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Hong Kong democracy activist Agnes Chow released from prison

HONG KONG: Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow was released from prison on Saturday after serving nearly seven months for…

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Beijing official says ‘real enemies’ want Hong Kong to be ‘pawn in geopolitics’

HONG KONG: The main representative of the Chinese government in Hong Kong said on Saturday people trying to turn the…

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111 militants killed in 24 hrs in Afghanistan

KABUL: At least 111 Taliban militants were killed in the last 24 hours across Afghanistan, the Ministry of Interior said…

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Biden to return diverted border wall money, spend down rest

Washington: Former President Donald Trump's signature border wall project would lose much of its funding as well as the fast-track…

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G7 to counter China’s Belt & Road with big infra project

CARBIS BAY: The Group of Seven will seek to rival China’s multi-trillion-dollar Belt and Road initiative on Saturday by announcing…

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Pakistan’s stringent new media law stirs controversy

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is trying to bulldoze through a new press law intended to consolidate government oversight of the media, raising…

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Kim Jong Un calls for greater military power

PYONGYANG: North Korean media is reporting that leader Kim Jong Un attended an expanded meeting of the Central Military Commission…

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Wider alliance of anti-BJP parties necessary: NCP leader after Pawar-Kishor meet

MUMBAI: A day after election strategist Prashant Kishor met NCP chief Sharad Pawar, a spokesperson of the party on Saturday…

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Suspend new rules for governing online content, say 13 advocacy groups

NEW DELHI: Digital advocacy group Access Now and 13 other organisations, including Reporters Without Borders, Human Rights Watch, and Article…

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Indians do not come first for PM, politics does: Priyanka Gandhi slams govt’s Covid response

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Saturday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his handling…

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