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Beijing, Jul 28 (UNI/Sputnik) Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a meeting with Abdul Ghani Bardar, who heads the political office of the Taliban terrorist group in Qatar, the Chinese Foreign Ministry's spokesman, Zhao Lijian,…

Dhaka, Jul 28 (UNI) Another train from India, namely 'Oxygen Express' carrying a consignment of 208 tonnes of liquid oxygen arrived in Bangladesh through the Benapole land port on Wednesday. “An oxygen loaded Indian train ‘Oxygen…

Athens, Jul 28 (UNI/XINHUA) Firefighters were battling wildfires that broke out on two fronts on Wednesday in the forest areas in Greece's Achaea region, more than 200 km west of the capital Athens. Several dozen residents in neighboring…

New Delhi, Jul 28 (UNI) India said on Wednesday it is imperative that the peace negotiations on Afghanistan are taken seriously by all parties, and that the independence and sovereignty of the war-torn country can only be ensured if it is…

United Nations, Jul 27 (UNI/XINHUA) Pakistan's Balochistan province, battered by a harsh winter, a locust invasion, COVID-19, and drought-like conditions, faces a food emergency for about 500,000 people, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday.…

Washington, Jul 27 (UNI/SPUTNIK) The United States welcomes the restoration of communication lines between South and North Korea and believes diplomacy is essential in achieving peace on the Korean Peninsula, US Department of State Deputy…

New Delhi, Jul 27 (UNI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said he is looking forward to discuss defence and regional cooperation with fellow Shanghai Cooperation Organisation countries in his interaction in the Tajikistan capital…

New Delhi, Jul 27 (UNI) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived here on Tuesday evening on a two-day visit that will see him hold talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, and he will also call on Prime Minister Narendra…

Washington, Jul 26 (Sputnik) There will be no US forces with a combat role in Iraq after December 31, the US and Iraqi governments said in a joint statement following the US-Iraq Strategic Dialogue on Monday. "The delegations decided,…

Moscow, Jul 26 (UNI/Sputnik) There were 204 people on board of Belavia’s Boeing 737 Antalya-bound plane that made an emergency landing in Moscow earlier on Monday, the Belarusian Embassy in Moscow told Sputnik. The aircraft landed safely…

A century ago, the rate of Bangladeshi among medical tourists in India was around 23 per cent, while last year it stood at more than 54 per cent. This was disclosed in the latest statistics released by the Tourism Ministry of India.…

Islamabad, Jul 26 (UNI) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's PTI party is set to form the next government in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK), emerging as the largest political party in violence-marred assembly elections, even as a PML-N…

Maimana, Afghanistan, Jul 25 (UNI/Xinhua) Five Taliban militants were killed and a key commander, Mufti Ismael, sustained injury as a mine blast struck their car in Afghanistan's northern Faryab province on Sunday, police said. "Taliban…

Kathmandu, Jul 25 (UNI/XINHUA) The ongoing lockdown in Nepal's Kathmandu Valley was extended for 10 more days on Sunday till Aug. 4, though most of the restrictive measures have been relaxed in past weeks. "We extended the lockdown by…

Moscow, Jul 25 (UNI/SPUTNIK) - Syrian air defense systems have destroyed two missiles launched by Israel's fighter jets toward facilities in the Damascus region, the deputy head of the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Reconciliation of…