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Indian envoy Navtej Sarna said 9/11 and Y2K brought India and US closer post the Cold War era

Washington:  Two major developments -- the 9/11 terror attack and Y2K bug -- brought India and the US together in a post-Cold War era, India's envoy to the US has said.

As India faced US sanctions in the aftermath of the Pokhran

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A Palestinian woman holding her national flag looks at clashes near the Gaza border (AFP)

Geneva, Switzerland:  The UN rights office said Tuesday it seemed that any Palestinian protesting in Gaza, regardless of whether they pose an imminent threat, is "liable" to be killed by Israeli forces.

"The mere fact of approaching a

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The Crimean Bridge, which will be Europe's longest, is Vladimir Putin's legacy project

Kerch:  Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to unveil Tuesday a highly symbolic bridge linking southern Russia to the Crimea, four years after the peninsula was annexed from Ukraine.

The Crimean Bridge, at 19 kilometres (nearly 12

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The meeting will be held at the Peace House where they signed signed their joint-declaration

SEOUL:  North Korea and South Korea agreed on Tuesday to hold high-level talks on Wednesday to discuss steps needed to uphold the pledge to denuclearise the Korean peninsula, South Korea's Unification Ministry said.

The meeting

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Vladimir Putin had earlier said the US decision to move its embassy wouldn't solve the Middle East crisis

Moscow, Russia:  The Kremlin on Tuesday said it was deeply concerned at Israel's killing of dozens of Palestinians in Gaza who were protesting the opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem.

"The situation, particularly

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Excavation of a new tunnel has also been halted since late March, the monitor added. (File)

Seoul, South Korea:  Satellite photos indicate North Korea has begun dismantling its nuclear test site ahead of a historic summit between leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump, a US monitor said Tuesday.

In a move welcomed

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