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US envoy to lead delegation to facilitate Afghan peace
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 9 (ANI): Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad will lead an interagency delegation to India, China, Afghanistan, and Pakistan from January 8 to 21.
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Telangana govt. nominated Elvis Stephenso as Anglo-Indian community repres
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Jan 8 (ANI): Telangana government on Monday nominated Elvis Stephenson as the representative of Anglo-Indian community.
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USA: Emergency threat looms as government shutdown enters 16th day
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 6 (ANI): A national emergency may be declared by US President Donald Trump in the country as the partial government shutdown entered its 16th day on Sunday.
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Trump pushes for wall yet again, despite government shutdown
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 6 (ANI): US President Donald Trump has yet again called for the construction of a wall on the US' border with Mexico on Saturday (local time) despite a partial government shutdown over funding for the proposal.
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Tikapur riot accused Resham Chaudhary sworn in as MP
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Jan 4 (ANI): House of Representative member-elect from Kanchanpur-1, Resham Chaudhary, was sworn in as a Member of Parliament (MP) on Thursday.
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Nancy Pelosi named House speaker
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 4 (ANI): On the first day of the 116th Congress on Thursday (local time), Minority Leader in the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi was officially named the new House speaker in a majority vote.
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UN Special Representative not welcome in country: Somalia
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Mogadishu [Somalia], Jan 2 (ANI): Somalia, on Wednesday, labelled UN Special Representative Nicholas Haysom as a 'persona non-grata', adding that he cannot operate in the country anymore.
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Democrats strategise to reopen government
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 2 (ANI): The Democrats plan to vote on two spending bills and a stopgap measure to re-open the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday when they take over the US House Majority.
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Bangladesh to elect new government today
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec 30 (ANI): Bangladesh is all set to choose a new representative in the Jatiya Sangshad or the unicameral legislature of the country for a period of next five years.
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US government shutdown to continue next week
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 28(AANI): The partial government shutdown is likely to continue for the next week as the United States Senate was adjourned until Monday, while the House of Representatives further added that they were not expecting any vote this week in order to reopen the gove
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Yemen: UN Representative to hold talks with Houthis
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Sanaa [Yemen], Dec 23(ANI): The head of a United Nations mission tasked with monitoring a ceasefire in the Yemeni port city of Al Hodeidah arrived in Sanaa on Sunday to hold talks with the leaders of Houthi militia.
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Senate, House adjourned as US govt set to shutdown
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 22 (ANI): A partial government shutdown is imminent as the United States House of Representatives and Senate was adjourned for the evening, as President Donald Trump and lawmakers remain at odds over border wall funding.
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