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UNGA chief lauds Indian assistance to Maldives during COVID-19 pandemic
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 29 (ANI): President of the United Nations General Assembly Abdulla Shahid on Monday lauded Indian assistance to the Maldives during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially the "Travel Bubble" which saved the island's economy.
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Agenda of 'India out' campaign is hate; we will not buy into hate: Maldive
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 29 (ANI): Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid has hit out at those fuelling the 'India out campaign' in the island nation.
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Maldives Speaker discusses Lanka's financial crisis, issues facing Indian
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 29 (ANI): Maldives Speaker Mohamed Nasheed held talks with External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar in New Delhi on Monday and discussed Sri Lanka's financial crisis and issues facing Indian Ocean island nations.
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23 Chinese warplanes, 8 navy vessels surround Taiwan
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], August 28 (ANI): Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence on Sunday said that around eight People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels and 23 People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft were detected around the self-governed island.
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US-Japan firing exercise begins in Kyushu: Reports
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 28 (ANI/Sputnik): A joint US-Japan military exercise with firing training kicked off on Sunday in the Kumamoto prefecture in the Kyushu island, Japanese media reported.
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China ducks Lanka's debt restructuring requests, makes sneaky UNHRC exit
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 28 (ANI): While Sri Lanka awaits a response from China over Colombo's request for debt restructuring amid the economic turmoil, Beijing has downplayed these critical requests and instead put ahead the agenda of human rights in the island nation. This comes ahead of
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US sends two warships through Taiwan Strait, first transit since Pelosi's
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], August 28 (ANI): Two United States Navy warships have entered the Taiwan Strait in the first such transit since China staged unprecedented military drills around the island post US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit.
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China maintains deafening silence over Sri Lanka's debt restructuring requ
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 27 (ANI): Even as Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has requested China to restructure its debt amid a severe economic crisis and shrinking foreign reserves, Beijing has chosen to maintain a deafening silence which reveals how disinterested the country is
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Indian Coast Guard presence ensures there is no influx from Sri Lanka: DG
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 27 (ANI): The Indian Coast Guard Director-General Virender Singh Pathania on Saturday said that the presence of his force ensures that there is no influx of people from Sri Lanka amidst the crisis in the island country.
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India reiterates support to Argentina for resumption of negotiations on th
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 27 (ANI): India on Friday reiterated its support for the resumption of negotiations regarding the question of the Malvinas Islands between Argentina and the United Kingdom in accordance with the Resolutions of the UNGA and the Special Committee on Decolonization.
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World Meteorological Organization removes China's 'nine-dash line' after V
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Hanoi [Vietnam], August 27 (ANI): The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has removed the "nine-dash line" from a heatwave map posted on its Facebook page.
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Sri Lanka: Devastating crisis for children, a 'cautionary tale' for South
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 27 (ANI): Staple foods have become unaffordable, warned UNICEF Regional Director for South Asia, George Laryea-Adjei as the island nation continues to suffer its worst financial slump since its independence.
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