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China challenges US position as the most important partner for Middle East countries

Jun 14, 2021

Nicosia [Cyprus], June 14 : Following the US policy shift to disengage from the Middle East region, which started under President Barack Obama and continued and accelerated under Donald Trump, China stepped in to fill the vacuum created and now plays a wider role in the region. China's growing influence in the Middle East is a real challenge to US dominance in the region.

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Pakistan's Gwadar loses shine as Saudis shift billion-dollar oil refinery to Karachi

Jun 14, 2021

Karachi [Pakistan], June 14 : Saudi Arabia has decided to shift a planned USD 10 billion oil refinery to Karachi from Gwadar, the epicenter of the country's flagship China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, further highlighting the infrastructural deficiencies of the project in the port city.
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Global nuclear warhead stockpile appears to be growing, SIPRI warns

Jun 14, 2021
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and new Israeli PM Naftali Benett

PM Modi congratulates new Israel PM Naftali Benett

Jun 14, 2021

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Will global minimum tax rate reduce Singapore's appeal to foreign, Indian firms?

Jun 14, 2021

Singapore, June 14 : Last week, the Group of Seven (G7) advanced economies announced that they have come...
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China lambasts G7 unified position on Beijing, says 'small' groups don't rule the world

Jun 14, 2021

London [UK], June 14 : China on Sunday lambasted G7 unified position on Beijing, saying that the days...
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Bangladesh extends border closure with India till June 30

Jun 14, 2021

Dhaka [Bangladesh], June 14 : Bangladesh on Sunday extended border closure with India till June 30 as the...
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.

Former Pak PM Abbasi says new budget is 'fake', warns people of new taxes worth Rs 343 billion

Jun 14, 2021
Colombian President Ivan Duque (Photo Credit - Reuters)

Colombian President receives first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Jun 14, 2021
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G7 leaders pledge 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to world: UK PM

Jun 14, 2021
US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden with Queen Elizabeth (Photo: Biden/Twitter)

Was very gracious, reminded me of my mother: Biden after meeting Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle

Jun 14, 2021
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Bomb-laden drone falls at school in Saudi border city Asir: Defence Ministry

Jun 14, 2021
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Somali Army says 50 terrorists killed in intensified security operations

Jun 14, 2021
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Chile reports 7,529 new cases of COVID-19

Jun 14, 2021
Prime Minister Narendra Modi

PM Modi to address virtual high-level UN meet on desertification, land degradation, drought today

Jun 13, 2021
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Turkey confirms 5,012 new COVID-19 cases

Jun 13, 2021
Israel Prime Minister Naftali Bennett

Congratulations pour in from around the world after Naftali Bennett sworn in as Israel's PM

Jun 13, 2021
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Chinese authorities launch probe over COVID outbreak in Guangzhou

Jun 13, 2021
Head of Oposition Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel Prime Minister Naftali Bennett gesture following the vote on the new coalition at the Knesset

Naftali Bennett becomes Israel's new PM, ending Netanyahu's 12-year reign

Jun 13, 2021