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In an era marked by shifting global power dynamics and the rise of emerging economies, the Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) coalition has emerged as a pivotal force challenging
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On September 29, 2023, at least 60 people, including a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), were killed while another 100 were injured in a suicide blast targeting a 12th Rabiul Awwal procession near
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In a significant development, the strongman of eastern Libya, Marshal Khalifa Haftar, the supremo of the Libyan Arab Armed Forces (LAAF), was received by Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday.
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In the aftermath of the devastating suicide blast in Balochistan, new details are emerging as Pakistan’s Interior Minister, Sarfaraz Bugti, accuses India’s Research & Analysis Wing (RAW) intelligence agency of being behind
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Early on Sunday morning, amid the pleasant autumn breeze, some 302,000 people gathered at Tian’anmen Square in downtown Beijing to witness the grand national flag-raising ceremony to mark the 74th anniversary of
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