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Bilal Lone, Masroor, Prof Bhat denied permission to meet Mirwaiz, says Hurriyat

Newscraving Desk: Srinagar The All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) said today that its executive members Prof Abdul Ghani Bhat, Bilal lone and Masroor Abaas Ansari were permission to meet  chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on his recovery from COVID-19. Following this, APHC members held a meeting at Lone’s residence as they  condemned their chairman’s “continued and arbitrary house detention since August […]

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U.S. expected to keep border expulsions policy as Delta variant cases surge

Published by Reuters By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is expected to delay a partial rollback of a controversial migrant expulsion policy, according to three people familiar with the matter, citing fears related to the fast-spreading Delta variant of the coronavirus. The administration of President Joe Biden had planned to exempt migrant

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Australian military to help enforce Sydney COVID-19 lockdown as cases rise

Published by Reuters By Colin Packham and Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s military will help enforce a lockdown in Sydney after the city of 6 million posted a record daily rise in COVID-19 cases on Thursday and state authorities said the outbreak was likely to get worse. The lockdown of Australia’s biggest city has increased

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U.S. Defense Secretary says committed to stable, constructive relationship with China

Published by Reuters By Idrees Ali SINGAPORE (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Tuesday he was committed to having a constructive relationship with China and working on common challenges as he laid out his vision for ties with Beijing, which have sunk to their lowest point in decades. The United States has put

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Analysis-U.S., China positions ossify at entrenched Tianjin talks

Published by Reuters By Michael Martina and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With no indication of a U.S.-China leaders’ summit in the works, nor any outcomes announced from high-level diplomatic talks on Monday, relations between Beijing and Washington appear to be at a standstill as both sides insist the other must make concessions for ties

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US maintains entry restrictions due to rising Delta cases

Published by Relaxnews The United States said Monday it would maintain restrictions on international travel into the country, sidestepping European pressure, pointing to a surge of cases of the Covid-19 Delta variant at home and abroad. “We will maintain existing travel restrictions at this point,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters. “The more

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U.S offers further air support to Afghan troops amid Taliban offensive

Published by Reuters KABUL (Reuters) -The United States will to continue to carry out airstrikes to support Afghan forces facing attack from the insurgent Taliban, a regional U.S. commander said on Sunday as U.S. and other international forces have drawn down troops in Afghanistan. The Taliban has escalated its offensive in recent weeks, taking rural

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Israeli forces injure Palestinian after shooting at vehicle

Published by Al-Araby Occupying Israeli forces shot at three Palestinian youths inside a vehicle on Sunday morning, injuring one of them and later detaining the other two. The attack happened near the town of Ya’bad in the occupied West Bank district of Jenin, Palestinian security sources said, according to official news agency Wafa. The soldiers

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Thousands of Afghan families flee fighting in former Taliban bastion

Published by Al-Araby More than 22,000 Afghan families have fled from their homes to escape fighting in the former Taliban bastion of Kandahar, officials said Sunday, as authorities arrested four suspected insurgents over this week’s rocket attack on Kabul. Since early May, violence has surged across several provinces including in Kandahar after the insurgents launched

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