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India, US agree to work for peace in Afghanistan
27 Jun 2017
Modi, Trump harp on terror, skip non-deliverables
27 Jun 2017
Beyond a direct hit on Pakistan’s support of terrorism, a dealmaker president and a nationalist prime minster could achieve little to declare to the world of any deliverables achieved during their first meeting
Indo-US defence ties get boost as Guardian drone sale cleared
27 Jun 2017
In a late night statement, the White House said completion of the drone sales would increase bilateral defence trade to nearly $19 billion, supporting thousands of US jobs
Saudi, allies list demands to end Qatar blockade: report
23 Jun 2017
Saudi Arabia and allies want Qatar to close Al Jazeera, end ties with Iran within 10 days
India set to get 22 unarmed Guardian naval drones from US
23 Jun 2017
While the Guardian drones that India will get are unarmed, the Indian military had originally asked for missile-firing Predator Avenger craft, a request turned down by the Obama administration
ISIS blows up Mosul’s famous al-Nuri Mosque
22 Jun 2017
Perhaps, the militants could not stand the prospect of the very place from where their leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared a caliphate three years ago falling off their hands
Police in Thailand bust huge click farm
14 Jun 2017
London tower blaze leaves 6 dead, more than 70 injured
14 Jun 2017
The number is expected to rise, police say, as the inferno seems to have trapped residents as they slept
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