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    South Korean President apologises for martial law, but doesn't resign

    South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday apologised for his attempt to impose martial law this week but did not resign, defying intense pressure to step down even from some in his ruling party

    Southeast Asia
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    Trump threatens 100% tariff on BRICS members if they dump dollar

    US President-elect Donald Trump warned BRICS — a China- and Russia-backed group of emerging economies — against any move to replace the US dollar threatening 100% tariffs if they fail to give any commitment.

    Business
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    Indian Economy In 'Sweet Spot', Says Moody's, Forecasts 7.2% Growth In 2024

    Indian economy is in a sweet spot, with a mix of solid growth and moderating inflation, Moody's Ratings said, forecasting a 7.2 per cent GDP growth in the 2024 calendar year and 6.6 per cent in the next.

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    Vistara Bids Goodbye, Ends 9 Year Long Flight

    Vistara — a joint venture between​ Tatas and​ Singapore Airlines— has now merged with​ Air India, creating an enlarged entity that is now the country’s largest international carrier.

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    Israel, Turkey Restore Full Diplomatic Ties

    Prime Minister Yair Lapid and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke on Wednesday and agreed on reinstating their respective ambassadors and general consuls, thus restoring full diplomatic ties.

    West Asia
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    Liz Truss Leads Race To Become Britain's Next PM: Poll Of Party Members

    Britain's Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is 22 percentage points ahead of her rival Rishi Sunak in the contest to become the country's next prime minister, a poll of Conservative Party members by Opinium Research showed.

    World
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    Russia Launches Iran Satellite, Stokes Ukraine Surveillance Concerns

    An Iranian satellite launched by Russia blasted off from Kazakhstan Tuesday and reached orbit amid controversy that Moscow might use it to boost its surveillance of military targets in Ukraine.

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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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    Kazakhstan Ranks 79 Among 132 Economies Featured In Global Innovation Index 2021

    NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan is ranked 79th out of 132 economies for its innovation capabilities, taking third place among the 10 economies in Central and Southern Asia, according to the Global Innovation Index 2021.

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    Russia To Launch Iran’s Most Advanced Monitoring Satellite

    Russia is set to launch an advanced satellite on behalf of Iran on 9 August, substantially boosting Iran’s current space capabilities, according to a statement by Roscosmos space agency.

    West 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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    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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    Rouhani visit to cement Iran-India ties

    India is all set to host Iranian President Hassan Rouhani later this week reasserting the growing ties between the two countries that is expected to strengthen New Delhi’s relationship with the West Asian power house. 

    South Asia
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    Iranians parade 'to disappoint enemies' in Revolution anniversary

    This year the massive turnout has a special meaning for the leadership as the rallies are held in the back drop of highly publicised sporadic anti government protests which hit several cities earlier this year

    West Asia
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    Amazon posts largest profit in its history

    Amazon.com Inc on Thursday reported a profit near $2 billion, the largest in its history, as the online retailer drew millions of new customers to its Prime fast-shipping club for the holiday season.

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    International oil market heads towards ‘smooth rebalancing’

    After long years of punishingly low oil prices, the global oil market is moving closer to reaching a healthy balance between supply and demand, Opec said on Thursday.

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    Modi To 'balance' Netanyahu visit by a visit to Ramallah

    During his five day trip, Netanyahu will spend three nights in Delhi, and two in Mumbai. He will be accompanied by a delegation representing 75 to 100 firms active in the security, technology, agricul

    West Asia
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    Iran, the Hejaz railway and the 'ultimate deal'

    An ambitious Israeli cabinet minister, a thrusting Saudi crown prince, a son-in-law of a US president and a long-abandoned railway. Could this be the start of an anti-Iran axis that in a further twist of an extraordinar.

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    Iran Protests: As Israeli Ministers Offer Praise, Netanyahu Requests to 'Minimize' Comments

    The Israeli ministers' support came as President Trump also took to Twitter to express his support, for the second time in 24-hours, saying that the "entire world understands that the good people Iran want change."

    West Asia
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    India faces fiscal deficit target miss after extra borrowing

    India will borrow an additional 500 billion rupees ($7.79bn) this fiscal year, a higher-than-expected figure that could lead to it breaching its fiscal deficit target for the first time in four years

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    Turkey dismisses over 2,700 in post-coup purges

    The Turkish government on Sunday ordered the sacking of more than 2,700 people working in public institutions over their alleged links to “terror” groups, in the latest round.

    West Asia
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    CPEC clout: Now, Yuan may replace US dollar in Pakistan-China trade

    Pakistan's minister for planning and development Ahsan Iqbal said that the government was examining a proposal to replace the US dollar with the Chinese yuan for trade between China and Pakistan.

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    Iraq and Iran sign Kirkuk oil swap deal

    Iraq has agreed to swap up to 60,000 barrels per day of crude produced from the northern Iraqi Kirkuk oilfield for Iranian oil, Iraqi Oil Minister Jabar al-Luaibi has said.

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    Amid Political turmoil, Turkey signs deal worth 18.6 million euros with Israel

    Anadolu Isuzu produces 25 different models within five segments in Turkey. While the greatest capital is spared to the midibus, which compromises one-fourth of the production share, the D-Max pick-up.

    West Asia

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