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Ougadougou: The capital of Burkina Faso came under assault today, with attacks unfolding near the French embassy, the French cultural centre and the country's military headquarters, an AFP reporter and witnesses said. Witnesses said five…
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Islamabad: Pakistan summoned India's Deputy High Commissioner J P Singh for the second consecutive day today over the "unprovoked firing" by Indian troops across the Line of Control. Foreign Office said that Director General (South Asia…
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Washington: The US government is aware of the media reports that diamond jeweller Nirav Modi is in the country but is unable to confirm them, a State Department official said today. Modi, his uncle Mehul Choksi and others are being…
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Baku: At least 30 people died as a fire tore through a drug rehabilitation clinic in the Azerbaijani capital Baku early today, the local APA news agency reported. Firefighters and rescuers of Azerbaijan's emergencies ministry had…
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Wafideen Checkpoint (Syria): Syrian and Russian forces kept up military pressure on rebel-held Eastern Ghouta as their controversial unilateral truce failed to yield a humanitarian breakthrough. More than 40 trucks loaded with aid were…
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Washington: The US today accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of breaching Cold War-era treaties by developing a new generation of "invincible" weapons and said American military was fully prepared to defend the country. "President…
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Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he would impose a 25 per cent import tariff on steel and 10 per cent on aluminium. An executive order in this regard would be signed next week, Trump said after a meeting with executives of…
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Washington: The Taliban needs to support the Afghan constitution and abandon terror and violence if it wants peace talks with the US, the Pentagon has said. Pentagon's Chief Spokesperson Dana White made the comment in reply to the…
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Washington: A US court today passed an interim order that prevents creditors from collecting debt from Nirav Modi-owned Firestar Diamond Inc. after it filed for bankruptcy. Modi, who is being investigated for illegal transfer of nearly USD…
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Tokyo: Eleven people were killed in northern Japan after fire broke out at a home for elderly people with financial difficulties, police said today. Television footage showed the three-storey building engulfed in flames and dozens of…
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