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India halts Russian oil purchases ahead of Trump’s tariffs

Listen to article Indian state refiners have stopped buying Russian oil in the past week as discounts narrowed this month and US…

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Beijing admits lack of preparedness as rains kill 60

Listen to article Beijing city officials admitted on Thursday they had not been prepared for heavy rains that soaked swathes of the…

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M23 rebels kill 169 civilians in eastern Congo, says UN

Listen to article An M23 rebel attack on farmers and other civilians in east Democratic Republic of Congo killed 169 people earlier…

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Sadhvi Pragya, six others acquitted in deadly 2008 Malegaon bombing

An Indian court on Thursday acquitted Hindu nationalist figure and former BJP lawmaker Sadhvi Pragya Thakur, along with six others,…

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Ex-MP, six others cleared of deadly India bombing charges

Thakur shows her ink-marked finger after casting her vote, outside a polling station in Bhopal on May 12, 2019. —…

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Trump terms Russia-India economies ‘dead’ in latest jibe

US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands, at the White House in Washington DC, US…

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Canada to recognize State of Palestine at UN meeting in September

Listen to article Canada plans to recognize the State of Palestine at a meeting of the United Nations in September, Prime Minister…

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Syrian, Israeli ministers to meet in Baku

DAMASCUS: A Syrian-Israeli ministerial meeting is set to take place on Thursday in Baku to discuss security matters in southern…

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Hezbollah refuses to disarm

BEIRUT: Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said on Wednesday that those demanding its disarmament were “serving” Israeli goals and accused US…

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China calls for more engagement with US

BEIJING: China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday called for more engagement with the United States, and warned against confrontations…

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