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US lawmaker IIhan Omar unveils bill to sanction Saudi's Crown Prince Salma
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Washington [US], March 3 (ANI): US lawmaker Ilhan Omar on Tuesday introduced a bill to sanction Saudi's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) for his involvement in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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US lawmakers introduce resolution to scrap 'one-China policy'
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Washington [US], March 3 (ANI): Deeming one-China policy as outdated and counter-productive, two United States congressmen have introduced a resolution calling for the US government to resume formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan.
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Pak Senate polls: Imran Khan's PTI may face setback as 6 MPAs unlikely to
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Karachi [Pakistan], March 2 (ANI): The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) might suffer a setback in the upcoming Senate elections tomorrow as at least six lawmakers of the party are unlikely to cast votes for its candidates in the Upper House polls.
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New low for Pakistan as lawmakers of Imran Khan's party thrash 'rebel' mem
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Karachi [Pakistan], March 2 (ANI): In a new low for Pakistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers on Tuesday physically thrashed 'rebel' party members during a session in the Sindh Assembly after they refused to vote for party candidates in the Senate elect
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47 dissidents in Hong Kong booked for 'conspiring to subvert state power'
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Hong Kong, March 2 (ANI): Hong Kong police has charged 47 former opposition lawmakers and activists for conspiring to subvert state power under the draconian national security law in the region.
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Myanmar's ousted lawmakers declare military as terrorist organisation
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Naypyitaw [Myanmar], March 1 (ANI): Days after Myanmar's military used snipers to fire on pro-democracy protesters, members of the civilian government, which was overthrown by the military on February 1, has declared the junta as a terrorist organisation on Monday.
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US lawmaker expresses solidarity with Sindhi community as Pak crackdown on
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Washington [US], February 28 (ANI): Amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Pakistan against the Sindhi Hindus, US Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton has supported the Sindhi Foundation's 'Long Walk for Freedom, Nature, and Love' as the "Sindhi culture promotes peace and the inclusiveness o
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Imran Khan losing foothold as his MPs contacting PDM, says Bilawal
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], February 28 (ANI): Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has said that Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government is losing its control as the lawmakers of the ruling party are in touch with the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) for voting
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US Civil society groups, lawmakers press Biden to support India's TRIPS wa
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New Delhi [India], February 27 (ANI): Hundreds of civil society groups in the US, along with several progressive lawmakers, are keeping up the pressure on the Biden administration to support India's TRIPS waiver on COVID-19 vaccines, reported Inside US Trade - an online news service.
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Pressure mounts on WTO to consider India's proposed IPR waiver on COVID va
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New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): As the world grapples to counter the pandemic, pressure on the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is mounting to seriously consider a proposal by India and South Africa for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver on COVID-19 vacc
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BJP MLC moves censure motion against Rahul Gandhi over his 'MP in north' r
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Patna (Bihar) [India], February 24 (ANI): Bihar MLC Sanjay Mayukh on Wednesday moved a censure motion in the state Assembly against Wayanad lawmaker Rahul Gandhi over his "MP in north" remark, stating that he has 'hurt sentiments of Bihar's people.'
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'Apologise to Amethi people, wrong to belittle your previous constituency'
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Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 24 (ANI): Rebel Congress MLA Aditi Singh on Wednesday sought an apology from Wayanad lawmaker Rahul Gandhi over his "MP in north" remark, stating that it is wrong to belittle one's previous constituency.
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