In innovative move Uzbek embassy in Delhi inaugurates ‘Virtual Tours to Uzbekistan’
The program, viewed with a special equipment, consists of 3D-pictures of the sights of Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva.
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World facing ‘grave climate emergency’, UN chief warns at UAE meeting
The world is facing “a grave climate emergency”, Secretary-General António Guterres told a climate meeting in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) capital of Abu Dhabi on Sunday, urging all participants to “seize this opportunity to take bold climate action”.
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Security Council makes first ever Iraq visit
The Security Council has concluded a first-ever visit to Iraq on Saturday, five years on from the proclamation, by the ISIL terrorist group, of a “caliphate” in the country. The visit also took in a trip to Kuwait.
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G20 Summit: UN Chief for stronger commitment to climate action, economic cooperation
The annual G20 summit of leaders from the largest and fastest-growing economies, got underway on Friday in Osaka, Japan, against a backdrop of what UN Secretary-General António Guterres described as “a moment of high political tension”.
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India at G20: Strong pitch for fight against fugitive economic offenders
Last year, the India government also passed a law to crack down on fugitive economic offenders who refused to get back to the country to avoid investigation by India authorities.
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G20 summit: Trump asks Putin not to meddle in U.S. elections
President Donald Trump on Friday sardonically asked his Russian counterpart to please not meddle in U.S. elections, appearing to make light of a scandal that led to an investigation of his campaign’s contact with the Kremlin during 2016 elections.
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Modi in Osaka: Hosts Putin, Xi for RIC meeting
PM Modi discusses counter-terror, climate change with Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping
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G20 summit: The five issues likely to dominate
As world leaders descend on Osaka, a look at the major issues confronting them
Nepal’s Expanding Engagement with Europe
Overall, though Oli’s Europe tour has come in for some criticism from analysts in Nepal, it can be expected to boost Nepal’s expanding development partnership with the European Union that remains a symbol of ‘normative power’ that the Oli government also aims to emulate along with its drive to ensure political stability and economic development.
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New US sanctions imposed on Iran
“Sanctions imposed through the executive order … will deny the Supreme Leader and the Supreme Leader’s office, and those closely affiliated with him and the office, access to key financial resources and support,” Trump said.