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    US Airlines Warn Of 'Calamity' If 5G Deployed Near Airports

    The chief executives of America's largest airlines warned of a "catastrophic disruption" to travel and shipping operations if telecommunication firms roll out their 5G technology as planned Wednesday .

    Technology
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    AUKUS vs. QUAD: A Reality Check

    THE past week saw the US’s hard push to contain China in its own backyard, by the formation of a new defence agreement known as AUKUS, with no precedent in diplomatic world.

    View Point
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    Iran to resume nuclear talks this week

    Iran is to resume nuclear negotiations with world powers on October 21 that were suspended in June, an Iranian lawmaker said on Sunday after a meeting with Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.

    West Asia
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    China ‘surprised’ US with hypersonic missile test

    China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August, showing a capability that caught US intelligence by surprise, the Financial Times reported, citing five unnamed sources.

    Southeast Asia
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    Iran tests anti-missile defences after US, Israeli warnings

    The Iranian military said on Wednesday it had successfully tested anti-missile defences for “sensitive” sites during war games in central Iran, after Israeli and US warnings.

    West Asia
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    North Korea's Kim Jong Un vows to build ‘invincible’ military while slamming US

    North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reviewed powerful missiles developed to launch nuclear strikes on the US mainland, as he vowed to build an “invincible” military to cope with.

    World
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    US, Taliban to hold first talks since Afghanistan withdrawal

    Senior Taliban officials and US representatives are to hold talks Saturday and Sunday about containing extremist groups in Afghanistan and easing the evacuation.

    Central Asia
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    China, US in talks on military relations amid strained ties

    The secure video conference held Tuesday and Wednesday was led by Maj. Gen. Huang Xueping, deputy direct of the People’s Liberation Army’s Office for International.

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    Legislation in US Senate seeks report on Pak's role in Taliban offensive

    A legislation has been introduced in the US Senate seeking a report from the Secretary of State about his assessment of Pakistan's role in the Taliban offensive that led.

    Central Asia
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    'US war in Afghanistan a strategic failure'

    The top American general has dubbed the 20-year war in Afghanistan a "strategic failure" as the Pentagon leadership told lawmakers that they had recommended.

    Central Asia
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    Saudi-US Talks on Iran, Yemen Held in Neom

    US National Security Adviser, Jake Sullivan began his Middle East tour with his first stop at the Saudi city of Neom on Monday. Sullivan is scheduled to hold high-level talks with Saudi officials on Iran and Yemen

    West Asia
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    Iran wants nuclear talks to result in lifting of all sanctions, says Raisi

    Iran’s new ultraconservative president on Tuesday voiced support for renewed nuclear negotiations in his international debut even as he hailed what he termed the decline of US hegemony.

    West Asia
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    China again blocks US move to Ban Jaish Chief

    China on Tuesday blocked a proposal by the United States (US) to designate Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar a global terrorist, Times of India reportedThe US, supported by the United Kingdom and France.

    South Asia
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    China protests US sanction list on Iran that hits Chinese firms

    China on Monday said it had “lodged representations” with the United States over Washington's new sanctions list targeting Iran, which includes Chinese companies and individuals.

    West Asia
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    Trump Talks to Putin, and Suddenly Ukraine’s in Play

    Lighting erupted in Ukraine after many months of uneasy but consistent calm after Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, the U.S. and Russian presidents, finally spoke for the first time last weekend by telephone.

    World
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    Iran confirms missile test, denies breach of nuclear deal

    Iran confirmed on Wednesday that it had tested a ballistic missile, but denied that was a breach of its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.The comments from Defence Minister Hossein Dehghan came after the UN meet.

    West Asia
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    Trumpistan: 5-year-old Muslim boy handcuffed, detained as 'security risk'

    The 5-year-old American son of an Iranian woman was handcuffed and detained for hours without his mother at Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia because he was deemed a "security theat,"

    World
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    Amid Muslim ban outcry, Trump to call Arab allies

    US President Donald Trump will hold phone conversations with the leaders of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, amid an uproar over his travel ban for some Muslim majority countries.

    West Asia
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    Dubai security chief backs Trump 'Muslim Ban'

    In a series of crude and sectarian outburts on Twitter this weekend, Lieutenant General Khalfan - who holds one of the most important positions in Dubai - threw his weight behind Trump's immigration policy targeting.

    West Asia
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    Trump Shocker: 2 Kashmiri Athletes Denied US Visa

    It would have been the first trip to the U.S. for the two men, who took up snowshoeing about three years ago in the Himalaya mountains, where they live, and competed in their first world championships last year in Italy.

    Sports
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    Protests against Trump’s Travel ban across US

    It is an impressive and largely spontaneous display of popular resistance. Activists said they are clinging to the original purpose of America, as a sanctuary for the persecuted and as a destination for the forlorn.

    World
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    'Trump visa ban to fuel violence, serve extremists'

    The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) said on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump's temporary ban on travel to the United States from seven majority-Muslim countries harmed the common struggle. UNITED STA

    World
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    Iraqi parliament votes to ban US citizens

    The majority vote - which is binding - means parliament will ask the government to retaliate by implementing visa restrictions on Americans visiting Iraq, a parliamentary official said on Monday.

    West Asia
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    Google creates $4 million crisis fund to help people hit by US visa ban

    Google CEO Sundar Pichai has created a $4 million crisis fund to help four organisations working to help people hit by US President Donald Trump’s executive order banning immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries.

    Technology

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