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India has right to defend its people against terrorism, will exercise it: EAM Jaishankar in Moscow

IANS | November 18, 2025 3:58 PM

Moscow, Nov 18 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar, while addressing the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government meeting in Moscow on Tuesday, once again called for zero tolerance towards terrorism and stressed that there can be "no whitewashing, justification towards terrorism".

Twelve Baloch civilians forcibly disappear at the hands of Pakistani forces

IANS | November 18, 2025 3:50 PM

Quetta, Nov 18 (IANS) At least twelve Baloch civilians, including four women and an elderly man, were forcibly disappeared by Pakistani security forces in Balochistan, amid a growing wave of enforced disappearance, a leading human rights organisation said on Tuesday.

Iran offers condolences on death of Indian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia accident

IANS | November 18, 2025 2:49 PM

Tehran, Nov 18 (IANS) Expressing solidarity with the people of India, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei on Tuesday offered condolences to the families of the victims of bus accident in Saudi Arabia.

PTI members hold march against 27th Constitutional Amendment in Lahore

IANS | November 18, 2025 2:34 PM

Islamabad, Nov 18 (IANS) Pakistan continues to witness protests against the 27th Constitutional Amendment with Members of Provincial Assembly (MPAs) from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) also holding a march against the ruling government in Lahore, the local media reported on Tuesday.

Pakistan: Cop injured in grenade attack on security post in Balochistan

IANS | November 18, 2025 1:41 PM

Quetta, Nov 18 (IANS) A police personnel was seriously injured after a grenade attack on a security post in Jaffarabad of Pakistan's Balochistan, according to police, local media reported on Tuesday.

Uncertainty over Turkiye’s high-profile Pak visit for Afghan peace talks raises doubts over regional stability

IANS | November 18, 2025 1:24 PM

New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Even as countries join in offering mediation between Afghanistan and Pakistan to find an amicable solution to their border conflict, mystery shrouds the visit of a high-profile delegation from Turkiye with more than a week passing since Ankara’s pledge.

Proceedings need to meet fair trial standards: HRW flags concerns over Hasina verdict

IANS | November 18, 2025 1:05 PM

New York, Nov 18 (IANS) Human Rights Watch (HRW), a US-based advocacy group, has raised serious human rights concerns over death sentences issued against former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, noting that both were prosecuted in absentia and denied representation by counsel of their choosing.

Bangladesh asks media to refrain from airing Hasina's statements

IANS | November 18, 2025 11:03 AM

Dhaka, Nov 18 (IANS) Following the death sentencing of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the National Cyber Security Agency in the South Asian nation called on the media to refrain from disseminating statements made by the former leader, local media reported on Tuesday.

Japan, China hold talks in Beijing amid escalating tensions

IANS | November 18, 2025 10:53 AM

Tokyo, Nov 18 (IANS) Senior officials from Japan and China held talks in Beijing on Tuesday amid rising tensions triggered by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent comments on Taiwan, which have strained the bilateral relationship.

Over 100 journalists across globe call Sheikh Hasina verdict 'biased', 'non-transparent'

IANS | November 18, 2025 10:31 AM

Dhaka, Nov 18 (IANS) Hundreds of journalists worldwide have voiced serious concerns over the verdict against former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, warning that the "biased and non-transparent" judicial process of the country's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) poses a serious threat to the rule of law in the South Asian nation.

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India has right to defend its people against terrorism, will exercise it: EAM Jaishankar in Moscow

Twelve Baloch civilians forcibly disappear at the hands of Pakistani forces

Iran offers condolences on death of Indian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia accident

PTI members hold march against 27th Constitutional Amendment in Lahore

Pakistan: Cop injured in grenade attack on security post in Balochistan

Uncertainty over Turkiye’s high-profile Pak visit for Afghan peace talks raises doubts over regional stability

Proceedings need to meet fair trial standards: HRW flags concerns over Hasina verdict

Bangladesh asks media to refrain from airing Hasina's statements

Japan, China hold talks in Beijing amid escalating tensions

Over 100 journalists across globe call Sheikh Hasina verdict 'biased', 'non-transparent'

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