with a Chinese firm to acquire two satellites and use their images, aiding its intelligence work as the organisation sought to push Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to a document seen by AFP. The contract was signed in November 2022, over half a year into Moscow’s…

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Israeli forces kill 2 Palestinian militants in West Bank

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October 05, 2023 10:03 pm | Updated 10:03 pm IST – Tulkarem, Palestinian Territories Israeli forces killed two Palestinian militants in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, the Palestinian health ministry said, as the Israeli army confirmed its soldiers had been engaged in a shootout. The army also said five Israeli police officers were wounded…

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EU Parliament decries ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Nagorno-Karabakh

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Azeri sappers inspect a village outside the city of Stepanakert, known as Khankendi in Azerbaijani, in Azerbaijan’s controlled region of Nagorno-Karabakh on October 5, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP EU lawmakers on Thursday accused Azerbaijan of carrying out “ethnic cleansing” against the Armenian residents of Nagorno-Karabakh, and urged the bloc to impose sanctions on Baku….

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Imran Khan Planned Attacks On Military Installations, Says Aide: Report

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Imran Khan, who turned 71 on Thursday, is currently jailed in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail Islamabad: Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister Imran Khan masterminded the May 9 violence and planned the attacks on sensitive military installations with an aim to remove Army Chief General Asim Munir, his close aide Usman Dar has said. Dar, regarded as…

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India looking to engage with the new Maldives govt. on all issues, says MEA

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“The people have decided and don’t want Indian troops to stay in the Maldives. Therefore, foreign soldiers cannot be here against our sentiments, against our will,’’ the President-elect said. | Photo Credit: AFP India looks forward to engaging the new Maldives government on “all issues”, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday, responding to…

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At Least 49 Killed In Russian Rocket Strike On Grocery Store In Ukraine

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The Ukrainian prosecutor general said at least 49 people were killed. Kyiv: Ukrainian officials said Thursday that a Russian strike on a grocery store and cafe in the eastern region of Kharkiv had killed dozens of people. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the strike had slammed into the Kupiansk district of the war-battered region bordering…

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1 dead, over 300 injured as Typhoon Koinu sweeps parts of Taiwan

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A man looks on while standing near a damaged food cart after Typhoon Koinu passed the southern tip of Taiwan, in Kenting, Taiwan on October 5, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Typhoon Koinu swept southern Taiwan on October 5, killing one person and injuring more than 300 as it brought pounding rain and record-breaking winds…

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