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"One Of World's Most Vibrant Democracies": US Envoy's Praise For India
The Biden administration's top diplomat in New Delhi on Thursday dismissed concerns being raised in certain quarters about democracy in India and observed that in many ways Indians are better that the Americans.
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Taiwan Says Sees 'Balance' In Auto Chip Supplies By Fourth Quarter
The issue has taken on a strongly diplomatic hue as Taiwan scrambles to reassure the United States, its most important international supporter and arms supplier, that it is doing all it can, especially at a time when Taipei is facing increased military pressure from China, which views Taiwan as its own.
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Kabul's Former 'Green Zone' Abandoned As Diplomats Flee Afghan Capital
Kabul's former diplomatic quarter fell silent on Monday as foreign missions were moved to the airport, leaving Taliban patrols in control of the fortified zone of concrete blast walls and checkpoints known as the Green Zone.
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150 People Dead In Last Week's Kabul Truck Bomb Attack: Afghan President
The death toll from a devastating truck bomb in Kabul's diplomatic quarter last week has jumped to more than 150, President Ashraf Ghani told an international peace conference in the capital on Tuesday.
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80 Killed In Kabul Blast, Afghan Says 'ISI Assisted Attack'
At least 80 people were killed and over 350 wounded in a suicide car bombing in Kabul's diplomatic quarter on Wednesday morning, a few hundred metres from the Indian embassy.
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Obama May Cancel Meet After Philippine President Calls Him 'Son Of A Bi***'
President Barack Obama threatened on Monday to call off a planned meeting with new Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, seeking distance from a US ally's leader during a diplomatic tour that's put Obama in close quarters with a cast of contentious world figures.
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Dhaka Attack Neighbourhood Falls Silent Ahead Of Eid
An eerie silence pervades the restaurants and shopping malls in Dhaka's diplomatic quarter, usually teeming with well-heeled urbanites, now standing empty since the killing of 20 hostages at a popular cafe.
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Bicycle Bomb In Kabul Embassy District Injures One
A loud explosion jolted the diplomatic quarter of Afghanistan's capital on Friday evening, breaking a rare period of calm in Kabul.
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Attacks On Kabul's Diplomatic Quarter
At least six people were killed in a Taliban siege near the Spanish embassy in Kabul's diplomatic quarter that ended on Saturday, the latest insurgent attack in the highly fortified area.
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Gunbattle at Kabul Diplomatic Quarter Ends With 4 Attackers Killed: Government
Gunfire and explosions rang out Wednesday in a diplomatic quarter of Kabul as security forces waged an all-night battle with Taliban militants who tried to storm a guesthouse owned by a prominent political family.
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Afghan Insurgents Launch Late-Night Attack on Kabul Guesthouse
Heavily armed insurgents stormed a guesthouse in the diplomatic quarter of Kabul late on Tuesday night and were still resisting Afghan security forces more than five hours after the assault began.
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Explosion, Gunfire Heard in Diplomatic Quarter of Afghan Capital
An explosion shook houses in the diplomatic quarter of the Afghan capital on Thursday evening and was followed by heavy gunfire that could still be heard an hour later, according to Reuters witnesses and security officials.
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Military Vehicle Bombed in Afghan Capital Day Before Presidential Swearing-In
A bomb hit a military vehicle in the diplomatic quarter of the Afghan capital on Sunday, a day before the inauguration of a new president.
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Explosion in Afghan Capital Day Before Presidential Swearing-In
A loud explosion was heard in the diplomatic quarter of the Afghan capital on Sunday morning, a day before the inauguration of a new president.
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Iran at Crossroads 25 Years After Khomeini
A quarter of a century after Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's death, Iran remains at a crossroads in navigating its way out of economic and diplomatic troubles, against a backdrop of political infighting.
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"One Of World's Most Vibrant Democracies": US Envoy's Praise For India
The Biden administration's top diplomat in New Delhi on Thursday dismissed concerns being raised in certain quarters about democracy in India and observed that in many ways Indians are better that the Americans.
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Taiwan Says Sees 'Balance' In Auto Chip Supplies By Fourth Quarter
The issue has taken on a strongly diplomatic hue as Taiwan scrambles to reassure the United States, its most important international supporter and arms supplier, that it is doing all it can, especially at a time when Taipei is facing increased military pressure from China, which views Taiwan as its own.
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Kabul's Former 'Green Zone' Abandoned As Diplomats Flee Afghan Capital
Kabul's former diplomatic quarter fell silent on Monday as foreign missions were moved to the airport, leaving Taliban patrols in control of the fortified zone of concrete blast walls and checkpoints known as the Green Zone.
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150 People Dead In Last Week's Kabul Truck Bomb Attack: Afghan President
The death toll from a devastating truck bomb in Kabul's diplomatic quarter last week has jumped to more than 150, President Ashraf Ghani told an international peace conference in the capital on Tuesday.
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80 Killed In Kabul Blast, Afghan Says 'ISI Assisted Attack'
At least 80 people were killed and over 350 wounded in a suicide car bombing in Kabul's diplomatic quarter on Wednesday morning, a few hundred metres from the Indian embassy.
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Obama May Cancel Meet After Philippine President Calls Him 'Son Of A Bi***'
President Barack Obama threatened on Monday to call off a planned meeting with new Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, seeking distance from a US ally's leader during a diplomatic tour that's put Obama in close quarters with a cast of contentious world figures.
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Dhaka Attack Neighbourhood Falls Silent Ahead Of Eid
An eerie silence pervades the restaurants and shopping malls in Dhaka's diplomatic quarter, usually teeming with well-heeled urbanites, now standing empty since the killing of 20 hostages at a popular cafe.
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Bicycle Bomb In Kabul Embassy District Injures One
A loud explosion jolted the diplomatic quarter of Afghanistan's capital on Friday evening, breaking a rare period of calm in Kabul.
-
Attacks On Kabul's Diplomatic Quarter
At least six people were killed in a Taliban siege near the Spanish embassy in Kabul's diplomatic quarter that ended on Saturday, the latest insurgent attack in the highly fortified area.
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Gunbattle at Kabul Diplomatic Quarter Ends With 4 Attackers Killed: Government
Gunfire and explosions rang out Wednesday in a diplomatic quarter of Kabul as security forces waged an all-night battle with Taliban militants who tried to storm a guesthouse owned by a prominent political family.
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Afghan Insurgents Launch Late-Night Attack on Kabul Guesthouse
Heavily armed insurgents stormed a guesthouse in the diplomatic quarter of Kabul late on Tuesday night and were still resisting Afghan security forces more than five hours after the assault began.
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Explosion, Gunfire Heard in Diplomatic Quarter of Afghan Capital
An explosion shook houses in the diplomatic quarter of the Afghan capital on Thursday evening and was followed by heavy gunfire that could still be heard an hour later, according to Reuters witnesses and security officials.
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Military Vehicle Bombed in Afghan Capital Day Before Presidential Swearing-In
A bomb hit a military vehicle in the diplomatic quarter of the Afghan capital on Sunday, a day before the inauguration of a new president.
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Explosion in Afghan Capital Day Before Presidential Swearing-In
A loud explosion was heard in the diplomatic quarter of the Afghan capital on Sunday morning, a day before the inauguration of a new president.
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Iran at Crossroads 25 Years After Khomeini
A quarter of a century after Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's death, Iran remains at a crossroads in navigating its way out of economic and diplomatic troubles, against a backdrop of political infighting.
