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Sri Lanka on alert ahead of anniversary of Easter bombings

The Easter terror attack by suicide bombers in April 2019 was one of the worst violent incidents recorded in Sri Lanka’s history….reports Asian Lite News Sri Lankan police on Monday said security

April 19, 2021

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HK to halt flights from India,Pakistan

The decision came hours after city officials confirmed a second local Covid-19 case involving a mutated strain of the virus…reports Asian Lite News The Hong Kong government has announced its decision to

April 19, 2021

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‘Afghanistan ready for NATO pack up’

Ghani added that the 350,000-member strong security forces were fully prepared to protect the country…reports Asian Lite News Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said that the country has long been ready for the

April 18, 2021

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ISI ‘influenced’ FBI informer saves Dawood man

Prime witness Faridi’s complete U-turn in the London court embarrassed the FBI, which ultimately dropped the charges against Dawood aide., reports Deepak Sharma In a desperate bid to cover up the nexus

April 18, 2021

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Pakistan blocks Social media amid protests

“Social media has been blocked for a few hours so that troublemakers can not use it during Friday prayers congregations,” said an official…reports Asian Lite News Pakistan on Friday blocked social media

April 16, 2021

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ASEAN summit on Myanmar to be held on April 24

Indonesian President Joko Widodo called for a summit of the 10-member Asean bloc last month, after hundreds were killed in a military crackdown on anti-coup protesters in Myanmar…reports Asian Lite News Leaders

April 16, 2021

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Media tycoon Jimmy Lai jailed for a year

US State Department spokesperson Ned Price on Thursday had condemned the conviction of seven activists who took part in anti-government protests in Hong Kong by the Chinese and Hong Kong authorities…reports Asian

April 16, 2021

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Ghani meets Blinken in Kabul

During the meeting held in the Afghan Presidential Palace on Thursday, Ghani stressed the common struggle of all countries against terrorism…reports Asian Lite News A day after US President Joe Biden announced

April 16, 2021

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EU urges constructive engagement in Afghan peace talks

EU will continue to encourage “a politically negotiated settlement through continued direct talks between the parties” said EU spokeperson …reports Asian Lite News The European Union (EU) has called for “firm commitment

April 16, 2021

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Biden to meet Moon next month

Biden said recently his top foreign policy agenda was the nuclear threat posed by North Korea…reports Asian Lite News US President Joe Biden will receive his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in in

April 16, 2021

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