Sri Lanka terror attacks: Lessons for the international community
While the terrorists appear in solidarity with each other globally, the international community has failed to reach a consensus even on the definition of Terrorism.
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“Chinese expansion in Central Asia no threat to Moscow”
Russian Ambassador to Beijing said Russia and China should combine their resources, and not compete with each other.
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South Korean President begins Central Asian tour in Ashgabad
The President of the Republic of South Korea began his 3-nation Central Asian visit with his first stop in Turkmen capital Ashgabad with trade and investments dominating bilateral talks
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Nicaragua crisis: One year in, more than 60,000 have fled, seeking refuge
Doctors, journalists, students and farmers are among more than 60,000 Nicaraguans who have fled the country in fear of their lives since anti-Government demonstrations began last April, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, said on Tuesday.
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25 years on from genocide against the Tutsi, UN Chief warns of ‘dangerous trends of rising xenophobia, racism and intolerance’
In a message to commemorate the 25-year anniversary of the genocide against the Tutsi, during which Hutu and others who opposed the genocide were also killed, UN chief António Guterres has warned of dangerous trends of rising xenophobia, racism and intolerance in many parts of the world.
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South-South Cooperation: The new model of human development
These deliberations reflected how the world of 1960s and 1970s, when the Gobal North transferred technology and models of development to the Global South, is long gone
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Landmark terror finance resolution adopted by Security Council
The UN is hailing a new Security Council resolution adopted on Thursday as a landmark step in suppressing the funding of terror groups worldwide.
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Up to 500,000 displaced by southern Africa cyclone
Almost three million people affected, hundreds still missing
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China’s Belt & Road Initiative Reaches Italy: Breaching the G7 Western fortress
Italy’s inclusion marks a fundamental shift in China’s grand project
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Children living in protracted conflicts are three times more likely to die from water-related diseases than from violence
Though India has achieved almost universal coverage in the area of drinking water services, a majority of the rural population is not using safely managed drinking water
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