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US lawmakers call for probe into Pak role in Taliban win in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 29 (ANI): A bill was introduced in the US Senate calling for a probe into Pakistan's support to the Taliban for the 2021 offensive that toppled the Afghan government and Taliban's attack in the Panjshir Valley.
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Desecration of Chinese flag on internet outlawed in Hong Kong
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, September 29 (ANI): Lawmakers in Hong Kong have passed a bill that outlaws the desecration of the Chinese national flag and national emblem on the internet.
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Nepal Opposition continues to obstruct House proceedings
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], September 27 (ANI): Nepal's main Opposition party, the Communist Party of Nepal - Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) continued to obstruct the proceedings of the House of Representatives (HoR) raising dissatisfaction over allowing expelled lawmakers to take part in the mee
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Russian delegation to participate in PACE autumn session remotely
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia] September 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian delegation intends to participate in the upcoming autumn session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) remotely, lawmakers could refuse to travel to Strasbourg because of the discriminatory proposal to restrict t
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US lawmakers walk out of classified Afghanistan briefing
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 23 (ANI): Multiple Republican and Democratic lawmakers angrily stormed out of a classified briefing with members of the Biden administration on Afghanistan on Wednesday morning after their questions went unanswered.
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US lawmakers push for harder line on Pakistan over its 'duplicitous' role
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 16 (ANI): The US lawmakers on Tuesday, who were hearing US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on post-Afghan withdrawal from Kabul pushed for a harder line on Pakistan given its "duplicitous' role in the war-plagued country.
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Canadian lawmaker calls for Taiwan's UN participation
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], September 15 (ANI): A Canadian lawmaker has voiced his support for Taiwan's participation in the UN's sustainable development projects.
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Chinese ambassador banned from UK Parliament, Beijing reacts sharpely
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], September 15 (ANI): Chinese new ambassador Zheng Zeguang was prevented from a meeting in the UK Parliament on Wednesday after the invitation sparked outrage amongst British lawmakers under sanction by Beijing.
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US lawmaker presses Blinken on whether drone strike hit US aid worker or I
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 15 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday dodged questions on whether the Afghanistan drone strike targeted a worker for an American aid organisation and members of his family instead of an ISIS bomber.
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US lawmakers demand action against Pak for 'double dealing in Afghanistan'
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 15 (ANI): For the second day, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken on Tuesday confronted a barrage of questions from US lawmakers about last month's withdrawal from Afghanistan and the attempts to rescue people and deal with a future Taliban government.
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Japan to hold general elections in early November: LDP lawmakers
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan] September 12 (ANI): Japan will hold a general election in early November under a new prime minister who will succeed Yoshihide Suga. The new prime minister will be picked in the leadership race of the Liberal Democratic Party on September 29, ruling party lawmakers said on Satu
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Ruckus in Nepal's lower house as opposition picket well chanting slogans a
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], September 8 (ANI): Ruckus erupted in Nepal's Parliament as opposition CPN-UML lawmakers picketed well of the lower house, chanting slogans against the issuance of an ordinance to split a political party.
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