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Concerned about escalating tensions in region...urge restraint: US on Iran
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Amid tensions between Iran and Pakistan, the US is concerned about the escalating tensions in the region and has urged restraint on all sides, US State Department of State Matthew Miller said on Thursday (local time).
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Pakistan caretaker PM Kakar likely to call National Security Committee mee
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Pakistan caretaker Prime Minister Anwar ul Haq Kakar is likely to summon a meeting of the National Security Committee on Friday with a focus on Pakistan-Iran tensions, ARY News reported.
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US launches fresh strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen amid tensions in Red
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
"These missiles on launch rails ... could have been fired at any time, prompting U.S. forces to exercise their inherent right and obligation to defend themselves," CENTCOM said on X.
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'Deeply concerned over issue of Red Sea....destabilising nature of things'
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
India is deeply concerned with the recent attacks on the vessels in the Red Sea as it serves as an important shipping lane for the world including India, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.
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Call on two sides to exercise restraint: China amid Iran-Pakistan tensions
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said that China believes that the ties between the two nations should be handled based on basic norms governing international ties underpinned by the principles of the United Nations Charter.
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Iran defends "precise and targeted" strikes in Iraq, Syria amid regional t
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The move adds to the escalating tensions in the region, coinciding with Israel's ongoing conflict in Gaza.
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"Prefer diplomacy over military resolutions...": Qatari PM warns US over s
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday, the Qatari PM underscored the broader impact of regional tensions, stating that addressing the conflict in Gaza should be a primary focus for leaders.
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Taiwan detects 6 Chinese military aircraft, 4 naval vessels near island
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Taiwan detects six Chinese military aircraft and four naval vessels around the island country between 6 a.m. on Sunday (Jan. 14) and 6 a.m. on Monday (Jan. 15), Taiwan News reported citing the Ministry of National Defence.
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After losing Taiwan presidential elections, Hou Yu-ih returns to mayoral d
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Hou Yu-ih returned to his role as mayor of New Taipei City on Sunday, after he lost the Taiwan presidential elections to Lai Ching-te, reported Taiwan News.
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"Fact that there is only one China...": Beijing opens up on Taiwan poll re
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
In its first official reaction to the Presidential elections in neighbouring Taiwan, the Chinese Foreign Ministry reiterated its claim on the breakaway territory as part of its own, saying that any changes in the island nation would not change the status of Taiwan as 'part of China,' CNN
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"Right now we are having tensions in the Red Sea...": EAM Jaishankar
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
"Right now we are having tensions in the Red Sea area because missiles are being fired and ships are being hit," Jaishankar said at the event.
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Taiwan: DPP candidate Lai Ching-te wins presidential polls amid escalating
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Lai Ching-te has won the much-anticipated Taiwanese presidential polls and is set to be the next President amid concerns of escalating tensions with China, Taiwan News reported.
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