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American citizens, Afghan allies stuck at Mazar-i-Sharif airport: US lawma
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 6 (ANI): American citizens and Afghan allies are stuck at Mazar-i-Sharif airport in Afghanistan as the Taliban are not clearing six airplanes to depart, a US lawmaker said.
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EU lawmakers back Lithuania amid tensions with China
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], September 6 (ANI): Members of the European Parliament extended support for Lithuania on Friday after its decision to enhance ties with Taiwan despite threats from China, reported Focus Taiwan.
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Pak lawmaker Mohsin Dawar launches party to promote secular, federal, demo
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], September 2 (ANI): Pakistani lawmaker Mohsin Dawar and some of his Pashtun colleagues on Wednesday launched a party called National Democratic Movement (NDM), with the aim to promote a secular, federal and democratic parliamentary system.
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UK's evacuation from Afghanistan a 'humiliation': Conservative lawmaker
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], August 30 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Conservative lawmaker Tobias Ellwood has called the evacuation of personnel and Afghans who worked for the British troops during the 20-year-long presence of the US-led coalition in the country a "humiliation."
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US lawmakers urge Biden to ensure Taliban does not destabilise Pakistan, a
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 28 (ANI): Amid the US withdrawal from Afghanistan which will have many geopolitical and strategic consequences, a group of 68 Congress lawmakers asked President Joe Biden to "outline" his plan to "move America forward", and urged him to make sure that the Taliban do n
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Nepal Opposition Party rift: 30 lawmakers, 54 Central Committee members of
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], August 25 (ANI): Weeks after lodging an application with the Election Commission to register the new party, members of the rival faction inside Nepal's opposition CPN-UML presented themselves for in-person verification.
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US lawmakers urge Biden to extend August 31 Afghanistan withdrawal deadlin
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Washington [US], August 25 (ANI): As US President Joe Biden decided to stick with the August 31 deadline for withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, several lawmakers including Democrats and Republicans have called Biden to push back the deadline as the move risked leaving US allies behind.
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People have to decide how lawmakers will work in Gandhi's Nation: RS Deput
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 15 (ANI): Expressing concerns over the recent incident of jostling between Opposition MPs with marshals in the Upper House, Deputy Chairman Rajya Sabha Harivansh on Sunday said that today, people of Mahatma Gandhi's nation have to decide how their representatives wi
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Lawmaker says 'darkest day' in Plymouth since WWII after 6 killed in shoot
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Plymouth [UK] August 13 (ANI/Sputnik): A mass shooting which left six people dead in Plymouth, southwest England, is the darkest hour in the city's history since the end of World War II, a member of parliament for Plymouth, Sutton Luke Pollard told new agencies.
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BJP President to review Jan Ashirwad Yatra schedules of ministers from UP,
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 11 (ANI): With cabinet ministers set to go on the Jan Ashirwad Yatra soon, BJP president JP Nadda is scheduled to meet the lawmakers from Uttar Pradesh and Delhi on Wednesday.
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Row erupts in Hong Kong's biggest opposition party as vice-chairman quits
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, August 11 (ANI): A bitter row has erupted within Hong Kong's biggest opposition party after its vice-chairman and its former lawmaker Lee Wing-tat left the city for the UK last week.
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China dismisses Republican report on origin of COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 6 (ANI): China dismissed Republican lawmakers report which accused Beijing of one the 'greatest cover-ups in human history' over the origins of COVID-19, reported Daily Mail.
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