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Congress slams Pak for 'mischievously' dragging Rahul Gandhi's name in let
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 28 (ANI): The Congress on Wednesday slammed Pakistan for "mischievously" dragging party leader Rahul Gandhi's name in its letter to the United Nations in connection with Jammu and Kashmir.
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3,000 people affiliated to ISIS remain in Syria: Russia
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [USA], Aug 28 (ANI): About 3,000 individuals related to the banned terrorist group ISIS remain in Syria, said Gennady Kuzmin Russia's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations on Tuesday.
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Amazon fires: Macron has to withdraw insults for Brazil to accept anything
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Brasilia [Brazil], Aug 28 (ANI): Brazil may reject the USD 20 million offer from G7 nations to combat the Amazon fires if French President Emmanuel Macron fails to withdraw his "insults", the Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday.
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40 people feared dead after boat capsizes off Libya's coast
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], Aug 27 (ANI): At least 40 people are feared dead after another boat capsized off the coast of Libya on Tuesday, according to the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR).
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World can leverage from India's demographic dividend: Union Minister Mahen
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Kazan [Russia], Aug 27 (ANI): Nations can leverage India's demographic dividend for strengthening their respective economies, said Union Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Mahendra Nath Pandey on Tuesday at a Ministers' Summit held during WorldSkills Competition 2019 in Kaza
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Afghanistan seeks UN's interference in Pak's military violations along its
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 27 (ANI): Afghanistan has reiterated "strong condemnation" over Pakistan's military violations along its border and sought for the intervention of the United Nations in the matter.
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Sudan urges UNSC to withdraw peacekeepers from Dafur by 2020
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Khartoum [Sudan], Aug 27 (ANI): Sudan has urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to end the suspension of its troops' withdrawal from Dafur.
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UNSC to meet over N Korea weapon tests today
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], Aug 27 (ANI): The United Nations Security Council is scheduled to hold a closed-door meeting on Tuesday to discuss North Korea's latest missile tests.
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India, Dominican Republic sign visa waiver agreement
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 27 (ANI): India and the Dominican Republic on Monday signed visa waiver agreement that would permit diplomatic passport holders of the two nations to travel and stay in each other's country without holding a visa for 90 days.
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Pak UN envoy meets UNGA President, discusses Kashmir issue
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], Aug 27 (ANI): Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Maleeha Lodhi, on Monday met President of United National General Assembly Maria Fernanda Espinosa and discussed the Kashmir issue, reported Express Tribune.
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Major industrialised nations close to agreement on tackling Amazon forest
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Biarritz [France], Aug 26 (ANI): World leaders gathered at the G7 summit are nearing an agreement on how to help fight fires in the Amazon rainforest and try to repair the devastation, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday.
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Modi meets UN Secy Gen at G7 in France
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Biarritz [France], Aug 25 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, on the sidelines of the G7 summit hosted by the southwestern French city of Biarritz on Sunday and had fruitful discussions on a wide range of subjects.
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