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U.S. should give legal guarantees to stop eastward expansion of NATO, says Russia

Kallol Bhattacherjee

Roman Babushkin, Deputy Chief of Mission of the Russian Embassy in New Delhi, described NATO as the “mechanism of confrontation” and emphasised that Russia is not planning to invade Ukraine.

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Roman Babushkin, Deputy Chief of Mission of the Russian Embassy in New Delhi. Photo: YouTube/Russian Embassy, India

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Syrian Kurds retake prison, ending six-day Islamic State attack

The brazen Islamic State jailbreak attempt and ensuing clashes left more than 180 dead in the jihadists’ most high-profile military operation since the loss of their “caliphate” nearly three years ago.

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Members of the Syrian Democratic Forces deploy around Ghwayran prison in Syria’s northeastern city of Hasakeh on January 25, 2022, which was taken over by Islamic State (IS) group fighters days earlier.

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Xi offers Central Asian countries $500 million, announces $70 billion trade target

Ananth Krishnan

Announcement from China comes two days before India’s virtual summit with regional leaders

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Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: Xinhua via AP

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California University Board unanimously votes to recognise protection from caste discrimination

Sriram Lakshman

The recognition of caste as a dimension of discrimination is gaining institutional support in the U.S.

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Roman Babushkin, Deputy Chief of Mission of the Russian Embassy in New Delhi. Photo: YouTube/Russian Embassy, India

U.S. should give legal guarantees to stop eastward expansion of NATO, says Russia

Members of the Syrian Democratic Forces deploy around Ghwayran prison in Syria’s northeastern city of Hasakeh on January 25, 2022, which was taken over by Islamic State (IS) group fighters days earlier.

Syrian Kurds retake prison, ending six-day Islamic State attack

Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: Xinhua via AP

Xi offers Central Asian countries $500 million, announces $70 billion trade target

Photo used for representation purpose only.

California University Board unanimously votes to recognise protection from caste discrimination

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U.S. should give legal guarantees to stop eastward expansion of NATO, says Russia

Syrian Kurds retake prison, ending six-day Islamic State attack

Russia hits out at West over threats of sanctions on Putin

Xi offers Central Asian countries $500 million, announces $70 billion trade target

California University Board unanimously votes to recognise protection from caste discrimination

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The United Nations and the crisis in Yemen

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announces re-election bid

The 81-year-old Speaker, elected from San Francisco, is currently in her 18th term.

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“The frightening human cost of waging war in cities is not inevitable; it is a choice,” Mr. Guterres said

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Russian military said it had launched drills involving 6,000 troops in the south and in the Crimean peninsula

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Russia adds Putin critic Navalny to list of 'terrorists and extremists'

The "terrorist" listing by the state financial monitoring service means Navalny and the members of his team are subject to limits on bank transactions.

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Pakistan has issued the 7-year tenor asset-backed Sukuk bond to raise $1 billion at an interest rate of 7.95%

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