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Pak Foreign Minister's Bangladesh visit exposes Yunus govt's desperation: Report

IANS | August 22, 2025 5:27 PM

Dhaka, Aug 22 (IANS) Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar's two-day visit to Bangladesh starting Saturday exposes the sheer desperation of the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government to strengthen ties with a country that carried out a genocide killing millions of Bangladeshi Bengalis under ‘Operation Search Light’ in 1971, a report cited on Friday.

Indian envoy meets American leaders, discusses trade and energy cooperation

IANS | August 22, 2025 5:26 PM

Washington, Aug 22 (IANS) As part of his ongoing engagements with the American leaders, India's Ambassador to the US Vinay Mohan Kwatra met Republican Party Senator Bill Hagerty, briefing him on the continuation of bilateral dialogue aimed at ensuring fair, balanced, and mutually beneficial trade engagement. Both sides exchanged views on India’s energy security and the expanding hydrocarbons trade between India and the US.

Iran's Foreign Minister to hold talks with counterparts from UK, France and Germany

IANS | August 22, 2025 4:42 PM

Tehran, Aug 22 (IANS) Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi will hold telephonic conversation with counterparts from the UK, France and Germany on Friday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said.

Former Lankan President Wickremesinghe arrested on charges of misuse of State funds

IANS | August 22, 2025 4:35 PM

Colombo, Aug 22 (IANS) In a major development in the island nation, Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe was taken into custody on Friday by the country’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID), the first such arrest of a former President in the nation’s history, local media reported.

Mob justice replaces courts in Bangladesh under Yunus government: Report

IANS | August 22, 2025 4:21 PM

Dhaka, Aug 22 (IANS) Lynching has supplanted trial and vengeance masquerades as justice in Bangladesh which has been gripped with violence since the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August 2024, a report cited on Thursday.

Pakistan: Karachi residents hold protest against 50-hour power outage

IANS | August 22, 2025 3:42 PM

Karachi, Aug 22 (IANS) Protests were held in various neighbourhoods of Pakistan's Karachi after several areas faced power outage for over 50 hours after heavy rains recently, local media reported on Friday.

Pakistan plans to push anti-India narrative during Sikh pilgrims' visit: Report

IANS | August 22, 2025 3:17 PM

Islamabad, Aug 22 (IANS) Pakistan’s intelligence and security apparatus plans to push certain strategic anti-India narratives during the upcoming visit of Indian Sikh pilgrims, or “jathas,” to the country, a report has cited.

Freedom of speech remains 'dangerous illusion' in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir: Report

IANS | August 22, 2025 3:01 PM

Islamabad, Aug 22 (IANS) Pakistan's global rhetoric on free speech appears empty as its hypocrisy is exposed in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), where the word “free” is nothing more than a cruel irony, a report has cited.

Local strike over fuel price sparks anti-China unrest in Angola: Report

IANS | August 22, 2025 2:30 PM

Luanda, Aug 22 (IANS) Angola has been gripped by widespread unrest, after local taxi drivers' protests over soaring fuel prices spiraled into a violent anti-China demonstration shaking the nation’s political and economic foundations, a report has cited. It stated that the turmoil was marked by looting, destruction, and a mass exodus of Chinese nationals.

With eye on expanding defence ties in Africa, Army Chief Gen Dwivedi to visit Algeria soon

IANS | August 22, 2025 1:37 PM

New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi is scheduled to undertake an official visit to Algeria in the coming week.

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Pak Foreign Minister's Bangladesh visit exposes Yunus govt's desperation: Report

Indian envoy meets American leaders, discusses trade and energy cooperation

Iran's Foreign Minister to hold talks with counterparts from UK, France and Germany

Former Lankan President Wickremesinghe arrested on charges of misuse of State funds

Mob justice replaces courts in Bangladesh under Yunus government: Report

Pakistan: Karachi residents hold protest against 50-hour power outage

Pakistan plans to push anti-India narrative during Sikh pilgrims' visit: Report

Freedom of speech remains 'dangerous illusion' in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir: Report

Local strike over fuel price sparks anti-China unrest in Angola: Report

With eye on expanding defence ties in Africa, Army Chief Gen Dwivedi to visit Algeria soon

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