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Afghanistan: Taliban Breaks Fencing In Nangarhar Region Along Pakistan Border; Watch

republicworld– The border dispute between the Taliban and Pakistan seems to be intensifying as the former has often objected to the latter’s move to erect barbed-wire fencing along Durand Line. The latest video, accessed by the Republic Media Network, shows the Taliban breaking the

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Candles Lit At HK University For Removed Sculpture

republicworld– A small gathering to mark Hong Kong’s recent removal of artwork dedicated to the 1989 Chinese pro-democracy movement, took place late Friday. Universities in Hong Kong are removing memorials to the bloody suppression of the 1989 Chinese pro-democracy movement centered on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. The gathering at the Chinese University of Hong

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Hong Kong: Why the Legco elections are so controversial

bbc– Hong Kong is holding its first legislative council election since China introduced sweeping changes that have altered the city’s political landscape. The government says the revamped electoral system will ensure only “patriots” will be allowed to stand for election and eventually hold positions of political power. However, critics say it has

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Nagaland killings: Anger grows after Indian army’s botched ambush

bbc– A group of women sit, grim and silent, outside a thatched hut in a village in the north-eastern Indian state of Nagaland. Inside, a young woman who got married just 10 days ago, is sobbing. “Who will look after me now?” asks Monglong, 25. Her husband, Hokup Konyak, was among six men killed earlier this […]

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Qatar’s Foreign Min Urges World Leaders To Not Politicise Humanitarian Aid To Afghanistan

republicworld– Doha has urged international community not to “punish” the Afghan people by politicising humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, Dohanews reported. Qatar further urged the international community to take prompt action for Afghanistan’s crisis. Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin

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Lebanon wants ‘best relations’ with Saudi Arabia, GCC, Aoun says

aljazeera– Lebanese President Michel Aoun says his country wants the “best relations” with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries amid an ongoing diplomatic rift with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera, Aoun said on Monday evening that his country is seeking to reconcile with Saudi Arabia, which severed diplomatic […]

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China To Release Oil From Reservoirs As Per Its Own Requirement, Affirms Foreign Ministry

republicworld– Amid soaring fuel prices, China said it would release oil from its reservoirs not in accordance with other nations, but as per its own needs, news agency Sputnik reported citing Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian on Wednesday. “China will organise the release of oil to the market from state reserves and take other necessary […]

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Pakistan Passes 33 New Bills Including Kulbhushan Jadhav’s ‘Right To Appeal’

republicworld– On Wednesday, the Pakistani administration passed 33 bills in a joint sitting of Parliament, with the opposition rejecting the legislation, claiming that the Treasury benches bulldozed the bills. One of the bills passed grants India’s Kulbhushan Jadhav the opportunity for review and reconsideration. Pakistan also passed a bill to amend the

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Chinese Forces Exercise Near Taiwan In Response To US Visit

republicworld– Chinese military forces are holding exercises near Taiwan in response to a visit by a U.S. congressional delegation to the island. The drills in the area of the Taiwan Strait are a “necessary measure to safeguard national sovereignty,” China’s Defense Ministry said in the announcement Tuesday that gave no details on the timing, participants

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Convictions Of 6 Leaders Of Terrorist Hafiz Saeed’s JuD Overturned In Terror Funding Case

republicworld– The Lahore High Court on Saturday set aside the trial court’s conviction and acquitted six senior leaders of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed’s banned Jamat-ud-Dawah (JuD) in a terror-financing case. The anti-terrorism court at Lahore in April this year had handed nine-year imprisonments each to JuD senior leaders Prof.