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    Nobel Peace Prize winners warn of nuclear conflict’s rising risk

    Conflicts raging around the world, including in Gaza, are heightening the possibility of a nuclear war, the winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize warned, renewing calls for the abolition of nuclear weapons.

    World
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    Netanyahu threatens Lebanon with destruction ‘like Gaza’

    Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned  Lebanon Tuesday it could face destruction “like Gaza” as Israel ramps up its ground offensive against Hezbollah along the southern section of the  Lebanese coast.

    West Asia
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    22 killed in Israeli strikes on central Beirut

    Israel has repeatedly pounded Beirut’s southern suburbs over the last two weeks but Thursday’s raid was only the third time the city center has been targeted killing an unspecified number of civilians.

    West Asia
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    MBS's Crackdown: A Saudi Mother Sentenced For 34 Years For Tweeting

    A Saudi university student who had returned home for a vacation was sentenced to 34 years in prison for following and retweeting dissidents and activists on her personal Twitter account. 

    West Asia
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    PM Modi Pays Homage To Those Who Lost Their Lives During Partition

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid homage to all those who lost their lives during partition, and applauded the resilience as well as grit of those who suffered during that tragic period of history.

    Southeast Asia
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    Imran Khan Praises India Foreign Policy

    Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has once again commended India for its independent foreign policy as he slammed the West for being critical of India for buying Russian oil.

    Southeast Asia
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    Author Salman Rushdie Off Ventilator

    Author Salman Rushdie has been taken off a ventilator and is able to talk, a day after he was stabbed as he prepared to give a lecture in upstate New York. Rushdie' agent, Andrew Wylie, confirmed the information.

    World
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    Explosive Situation In Gaza Following Friday’s Bloodbath

    Israeli jets have pounded the besieged Gaza Strip for a second day following a wave of air strikes on the coastal enclave that killed at least 15 people, including a five-year-old girl.

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    Tajikistan Puts The Squeeze On Aga Khan-Linked Entities

    Authorities in Tajikistan are putting the squeeze on organizations and companies controlled by the Aga Khan, the Europe-based philanthropist deemed by the Shia Ismailis of the country’s eastern Pamirs region as leader.

    Central Asia
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    Israel Pummels Gaza With Airstrikes, Palestinian Resistance Responds

    The Israeli army continued its offensive campaign on the Gaza Strip into the night of 5 August, killing at least 10 people and injuring dozens more. Palestinian resistance groups launched dozens of rockets in retaliation

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    Supreme Court To Set Up Bench To Hear Pleas Against High Court Order On Hijab

    The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would set up a bench to hear a batch of pleas challenging the Karnataka High Court verdict refusing to lift the ban on hijab in educational institutions of the state, and added one of

    Southeast Asia
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    Hezbollah Does Not Rule Out ‘War’ With Israel Over Disputed Gas Field

    The Lebanese resistance movement of Hezbollah does not rule out going to war with Israel over the regime’s attempts at impinging on Lebanon’s natural resources.

    West Asia
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    US shutdown cost twice as much as Trump’s wall: CBO

    The recent partial US government shutdown cost the American economy twice as much as the money President Donald Trump had requested to build a wall on the border with Mexico, the Congressional Budget.

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    US charges China's Huawei, top executive with bank fraud

    The US Department of Justice has filed a series of criminal charges against Chinese tech giant Huawei, two of its subsidiaries and top executive Meng Wanzhou, who are accused of misleading banks.

    Southeast Asia
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    Nancy Pelosi’s Great Wall of Resistance 

    Whoever explained to then-President-elect Donald Trump what it meant to be president – if anyone did – neglected to tell him that on occasion a president loses a policy fight. That person also

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    Pakistan to resume talks with India 'only after elections'

    Pakistan will try to resume peace talks with India only after election results are out as it is "useless" to talk to New Delhi because no big decisions are expected from the present Indian government.

    South Asia
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    Taliban say no talks with Kabul govt until US troops’ withdrawal

    Zalmay Khalilzad, who was named by President Donald Trump's administration to find a way out of the war, held an unusually long six days of talks with Taliban representatives in Qatar, reported international media.

    Central Asia
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    Search continues for elusive peace in Afghanistan

    President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw half of America’s forces from Afghanistan has brought with it a sense of urgency and uncertainty to the situation. The urgency has raised hopes that the US.

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    Discovering tunnels won't save Israel in future wars: Hezbollah

    Leader of the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has openly mocked Israel’s claims that it had discovered secret tunnels used by the group on the border between Lebanon and the occupied

    West Asia
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    Taliban agreed not to make Afghanistan a safe haven for ISIS and Al Qaeda:report

    Taliban envoys meeting American officials have reportedly agreed to bar international terror groups from Afghanistan, in a significant concession to Washington's fears the country will again become a terrorist haven.

    Central Asia
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    UN special rapporteur to lead international inquiry into Khashoggi murder

    The United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions will travel to Turkey next week to lead an "independent international inquiry" into the murder of Saudi journalist.

    West Asia
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    US Offers FTA to Pak for Help Get Out Of Afghan Quagmire

    Dawn reported from Washington that official sources said that US Senator Lindsey Graham, who visited Islamabad this week, is believed to have discussed this idea with Pakistani leaders.

    South Asia
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    HRW raises alarm over human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia

    Human Rights Watch says it has been forced to close half its offices in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) due to the security or political risks associated with its work in the region.

    West Asia
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    This Film on Kashmir Sought CBFC Clearance 6 Months Ago – and Is Still Waiting

    Ashvin Kumar’s 16-year-old filmography has been marked by an unlikely intersection: censorship troubles, movies on Kashmir and National Film Awards.

    Art and Culture

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