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Macron unveils Ukraine support plans at Paris summit
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Macron unveils Ukraine support plans at Paris summit

Paris, March 28: French President Emmanuel Macron unveiled a range of initiatives to support Ukraine at a summit in Paris, amid growing uncertainty over continued US assistance. At a press conference following the summit of the "coalition of the willing," Macron announced a joint Franco-British plan...
PM Modi writes to Bangladesh’s interim chief, reaffirms commitment to stronger ties
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PM Modi writes to Bangladesh’s interim chief, reaffirms commitment to stronger...

In his letter marking B'desh’s Independence Day, Modi highlighted the deep-rooted historical ties between the two nations
Multiple US airstrikes hit Yemen
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Multiple US airstrikes hit Yemen's Houthi-held capital Sanaa

Sanaa, March 27: The US military conducted multiple airstrikes on Yemen's Houthi-held capital Sanaa, residents said. According to the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV, three airstrikes targeted the Jarban area in the Sanhan district, in the southern part of Sanaa, two airstrikes hit the al-Jumaymah area in...
UN chief welcomes agreement on freedom of navigation in Black Sea
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UN chief welcomes agreement on freedom of navigation in Black Sea

United Nations, March 27: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the commitments reached by the United States, Russia and Ukraine in Saudi Arabia on freedom of navigation in the Black Sea, and viewed the move "a crucial contribution to global food security and supply chains," his spokesman...
Trump contrasts India
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Trump contrasts India's Aadhaar-EPIC linking with lax US voter identification

New York, March 27: US President Donald Trump has cited India’s requirement for voters to link their Aadhaar card with their Election Photo Identification Card (EPIC) as an example of a nation ensuring the integrity of its election and contrasted it with the lax US voter identification system. In an...
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South Africa's G20 presidency to push for stronger global climate commitments,...

Johannesburg, March 26: South Africa will use the G20 presidency to drive stronger global commitments to climate action and environmental sustainability, Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Dion George said. George made the remarks at the first virtual meeting of the G20 Environment...
Trump pushes for major election reforms, citing India as model
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Trump pushes for major election reforms, citing India as model

Washington, March 26: In a bold move aimed at overhauling the US electoral system, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that seeks significant changes to how elections are conducted in the United States. The order mandates voters to prove their American citizenship, insists that only...
Egypt, Spain reject Israeli military operations in Gaza
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Egypt, Spain reject Israeli military operations in Gaza

Cairo, March 26: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez rejected the ongoing Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip. During a phone conversation on Tuesday, they emphasised the necessity of an immediate ceasefire, an end to the Israeli ground...
Pakistan charges Baloch activists with
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Pakistan charges Baloch activists with 'terrorism'; not allowed legal counsel

Quetta, March 24: Pakistan has charged Mahrang Baloch, chief of Pakistan's Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), and several other activists of terrorism after she led the protest sit-in protest against the illegal arrest and illegal police remand of the relatives of the victims of enforced...
Egypt, Palestine discuss efforts to uphold Gaza ceasefire
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Egypt, Palestine discuss efforts to uphold Gaza ceasefire

Cairo, March 24: Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and his Palestinian counterpart Mohammad Mustafa met here to discuss ongoing efforts to revive the ceasefire in Gaza and advance its reconstruction. During the meeting, Madbouly stressed the need to maintain the ceasefire in Gaza and begin...
Profoundly horrified: UNICEF on rising crime against children in Bangladesh
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Profoundly horrified: UNICEF on rising crime against children in Bangladesh

Dhaka, March 24: The United Nations Children's Agency has expressed grave concern about the alarming rise in incidents of sexual violence against children, especially girls, in Bangladesh over the last weeks under the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus. United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)...
Hamas denies halting talks on prisoner-hostage exchange deal
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Hamas denies halting talks on prisoner-hostage exchange deal

Gaza, March 22: Hamas refuted a media report that it had halted communication or talks on a prisoner exchange deal with Israel. "We deny what the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported about us cutting off communication or halting talks related to the prisoner exchange deal (with Israel),"...
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