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India to send 5,000 extra troops to quell Manipur unrest

  • NEW DELHI: India will deploy an extra 5,000 paramilitary troops to quell unrest in Manipur, authorities said Tuesday, a week after 16 people were killed in fresh clashes in the troubled state. Manipur in India’s northeast has been rocked by periodic clashes for more than 18 months between the ...
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Divided G20 fails to agree on climate, Ukraine

  • RIO DE JANEIRO: G20 leaders failed on Monday to break a deadlock in UN climate talks at a summit in Rio that was dominated by divergences over the war in Ukraine and Donald Trump’s impending return to the White House. Ahead of the meeting, the UN had implored the leaders of the world’s richest...
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Croatia, Denmark qualify for Nations League quarterfinals with draws

  • MADRID: Denmark and Croatia completed the Nations League quarterfinals lineup after both sides secured draws on Monday. Denmark went 0-0 in Serbia, and Croatia came from behind to share 1-1 with visiting Portugal. They joined France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Portugal and the Netherlands in th...
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Imran Khan’s party doubles down on Islamabad protest as administration bans public gatherings

  • ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party (PTI) of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday urged followers to go ahead with a planned protest march to the federal capital as a two-month ban on public gatherings was imposed in Islamabad by the district magistrate. The PTI announc...
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OYO launches premium hotel brand ‘Sunday’ in KSA

  • Global hospitality technology company OYO has launched its premium hotel brand Sunday in Saudi Arabia with the opening of Sunday Emerald Hotel in Jeddah. It is a 72-room property on Saeed bin Zaqr Street, near to popular tourist hotspots such as the world’s tallest unsupported flagpole, King Fa...
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Cenomi Centers inks deal for Jawharat Riyadh cooling plant

  • Cenomi Centers, the largest owner, operator and developer of contemporary lifestyle centers in Saudi Arabia, has announced the signing of a collaboration agreement with Arabian Cooling for Cooling and Air Conditioning — a joint venture of FAS Energy and Sojitz Corporation — to build, own, opera...
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Public gatherings banned in Islamabad for two months ahead of opposition protest

  • ISLAMABAD: A two-month ban on public gatherings has been imposed in Pakistan’s federal capital, Islamabad, a notification from the district magistrate said on Monday, days ahead of a planned protest march by the party of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf pa...
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Pakistan’s current account surplus hits $349 million in October, signaling economic turnaround

  • ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s external current account recorded a surplus of $349 million in October 2024, marking the third consecutive month of surplus and the highest in this period, according to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday. The current account reflects a nation’s transactions with t...
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Majority of South Sudanese will be food insecure next year: UN

  • Juba: Almost 60 percent of South Sudan’s population will be acutely food insecure next year, with more than two million children at risk of malnutrition, data from a United Nations-backed review warned on Monday. The world’s youngest country is among the globe’s poorest and is grappling with i...
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Pakistan PM calls for tax compliance by all sectors amid tough IMF conditions

  • ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday called for all sectors to fulfill their tax obligations, days after the IMF concluded an unscheduled visit to Pakistan for discussions on economic policy and reform efforts. The IMF’s visit last week was widely reported to have been prompted ...
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