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Following a fatal plane accident that is thought to have taken the life of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the volatile leader of the mercenary organization, President Vladimir Putin has ordered Wagner troops to swear loyalty to the Russian government. On Friday, the Kremlin declared that Western claims that Prigozhin had been executedRead More →

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NEW DELHI (Reuters/Web Desk) – China’s Vice Commerce Minister Wang Shouwen said on Friday in New Delhi that India is free to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), adding that it will increase commerce between India and China, which is expanding “very quickly.” Reuters. The Regional Comprehensive Economic PartnershipRead More →

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ISLAMABAD, (Web Desk) – Azal, Azerbaijan’s national airline, will begin regular flights to Pakistan on September 20. According to media sources, the flights to Islamabad, Lahore, and Karachi would be conducted by the Azerbaijan Embassy. According to the spokeswoman, the Azal service was established to develop relations between Azerbaijan andRead More →

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(AFP) – Ten people were detained in Hong Kong on Thursday under the city’s national security statute, accused of giving financial assistance to abroad dissident organisations advocating for sanctions against the Chinese financial center. Following massive and often violent pro-democracy protests the year before, Beijing enacted a broad national securityRead More →

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TOKYO, (Reuters) – On Saturday, the Group of Seven leaders decided to launch a new programme to combat economic coercion and promised to take steps to guarantee that any players seeking to weaponize economic reliance fail and suffer repercussions. According to the initiative’s creators, the Coordination Platform on Economic CoercionRead More →

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BEIJING (Reuters) – In a show of solidarity with China’s two largest neighbours, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang assured his Russian and Indian counterparts of deepening bilateral ties, promising that “coordination and cooperation” will only strengthen. Qin met with other foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, a group ofRead More →

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(Reuters) : Evgeny Ivanov, the deputy foreign minister, was quoted as stating on Sunday by the state-run TASS news agency that Russia is working on lowering visa requirements for six nations, including Syria, Indonesia, and India. Ivanov added that in addition to India, “procedures simplification” was also being discussed withRead More →

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DHAKA : (AFP) – On Monday, the sole newspaper of Bangladesh’s largest opposition party ceased publication after a government suspension order was upheld, raising concerns about media freedom in the South Asian country. Campaigners and international governments, notably the United States, have long raised concern about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’sRead More →

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SYDNEY (Reuters) – The death toll from Cyclone Gabrielle in New Zealand increased to nine on Saturday as officials continued to search for missing persons and clean up the North Island. On Sunday, the storm struck the northernmost portion of the North Island and travelled down the east coast, wreakingRead More →