Libyans charting way to secure and prosperous future, but challenges lie ahead 
Fearing Turkish role, France wants international supervision in Nagorno-Karabakh 
How can India and Nepal get ties back on track? 
China perceives rising India as ‘rival’; wants to constraint its partnership with US, allies, says report 
Extortion, bio-warfare and terrorism: Extremists are exploiting the pandemic, says UN report All you need to know about Hamas’ relation with the Muslim Brotherhood
The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt is the closest one to Hamas for many reasons….and today Turkey has become an alternative to Egypt
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Millions of Afghans suffer ‘acute food insecurity’: UN
Over the last three months (August to October 2019), around one-third of the Afghan population required urgent humanitarian action, according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Alert, released this week, which declares that some 10.23 million people are living in a state of “severe acute food insecurity”.
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UN to strengthen ties with SCO to tackle terrorism and crime
Improving understanding of the nexus between terrorism, transnational organized crime and drug trafficking is essential, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday in his address to a high-level meeting involving the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a leading player in diplomacy in Eurasia.
A hospital and clean water – China on the charm offensive in Sri Lanka
China has invested an estimated $11 billion in Sri Lanka, around $8 billion in the form of loans
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Blessed by Buddhist monks, Sri Lanka’s new president prioritises security
Rajapaksa, who is seen as close to China, requested all countries to respect Sri Lanka’s sovereignty.
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India, Russia going ahead with supply of S-400 missiles system
The S-400 is the most advanced long-range air defense missile system, designed to destroy aircraft, cruise and ballistic missiles, including medium-range missiles, as well as ground installations.
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Dr. Harsh Vardhan inaugurates 6th National Summit on Good, Replicable Practices and Innovations in Public Health Care Systems
“Let us take back new ideas, innovations and knowledge, & ensure that we implement these in our States”: Dr. Harsh Vardhan.
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ICC gives greenlight for probe into violent crimes against Rohingya
Judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday authorized an investigation into alleged crimes against humanity, namely deportation, which have forced between 600,000 and one million Rohingya refugees out of Myanmar, into neighboring Bangladesh since 2016.
In spite of soccer cheer, unrest continues to rile Iraq
Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric, who intervenes in politics only at times of crisis, openly backed the protests in his Friday sermon and said he doubted the elites would deliver reform.
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Pakistan not doing enough to curb terror: US report
The US report on Pakistan red flags worries on the resurgence of Al Qaeda that was believed to have been decimated with the killing of its founder Osama bin Laden by US troops in Pakistan May 2011.