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"Banning education of girls in Afghanistan is 'Gender apartheid'; US, UK s
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Former United Kingdom Prime Minister Gordon Brown called the treatment of Afghan women and girls "gender apartheid" and urged the American government and the UK government to impose sanctions on the Taliban, people directly responsible for such policies, TOLO News reported.
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ECOWAS orders ‘immediate activation’ of standby force to restore constitut
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
West African leaders on Thursday ordered the "immediate activation" and the "deployment" of a regional standby force to restore constitutional order in the coup-hit Niger, CNN reported.
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CBUAE revokes licence of Dirham Exchange and registration of RMB Commercia
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The administrative sanctions are the result of the examinations’ findings conducted by the CBUAE, revealing serious regulatory misconduct, including AML misconduct and collusion in evading CBUAE’s instructions to the exchange house not to engage in remittance transactions with certain countr
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Niger military sends reinforcements to capital
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Niger has been engulfed in political chaos since late last month when President Mohamed Bazoum was ousted in a coup d’etat by the presidential guard. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) responded days later by enacting sanctions and issuing an ultimatum to the ruling milit
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Pakistan issues notice to suspend gas obligation with Iran due to sanction
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Pakistan has issued a notice to Iran to suspend its obligation on the competition of the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project as long as US sanctions on Tehran remain in place.
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"You don't get your lunch if you don't bowl those 30 overs": Naseer Hussai
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
After the completion of Ashes Series 2023, Australia and England have docked crucial ICC World Test Championship points and have been hit with fines for maintaining a slow over-rate during the men’s Ashes. England lost 19 WTC points due to sanctions in four of the Tests, while Australia drop
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"Don't even get to bowl in second innings at Manchester...": Usman Khawaja
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Australian opener Usman Khawaja has expressed his disappointment over International Cricket Council (ICC) imposing penalties on arch-rivals Australia and England for maintaining a slow overrate during the Ashes 2023 series
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Here is how World Test Championship points table looks like following slow
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
England were docked 19 points and Australia 10 points as a penalty for slow over-rate across the series as they fell further down the WTC25 standings.
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Odisha CM Patnaik sanctions Rs 150 crore for modernising State forensic sc
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
This scheme, named 'Modernisation of Forensic Science Services Organisation, Odisha,' is set to be executed over a span of five years, starting from the fiscal year 2023-24 and lasting until 2027-28.
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Taliban calls for removal of sanctions in meeting with US
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Taliban-appointed acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan, Amir Khan Muttaqi, in a meeting with US officials in Doha stressed the need for the removal of sanctions, said Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, TOLO News reported.
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Imposed sanctions on N. Korea, Russia in past...won't hesitate to do so in
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The United States on Monday (local time) said that it would not hesitate to impose sanctions on North Korea and Russia when necessary as they have already done it in the past a number of times.
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West African nations impose economic, travel sanctions on Niger's coup lea
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Imposing economic and travel sanctions on the Niger milkitary coup leaders on Sunday, the West African nations have threatened to use force if country's President Mohamed Bazoum is not reinstated within a week, reported Al Jazeera.
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