Vietnam arms imports drop to a trickle despite regional tensions

HANOI, Vietnam: Vietnam’s arms imports dwindled significantly last year, marking its lowest volume since 2007, as it sought to diversify its sources away from Russia, according to data from the Stockholm International Peace Research ...

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Wednesday, 20 March 2024
"Putin won’t stop if he is successful in Ukraine", says Lloyd Austin

Berlin [Germany], March 20 (ANI): Reaffirming US support for Ukraine amid the ongoing conflict with Russia, US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin warned that if Vladimir Putin is successful here, he will not stop there. Convening ...

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Tuesday, 19 March 2024
NATO wont bring stability to Caucasus Kremlin

The bloc’s desire to gain a foothold in the region is no secret, spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said Russia is well aware of NATO’s attempts to court post-Soviet republics in the South Caucasus, but the bloc’s overtures will bring n ...

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Tuesday, 19 March 2024
New Study Reports Widespread Forced Labor Abuses

Forced labor generates $236 billion a year in illegal profits, a dramatic increase of $64 billion since 2014, a new study by the International Labor Organization reported on Tuesday. The study said the increase is due to a growin ...

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Tuesday, 19 March 2024
BJP’s Tejasvi Surya leads protest in Bengaluru over assault on shopkeeper for playing devotional songs

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 19 (ANI): Large number of people took to the streets in Bengaluru on Tuesday following a dispute between a shopkeeper and a group of individuals on Sunday evening over the playing of devotional s ...

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Tuesday, 19 March 2024
Ireland’s Andrew Balbirnie fined for breaching ICC Code of Conduct

New Delhi [India], March 18 (ANI): Ireland batter Andrew Balbirnie has been fined 25 per cent of his match fee for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the second T20I against Afghanistan in Sharjah. According to a ...

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Tuesday, 19 March 2024
Biden knew Israel was bombing indiscriminately WaPo

The US president was told in October that Israeli airstrikes were often carried out without ‘solid intelligence,? the newspaper claims The White House knew since late October that Israel was regularly bombing civilian targets in ...

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Monday, 18 March 2024
BJP says CM Siddaramaiah responsible for altercation over playing devotional songs during Azaan

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 18 (ANI): BJP Karnataka Chief Vijayendra Yediyurappa on Monday criticised the state government after an altercation occurred between a group of people and a shopkeeper last evening in Bengaluru f ...

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Monday, 18 March 2024
Israel PM Netanyahu meets with German Chancellor

Tel Aviv [Israel], March 18 (ANI/TPS): Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with the visiting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem. This is the third visit of the Chancellor ...

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Monday, 18 March 2024
UAE: Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed meets with Prime Minister, FM of Qatar

Abu Dhabi [UAE], March 18 (ANI/WAM): Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met today with Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdurrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar. T ...

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Monday, 18 March 2024
"Growth comes when government is first buyer," says G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant

New Delhi [India], March 18 (ANI): The G20 Sherpa and former CEO of Niti Aayog Amitabh Kant delivered an address emphasizing the importance of learning from Israel’s procurement model and promoting women-led development within the s ...

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Monday, 18 March 2024
Pakistan: Imran Khan’s Tehreek-i-Insaf party questions constitutionality of ex-caretakers’ Senate candidacy

Islamabad [Pakistan], March 18 (ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has raised concerns regarding the eligibility of individuals associated with the caretaker government to participate in the upcoming Senate elections, citing const ...

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Monday, 18 March 2024
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