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UN chief wants ‘good news’ in upcoming climate summit

Shawdesh Desk: Next week dozens of countries will gather in New York for an emergency United Nations summit to help curb the rim prospect of rising greenhouse gas emissions, however

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Minibus bombing outside Iraq’s Karbala kills 12, injures 5

Shawdesh desk: A bomb exploded on a minibus packed with passengers outside the Shiite holy city of Karbala Friday night, killing 12 people and wounding five others, Iraqi security officials

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Harry and Meghan make first official tour as family in Africa

Shawdesh Desk: Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, along with their infant son, Archie, are making their first official tour as a family, starting Monday in a troubled South Africa

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Indian PM Modi, US President Trump to meet twice next week in US

Shawdesh Desk: India’s Ambassador to the United States Harsh Vardhan Shringla has confirmed that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump are scheduled to meet twice in

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US Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad to testify over Taliban peace plan

Shawdesh Desk: The US envoy who negotiated with the Taliban will testify behind closed doors to Congress on Thursday, 12 days after US President Donald Trump abruptly ended talks with

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At least 48 people killed in two separate bomb attacks in Afghanistan

Shawdesh Desk: At least 48 people have been killed in two separate suicide attacks in Afghanistan on Tuesday. In Parwan province, to the north of Kabul, a Taliban suicide bomber

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Kashmir issue may not be ‘major topic’ during Modi-Xi meet: China

Shawdesh Desk: China on Tuesday said the Kashmir issue may not be a “major topic” of discussion during the planned 2nd informal summit between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and

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Open your eyes: UN envoy to Suu Kyi

Shawdesh Desk: A UN human rights expert has implored Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi to ‘feel with her heart before it is too late’, saying that even if

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