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US ends funding for UN Palestinian refugee agency

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Ahead of Mike Pompeo visit, Imran Khan says government will not give in to 'one sided' demands by US

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Trump threatens to quit WTO, says US treated unfairly in global trade

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Reliance's film deal before Rafale MoU raises questions: Congress

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Obama, Bush give McCain presidential farewell

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Revealed in SC: bid to influence judge

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Before 2+2 summit, US seeks to downplay fears of sanctions on India over Russia arms deals

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Brazil's Lula da Silva barred from running for presidency

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US accuses China of 'super aggressive' spy campaign on LinkedIn

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India and Nepal begin a new journey with railway line between Bihar's Raxaul and Kathmandu

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NAFTA's future in doubt as US-Canada talks stall hours before deadline

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Indian woman trafficked to Saudi Arabia 'murdered', family seeks help from EAM Sushma Swaraj

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Dutch Politician Calls Off Anti-Islam Cartoon Contest

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Govt to ensure Pakistan is out of FATF grey list

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18 injured as plane skids off Sochi runway

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Luxury vehicles of PM House put on auction under PM Imran's austerity drive

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Trump to skip summits in Singapore, Papua New Guinea; Pence to attend

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EU proposes abolishing bi-annual clock change

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Cafe blast kills pro-Moscow rebel leader in east Ukraine

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'Shape up, else US will quit': Trump threatens World Trade Organisation

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Pakistan rally ends after Dutch lawmaker cancels cartoon contest

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BIMSTEC summit delivers on terror where SAARC failed

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Malaysian Hindu temple complex gets technicolour paint job

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Minister sparks meme fest by claiming Imran Khan's helicopter ride to work costs just Rs 55

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Flood Alert in Arunachal and Assam as China Releases Tsangpo Water

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EU pushes ahead with plans to abandon daylight saving time after sketchy online poll shows widespread support

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Speculative fiction or prophetic prose? Novel imagines a US-North Korea nuclear conflict

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