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Election of Ebrahim Raisi as President means that ultra-conservatives have
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Nicosia [Cyprus], June 21 (ANI): Hard-line Chief Justice Ebrahim Raisi won Friday's elections in Iran, getting 17.8 million votes, while his main opponents - former Revolutionary Guard commander Mohsen Rezaei got only 3.3 million, and moderate former Central Bank Governor Abdolnasser Hemmati
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Doubts emerge over Xi Jinping's chances of securing 3rd term as Chinese Pr
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Beijing [China], May 12 (ANI): As Chinese President Xi Jinping's hard-line policies beyond Chinese shores are squandering Beijing's soft power, doubts are emerging over Xi securing an unprecedented third term.
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No more 'business as usual' with China as UK raises 'hard questions' on or
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
London [UK], April 17 (ANI): After being warned that China could be hiding the real figures related to coronavirus, the UK has taken a hard-line approach towards Beijing which would see no more "business as usual" between the two countries.
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Pakistan Foreign Minister calls up Kashmiri separatist leader Geelani
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad/Srinagar [Pakistan/India], Feb 2 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Saturday called up hard-line Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, in yet another provocative act on the eve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Jammu and Kashmir.
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No sanctions relief for N Korea until denuclearisation: Mattis
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Singapore City [Singapore], June 3 (ANI): United States Defense Secretary James Mattis on Sunday, taking a hard line on North Korea, said the reclusive country will get relief from international sanctions only when it has demonstrated "verifiable and irreversible" steps to denuclearisatio
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New American NSA Bolton is bad News for Pakistan
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar.28 (ANI): During the presidency of George W Bush, a strong cabal of neo-con hawks guided his foreign policy and got the president into all sorts of failures. Prominent among them were Paul Wolfowitz, Richard Perle, John Bolton and others. Vice President Dick Cheney
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Former CIA Director slams Trump for Iran strategy
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], Jan 03 (ANI): Former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director John Brennan has slammed United States President Donald Trump's administration for its hard-line stance toward Iran, saying it has diminished the possibility of peaceful political change there.
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US will not be taken advantage of: Trump at APEC Summit
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Danang [Vietnam], Nov.10 (ANI): In a strongly worded message to the Asian leaders, United States President Donald Trump has brought his hard-line economic nationalism to the world stage, stating that Washington will not be taken advantage of anymore.
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Bat-size restrictions won't affect my game: David Warner
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Bengaluru [India], Sept 27 (ANI): Australian opening batsman David Warner on Wednesday brushed aside the idea that the implementation of International Cricket Council's (ICC) new rule, which puts hard-line size restrictions on bats, will have any impact on his game.
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Adityanath's appointment as UP CM shows 'development a mere slog
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Kishanganj (Uttar Pradesh) (ANI), Mar 20 (ANI): Expressing displeasure over the appointment of Hindu hard-liner Yogi Adityanath as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday said that 'development' for the B
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