UN Security Council Holds Closed-Door Meeting On Kashmir
The outcome of the UNSC meeting had no formal pronouncement as the consultations are informal in nature.
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China For “Closed Consultations” At UN Security Council On Jammu & Kashmir: Official
“China asked for closed consultations on the Security Council agenda item ‘India Pakistan Question’. The request was in reference to the Pakistani letter to Security Council President,” the diplomat said.
Turkish ambitions in Syria
The Turkish ambitions in Syria and Iraq is clear, and Erdogan recently stated that he wanted to get rid of the Lausanne agreement, which means, that he aspires to occupy new areas in Syria and Iraq, but that is not possible
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More than half a million Rohingya in Bangladesh get ID cards for first time
More than 500,000 Rohingya refugees who fled a brutal crackdown in Myanmar two years ago, have received identification cards that the UN insisted on Friday were critical to safeguarding their right to return home.
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Beautiful and Disputed Kashmir
The concept of autonomy was accepted universally at the beginning of the 20th century; however it does not correspond or respond to the current ideas about political nations or equality. If the doing away of Kashmir’s autonomy pans out well, then it would behove Russia and China to take note of it.
Pakistan strikes a more conciliatory note, India urges review of decision to downgrade ties
Regretting the steps taken by Pakistan India urged Pakistan to “to review them so that normal channels for diplomatic communications are preserved.”
Record number of children maimed, killed in conflicts: UN Report
A new UN report has found that 2018 was the worst year on record for children caught up in armed conflict; the year saw the highest numbers killed or maimed since the United Nations began monitoring the violation.
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Pakistan is still looking for strategic depth with a dual approach to Afghanistan
The recent visit of President Ghani to Pakistan was a message of regional reconciliation, but the insurgents launched a terrorist attack targeting one of the military units of the Ministry of Defense. This very likely was planned in Pakistan, and the implication is that Pakistan has not given up its vicious game
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UN Emergency Relief Coordinator calls for world to stop “carnage” in Idlib
Bombing and shelling in Syria for more than 90 days by the Government and Russia have led to “carnage in the so-called de-escalation zone” of Idlib, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator told the Security Council on Tuesday, in his seventh update since the “current onslaught” began.
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We do not accept a constitution made under the threat of B52 bomber: Taliban source
Excerpts from an exclusive interview given by a Taliban source to a local Afghan media group after the last round of Doha talks