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India strongly woos China to support NSG bid
20 Jun 2016
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US Senate passes bill making Draft mandatory for women
16 Jun 2016
Under the Senate bill, women who are turning 18 years old on or after 1 January 2018 will be forced to register for Selective Service, just like men
ASEAN withdraws joint statement targeting China
15 Jun 2016
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China shadows joint US-Japan-India naval exercises
15 Jun 2016
Beijing, which is pushing its claims in the neighbouring South China Sea, is worried that the presence of American naval power would make extension of its influence into the Western Pacific difficult
US LGBT community devastated after gunman kills 50
13 Jun 2016
Investigators are still trying to determine the motives of the shooter Omar Mateen, who had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State in a 911 call before the shooting, although Mateen told his father he was disturbed by seeing two men kissing in Miami
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US tells Pakistan to stop breeding terrorism
10 Jun 2016
The United States has told Pakistan to ensure that its territory is not used for planning attacks in India, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi said terrorism is being "incubated in India's neighbourhood
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Modi secures Mexico’s backing for India’s NSG bid
09 Jun 2016
India’s NSG membership issue comes at a time of deepening divisions between China and the US over the disputed South China Sea
Blast in Istanbul kills 11, four suspects held
08 Jun 2016
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Not afraid of US ‘provocations’, says China
06 Jun 2016
Speaking at the Singapore forum known as the Shangri-La Dialogue, Chinese admiral Sun Jianguo said "freedom of navigation" patrols in the South China Sea were a display of "military muscles" by the United State
Beijing set to block India’s NSG entry
06 Jun 2016
We have enough drones for all India: Hafiz Saeed
06 Jun 2016
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Qatar to help India battle ‘hawala’, terror financing
06 Jun 2016
India and Qatar on Sunday agreed to share intelligence to combat ‘hawala’ transactions and terror financing and move beyond a trading relationship to get into strategic investments
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