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Trump confirms death of Al-Qaeda heir Hamza bin Laden

US President Donald Trump on Saturday confirmed that Hamza bin Laden, the son and designated heir of Al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden, was killed in a counter-terrorism operation along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.

September 15, 2019
Published in International News

US plots, wrong plans behind regional crises: President Rouhani

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani says what is currently going on in the Middle East region is the result of US' plots and wrong plans, urging regional countries to resolve the existing crises through dialogue.

September 15, 2019
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bill Gates

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation urged to rescind its award for Narendra Modi

Three Nobel Prize Laureates have demanded of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to rescind its award to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for blatant basic human rights violations in occupied Kashmiri, attacks on minorities in…

September 14, 2019
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Turkish President to discuss US missile purchase with Donald Trump this month

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he will discuss buying US-made missiles with President Donald Trump this month.

September 14, 2019
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Afghan Taliban send warning to Trump in bitter exchange

The war of words between the Taliban and President Donald Trump escalated Thursday as the Afghan insurgents warned that the US leader had failed to grasp "what type of nation he is dealing with".

September 13, 2019
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New Zealand tightens gun laws again after mosque massacre

New Zealand unveiled new legislation on Friday aimed at ensuring only “fit and proper” people can own guns in the wake of the Christchurch mosque attacks that killed 51 Muslim worshippers.

September 13, 2019
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US senators urges Trump to help in ending humanitarian crisis in IoK

Expressing concerns over human rights violations in Occupied Kashmir, the US senators have urged President Donald Trump to help in ending the current humanitarian crisis in Occupied Kashmir.

September 13, 2019
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Antonio Guterres urges India, Pakistan to resolve Kashmir dispute through dialogue

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has urged India and Pakistan to resolve the occupied Kashmir dispute through dialogue.

September 13, 2019
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50 killed in train derailment in southeast DR Congo

Fifty people were killed early Thursday when a train derailed in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the minister for humanitarian action, Steve Mbikayi, said in a tweet.

September 12, 2019
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Iran will cut more JCPOA commitments if necessary: Rouhani

President Hassan Rouhani says Iran will take further steps towards suspending its commitments under a 2015 nuclear deal in the future if it deems necessary.

September 11, 2019
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Trump could meet with Iranian President at UN meeting with no preconditions: Mike Pompeo

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that President Donald Trump could meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at the upcoming United Nations meeting, with “no preconditions.”

September 11, 2019
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Trump announces firing of national security chief Bolton

President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced he has fired his hawkish national security adviser John Bolton, saying he disagreed “strongly” with his positions.

September 10, 2019
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At least 31 pilgrims dead in Karbala stampede

At least 31 pilgrims died on Tuesday in a stampede at a major shrine in Iraq's Karbala where they were marking the holy day of Ashura, the Iraqi health ministry said.

September 10, 2019
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Queen appoints Pakistani businessman as House of Lords member

British Pakistani businessperson Zameer Choudrey, Chief Executive of Bestway Group, has been appointed to the House of Lords under the Queen’s intention of conferring Peerages of the United Kingdom.

September 10, 2019
Published in International News