More N.Koreans negative about leader Kim Jong-un, hereditary power succession: Report

More N.Koreans negative about leader Kim Jong-un, hereditary power succession: Report

Seoul, Feb 6 - A growing number of North Koreans have negatively assessed Kim Jong-un as a political leader and harboured doubts about whether the Kim family's hereditary power succession is legitimate, a report showed on Tuesday.

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Chinese stocks stage their biggest rally in years

Chinese stocks stage their biggest rally in years

Hong Kong, Feb 6 - Chinese stocks staged their biggest rally in years on Tuesday, after the country’s sovereign wealth fund said it would step up buying shares as officials scramble to draw a line under a three-year market rout, a media report

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IMF tepid to Pak interim govt proposals

IMF tepid to Pak interim govt proposals

Islamabad, Feb 6 - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has not immediately endorsed Pakistan interim government’s proposals to reduce industrial electricity prices, settle over one-fifth of the circular debt and make the Rs 268 billion debt of the Pakistan International Airline (PIA) part

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Pak govt hints at suspending internet services on Feb 8 polling day

Pak govt hints at suspending internet services on Feb 8 polling day

Islamabad, Feb 6 - Pakistan Caretaker Interior Minister Gohar Ejaz on Tuesday said that the government is considering to suspend the internet services on February 8 only if it gets a request from a district or province in view of the security situation,

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S.Korea’s NSA meets Russian Deputy FM during Seoul visit: Sources

S.Korea’s NSA meets Russian Deputy FM during Seoul visit: Sources

Seoul, Feb 6 - South Korea's National Security Adviser Chang Ho-jin met with Russia Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko when he visited Seoul last week, sources said on Tuesday, amid heightened tensions between Seoul and Moscow over North Korea.

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Democratic forces gaining ground against junta, says Myanmar envoy at UN

Democratic forces gaining ground against junta, says Myanmar envoy at UN

United Nations, Feb 6 - The democratic forces are gaining ground and the military junta is "losing", Myanmar's Permanent Representative Kyaw Moe Tun, who represents the democratically-elected government overthrown in a coup three years ago, has said while appealing for effective UN Security

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Maldives to attract 2 mn tourists in 2024

Maldives to attract 2 mn tourists in 2024

Male, Feb 5 - Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu on Monday forecasted that the country can attract two million tourist arrivals this year, for the first time in the history of the Maldives since the inception of its tourism industry, according to local media.

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PTI’s future ‘prospects’ in Pakistan politics

PTI’s future ‘prospects’ in Pakistan politics

Islamabad, Feb 4 - Future of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), which emerged as a major political party in the country in the 2013 general polls, is in the doldrums as nomination papers of several party leaders, including founder Imran Khan, have been rejected by

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Doghouse to PM House? Master of comebacks Nawaz Sharif takes centre stage

Doghouse to PM House? Master of comebacks Nawaz Sharif takes centre stage

Islamabad, Feb 4 - Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif, who has made a comeback into country's politics after five years of self-imposed exile; is being tipped as the next Prime Minister of the country with army in his corner and his

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Bilawal Bhutto promises end to traditional politics while carrying on family legacy

Bilawal Bhutto promises end to traditional politics while carrying on family legacy

Islamabad, Feb 4 - PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the former foreign minister of Pakistan and the heir to the Bhutto family with a legacy of political history, struggles and sacrifices, is geared up to disseminate a parallel political narrative, which aims to

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No anti-India rhetoric as politicians grapple with lingering domestic worries

No anti-India rhetoric as politicians grapple with lingering domestic worries

Islamabad, Feb 4 - On 8th of February 2024, Pakistan's registered voters will be lining up to vote for their favorite candidates and the party they want to see run the country for the next five years.

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China accepts credentials of Taliban-appointed Ambassador

China accepts credentials of Taliban-appointed Ambassador

New Delhi, Feb 3 - Chinese President Xi Jinping on January 30 formally accepted the credentials of the Taliban-appointed Ambassador, becoming the first head of state to do so, a media report said.

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China challenging US influence in Middle East

China challenging US influence in Middle East

New Delhi, Feb 1 - The International Court of Justice has asked Israel to take measures to prevent any acts that would constitute a genocide in Gaza. China supported the UN court's interim and non-binding ruling in the case brought by South Africa.

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Myanmar hands over three Chinese warlords to Beijing

Myanmar hands over three Chinese warlords to Beijing

New Delhi, Jan 31 - Myanmar has handed over three Chinese warlords to Beijing, who were notorious for trafficking thousands of foreign nationals to forcibly run scams, a media report said.

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Nepal deports head of Chinese NGO for ‘overstaying’

Nepal deports head of Chinese NGO for ‘overstaying’

Kathmandu, Jan 31 - The government of Nepal recently deported a Chinese lady who was running an NGO inside Nepal and staying illegally in the country.

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Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi sentenced to 14-year imprisonment in Toshakhana case

Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi sentenced to 14-year imprisonment in Toshakhana case

Rawalpindi, Jan 31 - An accountability court on Wednesday sentenced former Pakistan premier Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to 14 years imprisonment in the Toshakhana case, local media reported.

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China’s top rocket scientist eased out in wide military purge

China’s top rocket scientist eased out in wide military purge

Hong Kong, Jan 31 - China has expelled its leading rocket scientist Wang Xiaojun from its top political advisory body, signalling the communist state's widening purge from among the Chinese military's missile force and aerospace contractors.

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Imran Khan sentenced to 10 years jail in cipher case

Imran Khan sentenced to 10 years jail in cipher case

Islamabad, Jan 30 - Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi have been sentenced to 10 years in jail in the cipher case, local media reported.

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Now, Indian pilgrims can take mountain flight across Kailash Mansarovar

Now, Indian pilgrims can take mountain flight across Kailash Mansarovar

Kathmandu, Jan 30 - With Nepal's Shree Airlines commencing operation from Nepalgunj Airport to Kailash Mansarovar, now Indians devotees can fly across Mount Kailash and the Mansarovar lake enjoying a magnificent close view of the holy places.

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Crisis-hit Chinese property giant Evergrande ordered to liquidate

Crisis-hit Chinese property giant Evergrande ordered to liquidate

Hong Kong, Jan 29 - Debt-laden Chinese property giant Evergrande has been ordered to liquidate by a court in Hong Kong, a media report said.

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