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Mani Shankar Aiyar made the “respect Pakistan” remark while speaking to a YouTube channel last month. New Delhi: Congress veteran Mani Shankar Aiyar urging the government to ‘respect Pakistan’ because of its atom bombs triggered a political storm on Friday. Anticipating the fallout of Mr Aiyar’s statements in an election season, the Congress was quick…
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Andrej Plenkovic, left, meets President Zoran Milanovic at the presidential palace in Zagreb, Croatia on May 10, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Croatia’s incumbent Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic was on May 10 asked to form a new government after securing the backing of a right-wing party following an inconclusive election last month. Mr. Plenkovic, 54,…
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Philippine Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro talks during the closing ceremony of U.S.-Philippines Balikatan joint military exercise at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City, metro Manila on May 10, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP The Philippine military must evolve fast because of threats to a “free and open” Asia-Pacific region, Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said on May…
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The suspected Chinese spy balloon drifts to the ocean after being shot down off the coast in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, U.S. on February 4, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters The United States added 37 Chinese entities to a trade blacklist on May 9, including some companies accused of supporting a suspected spy balloon that…
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Signs and flags are pictured at a pro-Palestinian encampment on the lawn of the Stratton Student Center campus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on May 9, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Police dismantled a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology early Friday and moved to clear protesters…
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Israel’s retaliatory offensive has killed nearly 35,000 people in Gaza since October 2023. Washington: A long-awaited State Department report on Friday said that Israel likely violated norms on international law in its use of US weapons but it did not find enough evidence to block shipments. The report said it was “reasonable to assess” that…
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An Israeli soldier cleans a weapon, near the Israel-Gaza border, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Israel on May 2, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Biden administration said on May 10 that Israel’s use of U.S.-provided weapons in Gaza likely violated international humanitarian law but wartime conditions…
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The application accused Israel of “continuing violations of the Genocide Convention”. The Hague: South Africa on Friday sought new emergency measures by the International Court of Justice against Israel over its latest offensive against the Gaza city of Rafah, the court said in a statement. It is the third time since making a first application…
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Ukraine pushed back Russian forces from most of Kharkiv region in late 2022, but Moscow is now back on the offensive there as Kyiv’s troops struggle with ammunition and manpower shortages. File | Photo Credit: AP Russia launched a cross-border ground offensive into Ukraine’s northeast Kharkiv region and civilians were being evacuated amid the fighting,…
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The police said that there were about 20 people on the bus. (Representational) Moscow: Seven people were killed when a bus with an estimated 20 people on board crashed into a river in the northern Russian city of St Petersburg on Friday, officials said. “The number of deaths as a result of a bus falling…
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