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India’s first international cruise to visit 3 Lankan ports

The cruise service will sail to three Sri Lankan ports – Hambantota, Trincomalee, and Kankesanturai …reports Asian Lite News MV Empress, India’s first international cruise vessel, was flagged off from Chennai on

June 7, 2023

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S.Korea eyes UNSC seat

If elected, it will mark the third time for South Korea to serve as one of the 10 non-permanent UNSC members…reports Asian Lite News South Korean diplomats have made their final pitch

June 6, 2023

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Afghan personnel hunted by Taliban denied UK sanctuary

Tobias Ellwood MP, chair of the defense select committee, warned that the Taliban were still hunting Afghan workers who aided Western forces…reports Asian Lite News Afghans who worked for the UK military

June 6, 2023

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Ukraine accuses Russia of blowing up Nova Kakhovka dam

European Council President Charles Michel also appeared to blame Moscow, writing on Twitter that “Russia and its proxies” will be held accountable…reports Asian Lite News A major dam and hydro-electric power plant

June 6, 2023

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China’s pugnacious rhetoric at Shangri-La Dialogue

Instead of dialoguing with the US, the Chinese government presented its one-sided view at the IISS and told others to essentially like it or lump it…reports Asian Lite News China and the

June 6, 2023

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All airports in Afghanistan get operational

The Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation said that 20 foreign flights are using the country’s airfields daily…reports Asian Lite News The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan on Monday said that all the

June 6, 2023

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Taliban planning to relocate refugees alongside Durand Line

Asadullah Nadim, a military analyst, stressed that the shifting of people will cause integration of population….reports Asian Lite News Taliban is planning to relocate the refugees settled alongside the Durand Line to

June 6, 2023

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Pak rights body demands repeal of blasphemy laws

Only in 2021 at least 90 and in 2022 around 100 individuals faced blasphemy threats either at workplaces or during fields activities…reports Asian Lite News Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) has demanded

June 6, 2023

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Study: Climate change threatens Pakistan’s agricultural yields

The International Food Policy Research Institute in the study found that climate change is projected to cause a decline in Pakistan’s agricultural yields of up to 40 per cent by 2050…reports Asian

June 6, 2023

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Water Wars: Global Geopolitics Takes a New Turn

Increasing tensions over water resources point out to the emergence of a new dimension to the global geopolitics, adding to the regional and neighbourly rivalries, writes Asad Mirza The recent border clashes

June 6, 2023

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