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Pakistan To Repay USD 2.44 Bn External Debt In July 2023

Pakistan is required to repay China around USD 363 million in guaranteed bilateral loans, including principal and markup payments

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After Short Hiatus, North Korea Fires Cruise Missiles Again

North Korea also warned on Thursday that deployment of US aircraft carriers, bombers or missile submarines in South Korea could meet the criteria for its use of nuclear weapons

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BRICS Currency Not On Agenda: South Africa Ahead Summit

"There's never been talk of a BRICS currency, it's not on the agenda," Anil Sooklal, South Africa's Ambassador at Large: Asia and BRICS, told a media briefing

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MEA Appoints Sandeep Chakravorty As India's Next Ambassador To Indonesia

Sandeep Chakravorty is currently serving as a Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)

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Algeria Applies To Join BRICS Alliance In 2023 With Contribution Of $1.5 Bn

The BRICS group, which currently comprises Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, represents a significant portion of the global population and economy, accounting for more than 40 per cent of the world’s population and approximately 26 per cent of the global economy

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China’s Efforts To Increase Automotive, Electronics Sales Disappoint Market

As China's post-pandemic economic recovery slows, policymakers have identified the country's automobile sector as a key lever which they want to use to shore up growth

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China’s Slowing Economy Impacts Companies’ Quarterly Results Worldwide

China's weak economic figures have weighed on its stock market, limiting the Shanghai Composite Index's gain in 2023 to 2.6 per cent, compared to the S&P 500's 18 per cent increase

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China’s Cities Bracing For Floods As Heat Scorches Country’s Interior

Historically, China enters its peak rainy season in late July, but storms have become more intense and unpredictable, exposing heavily built-up megacities with poor drainage

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Any Aggression Against Belarus Is Attack On Russia: Putin

Moscow would react to any aggression against Belarus, which forms a loose "Union State" with Russia, "with all the means at our disposal", Putin told a meeting of his Security Council in televised remarks

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Afghanistan: EU Announces 7.6 Million Euros Aid As Food Insecurity Worsens

According to the Afghan news agency, the project will be implemented in six provinces of the country, including Badakhshan, Dykundi, Ghor, Jawzjan, Samangan, and Takhar

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India-Sri Lanka Security Interests, Development Are Intertwined: PM Modi

Welcoming the Sri Lankan President and his delegation, PM Modi congratulated him on completing one year in office

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Beijing-linked Hackers Breach US Ambassador And State Department Official's Emails

The breach, believed to be part of a wider spying operation, prompted Microsoft to raise an alarm after Chinese hackers allegedly misappropriated one of its digital keys and exploited a flaw in its code to gain unauthorised access to emails belonging to US government agencies

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Infrastructure, Energy & Debt Are On Table As Sri Lanka’s President Visits India

India provided about USD 4 billion in rapid assistance between January and July 2022, including credit lines, a currency-swap arrangement and deferred import payments, and sent a warship carrying essential drugs for the island's 22 million people

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Still Strong Future With I2U2, Relationship With India "Stronger Than Ever": White House

I2U2 is a grouping— including India, Israel, UAE and the US— that aims for bolstering connectivity and cooperation in the Middle East region

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US Announces 1.3 Bn USD Military Aid Package For Ukraine To "Deter Russian Aggression"

The latest package will give Kyiv a total of 12 NASAMS from the US. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said last November that the NASAMS had a 100 per cent success rate in intercepting Russian attacks

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