Conflict
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Sudan conflict: Army agrees to evacuate foreign citizens, diplomats
World | Apr 22, 2023, 09:32 PM ISTOfficials did not elaborate on exactly how the rescue unfolded but Burhan said the Saudi diplomats and nationals had first traveled by land to Port Sudan, the country’s main seaport on the Red Sea.
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Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow targets Kyiv with series of missile attacks; 3 killed, 100 injured
World | Dec 17, 2022, 06:53 AM ISTRussia-Ukraine war: Russia on Friday showered a series of missile attacks on the Ukrainian capital city, killing at least three people and injuring more than 100.
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Russia-Ukraine war: Russian attack shatters normality in Ukraine | IN PICS
World | Feb 25, 2022, 01:51 PM ISTRussia pressed its invasion of Ukraine to the outskirts of the capital after unleashing airstrikes on cities and military bases and sending in troops and tanks from three sides in an attack that could rewrite the global post-Cold War security order. Explosions sounded before dawn in Kyiv as Western leaders scheduled an emergency meeting and Ukraine’s president pleaded for international help to fend off an attack that could topple his democratically elected govt, cause massive casualties and ripple out damage to the global economy.
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'Tens of thousands could be killed within opening days of Russia-Ukraine conflict', warns US
World | Feb 21, 2022, 05:40 PM ISTAmerican officials who claimed to have seen some of the Kremlin's battle plans warned that a full scale bombardment of the country is being prepared.
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Afghanistan children face acute food shortage amid conflict, poverty
World | Nov 21, 2021, 09:40 AM ISTExpressing sadness over leaving school for 3-years, Malik said his father is jobless and he, as the elder son of the family, has to work to earn a livelihood, Xinhua news agency reported.
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World hunger worsened by climate change, conflict, says UN Chief
World | Jul 26, 2021, 08:41 PM ISTGuterres also told a meeting in Rome that the world's food system generates a third of all greenhouse gas emissions. That same system is responsible for as much as 80% of biodiversity loss, he lamented in a video message.
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Armenia, Azerbaijan announce new attempt at ceasefire
World | Oct 18, 2020, 07:43 AM ISTArmenia and Azerbaijan on Saturday announced a new attempt to establish a cease-fire in their conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh starting from midnight, a move that comes a week after a Russia-brokered truce frayed immediately after it took force.
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25,000 grave violations against kids in armed conflict last year: UN
World | Jun 16, 2020, 10:07 AM ISTThe UN has verified over 25,000 grave violations against children in armed conflict last year, according to an annual report. The overall number of grave violations remains similar to the number reported in 2018 and represents some 70 violations per day
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Turkey, Russia talk tensions in Syria as migrants push west
World | Feb 29, 2020, 07:01 AM ISTThe presidents of Turkey and Russia spoke by phone Friday to try to defuse tensions that rose significantly in Syria after at least 33 Turkish troops were killed in an airstrike blamed on the Syrian government, and a new wave of refugees and migrants headed for the Greek land and sea border after Turkey said it would no longer hold them back.
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JNU admin panel recommends concession in utility, service charges for all students
India | Nov 26, 2019, 04:52 PM ISTIn a statement, Sachidanand Sinha, Moushumi Basu and Baviskar Sharad Pralhad said, "As the three elected representatives in the Executive Council, we would like to put on record, that none of us were ever approached either through mail or phone for approval of the HLC recommendations, as claimed in the press release issued by the Registrar."
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Let us make a better world for our children: Sushma Swaraj at UNGA
World | Sep 25, 2018, 06:29 AM ISTClaiming Madiba to be 'one of our own', the external affairs ministers insisted that India was proud to call him a Bharat Ratna.
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Cordial relationship with sibling may minimise effects of parental conflict
Lifestyle | Jun 23, 2018, 03:19 PM ISTFor the study, the researchers examined 236 adolescents and their families.
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Obama, Trump administrations differ on China policy
World | Dec 06, 2016, 12:18 PM ISTThe outgoing Obama administration appears to be in differences with President-elect Donald Trump over the China policy, saying it has been in contact with the Chinese officials to reiterate its continued support to the long-standing one-China policy.
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'Siachen soldier chose conflict areas over peace posting'
India | Feb 11, 2016, 07:20 AM ISTJammu: Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad, who is fighting for his life at Delhi's R R hospital after miraculously surviving six days buried under snow at the Siachen glacier, chose difficult areas over peace postings and
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UNICEF's brilliant video-gaming tactic would make you sit up & think twice!
Tech Auto | Dec 20, 2014, 01:03 PM ISTIn a bid to raise awareness about the plight of children of South Sudan, UNICEF did something totally offbeat yet appealing. It invited a set of video game enthusiasts to a convention, unveiling their plans to
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End of Syrian conflict must be political not military: Kerry
World | Sep 09, 2013, 07:52 PM ISTLondon: Asserting that any US military strikes in Syria would be “unbelievably small”, Secretary of State John Kerry today said the solution to the Syrian conflict must be political and not military.“Let me be clear,
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Kerry: US, Russia want Syria conference soon
World | Jul 02, 2013, 03:21 PM ISTBandar Seri Begawan (Brunei), Jul 2: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says both the U.S. and Russia are seriously committed to holding an international conference to set up a transitional government to end the
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Conflict among Kapoors ends with Saifeena wedding
Bollywood | Oct 16, 2012, 12:56 PM ISTMumbai, Oct 16: With Saif and Kareena tying the nuptial knot in the biggest celeb wedding of the year, a good spinoff has been a truce among the Kapoor clan. The long-awaited Kapoor-Khan wedding will not
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Militarisation of Syrian conflict would worsen crisis: India
World | Aug 31, 2012, 11:27 AM ISTUnited Nations, Aug 31: India has asked the international community to send a united message to the Syrian parties to give up their military approach, emphasising that further militarisation of the conflict will make a
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Jolie To Attend Showing Of Her Film In Bosnia
Hollywood | Feb 14, 2012, 06:23 PM ISTBosnia-Herzegovina, Feb 14: Angelina Jolie's new movie—a love story set against the genocide of Bosnia's war—will be shown in Sarajevo for the first time on Tuesday, but it already has touched off anger left over