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ISLAMABAD, June 10 (Xinhua) — Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani have agreed to revive the Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG) of Afghanistan, China, Pakistan and the United States for promotion of peace and security, the Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. Sharif met with Ghani in Astana, Kazakhstan, on the sidelines of […]
Read MoreSRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, June 10 (Xinhua) — A militant was killed on Saturday in a gunfight near the Line of Control (LoC) dividing Kashmir, officials said. The gunfight, according to Indian army officials, broke out in Gurez sector of Bandipora district, about 165 km north of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir. According […]
Read MorePYONGYANG, June 10 (Xinhua) — The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Saturday condemned the secret delivery of four extra launchers of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in South Korea last month. A spokesman of the Pan-Korean Emergency Measure Committee for Opposing Nuclear War Drills against DPRK said the South Korean […]
Read MoreDAMASCUS, June 10 (Xinhua) — The general command of the Syrian army said in a statement on Saturday that reaching the Syrian-Iraqi borders constitutes a “turning point” in the war on terror. It said the Syrian forces and allied troops have completed the first stage of the military operation in the Syrian Desert, by reaching […]
Read MoreLONDON, June 10 (Xinhua) — British Prime Minister Theresa May’s two co-chiefs of staff quit Saturday as the fallout from the Conservative’s poor showing in this week’s general election continued. Nick Timothy and Fiona Hill who had been the main architects of May’s disastrous election campaign announced within minutes of each other that they were […]
Read MoreLASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, June 10 (Xinhua) — At least three Afghan Border Police (ABP) personnel were killed and two others wounded after a U.S.-led air raid struck their position in southern Helmand province overnight, a local official said on Saturday. “The incident occurred in surrounding areas of Nad Ali district, west of provincial capital Lashkar […]
Read MoreDHAKA, June 10 (NsNewsWire) — A six-member trade delegation of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) led by its Vice President Hossain A Sikder left Dhaka on Saturday upon invitation from the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), to attend the 12th China-South Asia Business Forum to be held from 11-14 […]
Read MorePARIS, June 9 (Xinhua) — With one win away from her maiden Grand Slam trophy and world No. 1 position, Simona Halep still kept a cool head against the history-making Latvian underdog Jelena Ostapenko. “Of course it’s going to be a great thing if I can win tomorrow, but I would like not to think […]
Read MoreANKARA, June 9 (Xinhua) — Turkey’s national team captain and Barcelona star Arda Turan has announced his retirement from international football after he allegedly abused a journalist on the Turkish team’s plane. The 30-year-old Barcelona midfielder was reported to have verbally and physically abused Bilal Mese from the local daily Milliyet on a flight following […]
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