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Qatar to invest USD 3 bn in cash-strapped Pakistan
Qatar has decided to invest USD 3 billion in cash-strapped Pakistan to help the latter in shoring up its crumbling economy.
UN expresses alarm at internet blackout in Myanmar
A UN expert on Tuesday warned of a possible cover-up of human rights violations in Myanmar following the government's decision to cut off mobile internet services in an area where an ethnic-minority guerrilla group is active.
Pompeo to arrive in India for 3-day visit today
US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo will arrive here on Tuesday night, as part of his three-day visit to India. This will be the first high-level engagement between India and the US after NDA's return to power for a second term.
Hyderabad man killed in San Francisco accident
A Hyderabad man and another person was killed in road accident in the US city of San Francisco, police said.
Pak authorities using enforced disappearances as tool to crush voices of oppressed people: Baloch activist
A Baloch activist has said that Pakist state authorities have been using enforced disappearances as a tool to crush the voices of oppressed people like Balochs, Pashtuns, Muhajirs, Sindhis and religious minorities.
Trump to meet Saudi, Turkish, German leaders on G20 sidelines
US President Donald Trump will meet Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Japan this week, the White House said.
US billionaires urge 2020 presidential candidates to tax them
A group of US billionaires has urged the 2020 presidential candidates
UN couldn't take strong decision on Rohingya crisis due to lack of consensus: Bangla FM Momen
The United Nation Security Council (UNSC) could not take any strong decision on the adaptation of a resolution on Rohingya issue due to lack of consensus among permanent members, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said.
Kim Jong-un sent me birthday wishes in letter: Trump
US President Donald Trump on Monday said that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un recently sent him birthday congratulations in a "friendly letter," a gesture that appears to help keep alive the possibility of the two men resuming their dialogue about denuclearising the Korean Peninsula.
UNHCR to launch first Global Refugee Forum
The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR said on Monday that the first ever Global Refugee Forum, a ministerial-level event, will take place on December 17 and 18 in Geneva, Switzerland.
