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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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.
Brasilia BRICS summit stresses on multilateralism, reforms, anti-protectionism
The declaration also came down heavily against terrorism.
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In Brasilia Modi holds back to back bilaterals on sidelines of 11th BRICS summit
Mr. Modi had bilateral meetings with Russian president Vladimir Putin, Brazilian president Mr. Jair Messias Bolsonaro, and Chinese president Mr. Xi Jinping.
Kartarpur ready to welcome Sikh pilgrims for 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev: Imran
India and Pakistan have also decided that the corridor will be operational through the year and seven days a week
Explainer: Supreme Court verdict in Ayodhya case
Hindus say the site is one of their most sacred places – as sacred as Mecca is for Muslims.
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EU parliamentarians’ Kashmir visit – PR stunt or perception management?
The European parliamentarians’ visit to Kashmir after the abrogation of its special privileges is consistent with New Delhi’s 30-year old policy of sharing its story of combatting cross border terrorism in the Muslim-majority region with the world at large.
Iranian Student Leader of 1979 U.S. Embassy Takeover Regrets Attack
Iran marks the 40th anniversary of the seizure on Monday
Centre releases maps of UTs of J-K, Ladakh
The maps prepared by Survey General of India depicting the new UTs of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, as created on October 31, 2019, along with the map of India, are released, the statement said.
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Anatomy of a raid, and how not everyone is happy with details
Special operations and intelligence veterans fear that President Donald Trump’s announcement of the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi could imperil future raids as he revealed a slew of sensitive details about the secret military operation.
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