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OSCE chairperson calls for respecting Human Rights Commitments amid migrat
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], November 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Chairperson-in-Office Ann Linde called on Belarus and Poland to respect their OSCE commitments on human rights and expressed concerns over the border migration crisis.
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Polish Ministry says 12,000 troops, 4,000 border guards stationed at borde
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Warsaw [Poland], November 9 (ANI/Sputnik): A total of 12,000 Polish servicemen, 4,000 border guards and 1,500 police officers, including 250 members of a counterterror unit, are currently stationed at the border with Belarus amid the migration crisis, Polish Deputy Minister of the Interior M
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Stoltenberg discussed border crisis with Polish President, reaffirmed NATO
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Warsaw [Poland], November 9 (ANI/Sputnik): NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg discussed the situation at the border with Belarus with Polish President Andrzej Duda and reaffirmed NATO's support for Warsaw amid the migration crisis.
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Afghanistan confirms acting Foreign Minister Muttaqi to visit Pakistan for
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 9 (ANI): Afghanistan's acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi will travel to Pakistan on Wednesday on his maiden visit since the Taliban took control over the country.
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Pakistan govt decides to put up entire sugar stock for sale amid crisis
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 9 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has decided to put up the entire sugar stock for sale in the market amid the sugar price crisis in the country, local media reported.
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Afghanistan facing worst humanitarian crisis on earth: UN
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 9 (ANI): Director of United Nations World Food Programme David Beasley has called the looming humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan "the worst crisis" on earth, local media reported citing his interview with a broadcasting company.
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Austria concerned about refugee crisis on Polish-Belarusian border
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Vienna [Austria], November 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Minsk's use of illegal migration in its own interests is completely unacceptable, Vienna stands for a common EU position against such an approach, the Austrian Foreign Ministry told Sputnik.
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As food crisis deepens in Afghanistan, people resort to selling their chil
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 8 (ANI): With each passing day, the situation in Afghanistan is worsening under the new Taliban regime which does not have funds to procure food items and other essentials.
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Afghan crisis overwhelms neighbouring states with refugee spillover: Human
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 8 (ANI): Amid the tense economic and security situation under the Taliban, countries surrounding Afghanistan are under increasing pressure as Afghans continue to flee their homeland to neighbouring states.
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US military withdrawal from Afghanistan should not mean diplomatic disenga
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 7 (ANI): With the humanitarian situation continuing to worsen in Afghanistan, several experts and UN agencies have called on the international community to step up its efforts to curtail the crisis.
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Hong Kong administration blind to climate crisis, focuses only on 'nationa
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, November 7 (ANI): The Hong Kong administration, which is extremely active on national security law (NSL) -- is completely blind to the real threat to the territory that is climate change, according to a report in local media.
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55 per cent of Afghan population face food insecurity: Report
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 7 (ANI): Nearly 55 per cent of the Afghan population are estimated to be in a crisis or experiencing emergency levels of food insecurity between now and March of next year, a UN agency report has revealed.
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