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Oil firms exit Myanmar over rights abuses

Oil majors TotalEnergies and Chevron Corp, partners in a major gas project in Myanmar, said on Friday they were withdrawing from the country, citing

U.S., India should set bold goals to achieve $500 billion in bilateral trade, says new USIBC president

Atul Keshap, the new president of the influential U.S. India Business Council, a veteran American diplomat, has served in various capacities during his career with the U.S. State Department.

Nepal civil society figures call for Minister’s removal after hate speech

Renu Yadav alluded to 2007 mass murder and threatened to target opponents

Family of four, believed to be Indians, frozen to death along U.S.-Canada border

U.S. officials say the family, including an infant, were thought to have been attempting to cross into the US

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Israel’s attorney general orders probe of NSO spyware claims

The company says its products are intended to be used against criminals and terrorists, and that it does not control how its clients use the software

Peru: 21 beaches polluted by spill linked to Tonga eruption

President Pedro Castillo on Thursday said a committee will be formed to propose ways of dealing with the crisis, in keeping with national policies aimed at protecting the environment.

Kremlin denounces Biden’s Ukraine remarks

The Kremlin on Thursday denounced U.S. President Joe Biden for saying a “disaster” awaited Russia if it attacked Ukraine.Statements like that, said

Senate sinks Biden push for voting reforms

U.S. Senators dealt a death blow on Wednesday to President Joe Biden’s push to defend voting rights against what Democrats frame as an all-out assault

U.S. warship’s South China Sea passage sparks row

PLA: Organised forces to drive it away

‘Havana Syndrome’ not a foreign campaign: report

The CIA has concluded that U.S. diplomats suffering mysterious headaches and nausea in what has been dubbed “Havana Syndrome” were not targeted in a

France slams China’s Uighur ‘genocide’

France’s Parliament on Thursday denounced a “genocide” by China against its Uighur Muslim population, in a resolution that risks straining ties

3 killed, 25 injured in blast at Lahore market

Shops here sold Indian commodities

‘China satellite in close encounter with Russian debris’

"In the latest encounter, China’s Tsinghua Science Satellite came as close as 14.5 m from a piece of debris"

Kamala Harris will be his running mate in 2024, says President Biden

"She's going to be my running mate, number one. And number two, I did put her in charge.”

White House warns Russia on invading Ukraine after Biden seems to suggest small incursions will be tolerated

In a statement released after the press conference, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said that any incursion would be met with a ‘severe’ response from the U.S. and its allies.

UAE terror attack blatant violation of international law: India

UNSC should stand united in sending clear signals against such acts, says Indian envoy

Chinese regulator denies issuing guidelines on internet giants’ investments, fundraisings

Such rules would intensify the oversight from China’s increasingly assertive regulators, who have over the past year reined in formerly freewheeling internet giants in areas from dealmaking to their handling of user data.

Pakistan woman sentenced to death for sending 'blasphemous' messages

Anika Attique was charged with committing blasphemy against the prophet, insulting Islam and violating the cybercrime laws.

U.S. airlines report only minor impact from 5G deployment

AT&T and Verizon Communications agreed late Tuesday to delay switching on new telecom towers near key airports even as they turned on the new 5G C-Band service.

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U.S. weary from COVID-19 but in a better place now, says Biden

“I call it a job not yet finished. It will get better”, the President said

Indian-origin chief executive, who had fired 900 employees over a webinar last month, returning to position

Vishal Garg, the CEO of Better.com, had fired almost 900 employees over a webinar just weeks before Christmas last year

UAE envoy: Yemen’s Houthis used missiles in Abu Dhabi attack

Remarks by Ambassador Yousef Al-Otaiba marked an official acknowledgement that missiles — and not just drones — were used in Monday’s attack, claimed by the Iran-backed Houthis

Three of Tonga’s smaller islands badly damaged by tsunami

U.N. humanitarian officials report that about 84,000 people — more than 80% of Tonga’s population — have been impacted by the volcano’s eruption

U.S. President Joe Biden says Vladimir Putin will pay ‘dear price’ if Russia invades Ukraine

U.S. President Joe Biden also said he believes that Russia is preparing to take action on Ukraine, though he doesn’t think Putin has made a final decision

Foreign Secretary speaks with U.S. counterpart on Russia

MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi described the conversation as ‘wide ranging’ in a tweet, but did not specifically mention Russia

Turkey strikes a currency swap deal with UAE as ties warm

Deal aims to promote bilateral trade and strengthen financial cooperation

Israeli police evict Palestinians, tear down East Jerusalem home

Several people arrested “on suspicion of violating a court order”: police

British PM Johnson faces revolt within party

As Conservatives seek a no-confidence vote, one MP defected to the Opposition

China slams Slovenia’s bid to help Taiwan

Slovenia follows Lithuania’s move allowing Taiwan to open a representative office in its capital

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