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Support N Korea's denuclearisation effort: Moon at UN
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sept 28 (ANI): South Korean President Moon Jae-in has called for the support of the world community to help North Korea to advance toward denuclearisation and to establish peace on the Korean Peninsula.
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PM Modi dedicates 'Champions of the Earth' award to Indian tradition
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sep 27 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday dedicated the United Nations' (UN) Champions of the Earth award to all Indians and the country's tradition of coexisting with nature.
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Bill and Melinda Gates co-host Goalkeepers 2018 in New York City
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sep 27 (NewsVoir): United States: Bill and Melinda Gates, co-chairs of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, co-hosted the second annual Goalkeepers events on September 25 and 26 to highlight the remarkable progress toward the reduction of extreme poverty, and the need to acce
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At UNGA, Maduro calls US sanctions on Venezuela 'Economic Trade Persecutio
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
United Nations, Sept 27 (Sputnik/ANI): The economic sanctions imposed by United States on Venezuela are illegal and amount to economic persecution of the South American nation, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly.
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Despite US sanctions on wife, Venezuelan Pres heads for New York
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], Sep 27 (ANI): Despite United States imposing sanctions on his wife Cilia Adela Flores de Maduro, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is headed for New York to attend the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
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India rejects discussion of Kashmir issue at OIC meeting
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sep 27 (ANI): India has rejected references made by Pakistan on the Kashmir issue in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meeting as the matter is internal to India, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said on Wednesday (local time).
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Minorities in Pak face persecution, discrimination: Activists
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 27 (ANI): Activists from the Christian minority in Pakistan say they are being persecuted, discriminated and forced to leave the country.
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Trump accuses China of meddling in midterm elections
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sep 26 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused China of meddling in the forthcoming midterm elections in November in order to oust him, owing to his aggressive economic sanctions against Beijing.
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Japan PM open to meet N Korean leader Kim
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], Sep 26 (ANI): Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has shown his willingness to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un.
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Iranian President slams Trump administration over sanctions
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sep 26 (ANI): Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday lashed out at the sanctions reinstated by the Donald Trump-led United States administration, saying that they amounted to "economic terrorism" and "economic war", while speaking at the ongoing 73rd session of the Un
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G4 leaders seek early UNSC reform
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sep 26 (ANI): The leaders of the G-4 countries in a meeting held during the ongoing 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) emphasised on the need for early reform of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and reaffirmed their commitment to multilateral
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Activists highlight worsening human rights situation, inequity in Balochis
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Sep 26 (ANI): Baloch political activists have accused Islamabad of violating human rights, inequality and rise of religious fundamentalists in Balochistan, which is responsible for the destruction of cultural identity of the Baloch people.
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