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Islamabad downgrades diplomatic ties, suspends trade with New Delhi
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan downgraded diplomatic relations and suspended bilateral trade with India after New Delhi revoked seven decades of autonomy for the disputed Muslim-majority state of Kashmir. Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government announced Wednesday a series of measures to oppose what
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Haze, embarrassing to Jokowi
JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, said the haze caused by forest fires in Indonesia has been an embarrassment for him to face Malaysia and Singapore as the problem has affected them. “I sometimes feel embarrassed. This
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China woos Myanmar with BRI sweeteners
YANGON: The National League for Democracy was forged in an uprising against one-party rule. Its activists spent years in jail under Myanmar’s military junta. But since taking power three years ago, the party led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu
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India’s former foreign minister Sushma Swaraj dies
NEW DELHI: India’s former foreign minister Sushma Swaraj, one of her country’s best-known female politicians, has died, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said. Swaraj had been beset by poor health but served as foreign minister for five years until Modi replaced
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Pakistan PM to challenge India over Kashmir issue
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan vowed Tuesday to challenge at the UN security council India’s decision to strip Kashmir of its special autonomy, a move he warned could provoke conflict in the region. Khan gave a forceful rebuke of
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Drought reveal lost temple in Thailand submerged by dam
LOPBURI: Thousands are flocking to see a Buddhist temple in central Thailand exposed after drought drove water levels to record lows in a dam reservoir where it had been submerged. As the reservoir reaches less than 3% of capacity, the
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KLCI rebounds from bloodshed
KUALA LUMPUR: KLCI made a near-complete recovery from a sharp early-morning sell-off as investors regained some composure following news that Beijing’s central bank set a stronger yuan fixing than expected. Beijing set the yuan midpoint fixing at 6.9683 per dollar,
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Oil prices rise, escalating US-China trade war caps gains
SINGAPORE: Brent crude rose today, after earlier falling to its lowest since January, as traders betting on falling prices bought back contracts to lock in profits from recent declines caused by the escalating trade dispute between the US and China.
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Air China suspends Beijing – Hawaii route, effective from Aug 27
BEIJING: Air China will suspend its flights on the Beijing-Hawaii route from Aug. 27 after a review of its network, China’s flagship carrier said on Tuesday, as travel demand remains weak amid an escalating U.S.-China trade war. Passengers who have
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Kashmir’s special status revoked
NEW DELHI: India’s government revoked the special status of Kashmir in a bid to fully integrate its only Muslim-majority region with the rest of the country, the most far-reaching move on the troubled Himalayan territory in nearly seven decades. Interior
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