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Pakistan blocks Twitter, restricts internet after Khan’s arrest | News
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Taliban must ‘swiftly reverse’ crackdown on women’s rights: UN | Women’s Rights News
The Security Council votes unanimously to condemn the ban on Afghan women working for the UN, the latest move to…
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India accuses China of violating border agreements | Border Disputes News
India’s defense minister had ‘frank discussions’ with his Chinese counterpart, India’s defense ministry says. India’s defense minister accused China of…
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Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif wins vote of confidence | Politics News
Sharif gets 180 votes, against the 172 needed to achieve a simple majority in the lower house of parliament. Pakistan’s…
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World’s highest railway bridge to open in Kashmir soon | Infrastructure News
Amidst the mighty Himalayas in Indian administered Kashmir sits the highest railway bridge in the world. The Chenab River Bridge,…
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Indian wrestlers demand arrest of federation chief in sit-in
The wrestlers first protested in January but say not enough has been done to crack down on sexual harassment in…
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Ten years of Rana Plaza: How safe is the garment industry in Bangladesh?
The nine-story building collapsed in 2013, killing 1,134 people, in one of the deadliest industrial disasters in history.
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India’s new airport unsafe due to bird strike risk, activists say
Activists say the Navi Mumbai International Airport site is dangerously close to bird sanctuaries and resting places.
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Amritpal Singh: Who is he and why was he arrested?
The 30-year-old self-proclaimed preacher and Sikh separatist has been arrested after a month-long manhunt by Indian police.
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Guantánamo prisoners show signs of ‘accelerated aging’: ICRC
The Guantánamo prison camp has become a symbol of the brutality of America’s so-called ‘war on terror’.
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