Asia
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Blinken in veiled criticism of Indian democracy
NEW DELHI: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken issued a veiled warning on Wednesday about Indian democracy backsliding in his…
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Typhoon drenches China’s east, affects Shanghai
NINGBO: Typhoon In-Fa uprooted trees and drenched communities in knee-deep water in parts of eastern China, but there were no…
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Death toll from India floods, landslides rises to 127
MUMBAI: The death toll from flooding and landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains in India climbed to 127 on Sunday,…
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China blames US for ‘stalemate’ in ties as talks begin
China blamed the United States on Monday for a “stalemate” in two-way ties, accusing it of creating an “imaginary enemy”,…
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Man reunited with kidnapped son after 24 years in China
BEIJING: A Chinese man has been reunited with his kidnapped son after a 24-year search that saw him travel half…
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Protests erupt as Indian troops kill 3 Kashmiris in IOK shootout
Indian government forces killed three Kashmiri men, whom they claimed to be fighters, in a shootout in occupied Kashmir on…
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Firm wins freeze on India’s assets in Paris in bid to recover damages
NEW DELHI: Cairn Energy said on Thursday a Paris court had accepted its petition that Indian state-owned assets in the…
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Indian officials say 8 fighters killed in occupied Kashmir
Eight suspected fighters and two Indian soldiers were killed in a series of counterinsurgency operations in occupied Kashmir, police said…
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Chinese astronauts make first spacewalk outside new station
Two astronauts made the first spacewalk on Sunday outside China’s new orbital station to work on setting up a 15-metre-long…
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Tens of millions sizzle in India’s heatwave
NEW DELHI: Tens of millions of people in India were suffering on Friday under a severe heatwave that has pushed…
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