Iranians took to the streets Tuesday after organisers of protests over Mahsa Amini’s death called for demonstrations marking three years since a lethal crackdown on unrest sparked by a fuel price hike. The call to commemorate those slain in the 2019 crackdown gave new momentum to the protests that erupted following the death of 22-year-old […]
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Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban has called an emergency meeting of his Defence Council, his spokesman Zoltan Kovacs tweets. It is in connection with the reported stray Russian missile strike on a Polish village and a temporary suspension of the Russian oil supply to Hungary via the Druzhba oil pipeline. Russian pipeline operator Transneft, quoted […]
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KYIV: Russia pounded cities and energy facilities across Ukraine on Tuesday, killing at least one person and causing widespread power outages in what Kyiv said was the heaviest wave of missile strikes in nearly nine months of war. Missiles rained down on cities including the capital Kyiv, Lviv and Rivne in the west, Kharkiv in […]
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Srinagar: Undeterred by the advisories, tourism honchos have decided to launch a massive publicity blitzkrieg in foreign countries to sell Kashmir as a safe destination and boost arrivals. To start with, Pilgrim and Leisure Tour Operators Federation (PILTOF) has decided to organize a road show in Thailand, which is one of the major contributors to […]
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Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz said Monday the U.S. Department of Justice has launched an investigation into the fatal shooting of Palestinian-American Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, condemning the probe as a “grave mistake” and vowing not to cooperate. A Justice Department spokesman had no comment and there were no details about when an […]
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In order to send the incumbent government packing, and pave way for early elections, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday developed a new strategy to increase public pressure on the government by accelerating the public campaign. A consultative meeting in this regard was held under the chairmanship of former prime minister and PTI chairman Imran Khan […]
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MNusa Dua, Indonesia: Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday that Ukraine’s conditions for restarting talks with Moscow were “unrealistic,” speaking at the G20 summit where pressure was mounting on Russia to end the conflict. “All problems are with the Ukrainian side, which is categorically refusing negotiations and putting forward conditions that are obviously unrealistic,” […]
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Srinagar, Nov 11: The University of Kashmir has been ranked 110 in Southern Asia in the QS Asia University Rankings 2023 that feature 760 Asian universities. Published on November 8, the QS University Rankings evaluate the Asian varsities on the basis of 11 key parameters including Academic Reputation, Employer Reputation, Faculty/Student Ratio, International Research Network, […]
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The UN Human Rights Council said on Monday it would hold an urgent session on Iran, with backers pushing for an international investigation into the deadly crackdown on mass protests rocking the country. The United Nations’ highest rights body said a special session on “the deteriorating human rights situation” in Iran would be held on […]
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ISLAMABAD — Pakistan is pressing Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban government to hand over a suspected killer of a Pakistani security guard before it reopens a busy southwestern border crossing between the two countries. Pakistani authorities blocked all movement across the Chaman terminal in Baluchistan province on Sunday, immediately after a suspected Taliban security guard crossed over […]
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