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Imran Invites Sidhu To Kartarpur Corridor Inaugural Event
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has invited Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu to the Kartapur corridor's inaugural event, slated for November 9, according to Pakistani media on Wednesday.....
India Won't Join RCEP, No Compromise On Core Interests: PM
India on Monday shut the doors to joining a China-led mega trade deal, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi deciding that there would be "no compromise" on the nation's core interests, as the deal would have impacted the lives and livelihoods of all Indians, especially the vulnerable sections of the society.....
Trump Impeachment Public Hearings To Begin 'next Week'
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff has announced that the panel's first open hearings as part of an impeachment inquiry into US President Donald Trump will begin next week.....
18 Indians Among 23 Killed In Sudan Factory Blast
At least 18 Indian workers were among 23 people killed, while many others were seriously wounded in an LPG tanker blast at a ceramic factory in the Sudanese capital Khartoum. India has set up an emergency hotline, while an Embassy representative has rushed to the site.....
Bangladesh Suspends Phone Services Near Border With India
Fearing that Muslim refugees living in India might return to Bangladesh, the Sheikh Hasina government on Monday suspended mobile services in areas along the border.....
US Attack Kills Iranian General, Khamenei Vows Revenge
A US attack ordered by President Donald Trump has killed Gen Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC) elite Quds Force, a move that was met with harsh criticism from Tehran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei who has vowed "tough revenge" on Washington in response.....
Tensions Rise In Gulf As Iran Strikes US Airbase In Iraq
Tensions in the Middle East reached a new high on Wednesday after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it launched a missile attack on the US airbase of Ain al-Asad in Iraq in retaliation against the death of Major General Qasem Soleimani in an American drone attack on January 3.....
UN Chief Encouraged By Trump's Statement On Iran
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is encouraged by US President Donald Trump's latest statement on Iran, the UN chief's spokesman said.....
Ukrainian Airliner Was Downed By Iranian Missile: Trudeau
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that his government had intelligence indicating that Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) flight PS752 was shot down by an Iranian missile.....
7 Rockets Hit Army Base In Iraq's Salahudin Province
Seven Katyusha rockets on Sunday hit the Balad airbase, which previously housed US troops, in Iraq's central province of Salahudin, wounding two Iraqi soldiers, a provincial security source said.....
