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N. Korea says successfully conducted multiple warhead missile capability test
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N. Korea says successfully conducted multiple warhead missile capability test

Seoul, June 27: North Korea has successfully conducted a missile test aimed at securing multiple warhead capability, state media reported on Thursday, contradicting South Korea's assessment that the test is believed to have ended in failure. During the test conducted on Wednesday, North Korea's...
S.Korea again dismisses Japan
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S.Korea again dismisses Japan's protest over maritime survey near Dokdo

Seoul, June 27: South Korea's Foreign Ministry on Thursday dismissed Japan's renewed protest over South Korea's routine maritime survey near the East Sea islets of Dokdo. On Wednesday, Japan's Foreign Ministry complained through diplomatic channels, demanding an immediate halt to the maritime survey...
India asks its citizens in Kenya to restrict
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India asks its citizens in Kenya to restrict 'non-essential' movement

New Delhi, June 26: India has advised its citizens in Kenya to exercise utmost caution and restrict non essential movement amid violent protests in the East African nation against the government's proposed tax hikes."In view of the prevailing tense situation, all Indians in Kenya are advised to...
India dismisses Pakistan’s attempt to raise Kashmir issue as ‘baseless, deceitful’
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India dismisses Pakistan’s attempt to raise Kashmir issue as ‘baseless,...

United Nations, June 26: India has dismissed Pakistan’s attempt to inject Kashmir into a discussion of the workings of the Security Council as an undignified misuse of the General Assembly forum. Pratik Mathur, a minister at India’s UN mission, reacting to Pakistan bringing up Kashmir, said that it...
UN official warns of escalating crisis in Gaza, West Bank
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UN official warns of escalating crisis in Gaza, West Bank

United Nations, June 26: A UN official warned the Security Council of a deepening crisis in Gaza and the West Bank. During a Security Council briefing, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland described the "catastrophic and horrifying" humanitarian crisis in Gaza,...
Mongolia: 260 international observers to monitor parliamentary elections
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Mongolia: 260 international observers to monitor parliamentary elections

Ulan Bator, June 26: A total of 259 observers from 40 countries and 21 international organisations will monitor Mongolia's upcoming regular parliamentary elections, as announced by the country's General Election Commission (GEC) on Wednesday. Also, 27 journalists from 12 international media...
Unionised workers at Hyundai Motor in S. Korea to refuse overtime work from next week
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Unionised workers at Hyundai Motor in S. Korea to refuse overtime work from next...

Seoul, June 26: Unionised workers at Hyundai Motor in South Korea have decided to refuse to work overtime on Saturdays from July 6, as they failed to narrow differences with the company in wage talks, the union said on Wednesday. The 43,000 strong union has made the decision to put pressure on the...
17 Chinese nationals feared dead in South Korea battery plant blaze
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17 Chinese nationals feared dead in South Korea battery plant blaze

Seoul, June 25: South Korean fire department officials have said that around 17 Chinese nationals were killed in the massive fire at a battery plant in Hwaseong, city south of Seoul, but the exact figures still need to be further confirmed.South Korean officials, including Gyeonggi Province Second...
Australian govt welcomes UNESCO Great Barrier Reef report
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Australian govt welcomes UNESCO Great Barrier Reef report

Canberra, June 25: The Australian government has welcomed UNESCO's recommendation that the Great Barrier Reef remain off the World Heritage in-danger list. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Monday released a draft report urging Australia to set more...
Australian PM welcomes news of WikiLeaks founder
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Australian PM welcomes news of WikiLeaks founder's release

Canberra, June 25: Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has welcomed the news that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is set to be released by US authorities. Assange, 52, on Tuesday agreed to plead guilty to US espionage charges in a deal that ended his imprisonment in the United Kingdom...
Record-breaking heat wave hits Russia
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Record-breaking heat wave hits Russia's Siberia

Moscow, June 25: Russia's western Siberia is experiencing an unprecedented heatwave, with temperatures in several regions shattering records over the past 50 years or so, local weather authorities said on Tuesday.A number of regions, specifically the Novosibirsk and Kemerovo Oblasts, along with the...
Lithuanian President, Spanish King visit air force base
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Lithuanian President, Spanish King visit air force base

Vilnius, June 25: Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda and Spanish King Felipe VI visited a Lithuanian air force base and met with the Spanish troops participating in the Baltic air policing mission. Nauseda thanked the king for Spain's contribution to the security of the Baltic region, highlighting...
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