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India abstains from UN resolution on Afghanistan
The Federal
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July 8, 2025
United Nations, Jul 8 (PTI) India has abstained in the UN General Assembly on a draft resolution on Afghanistan, noting that a “business as usual” approach is unlikely to deliver outcomes that the global community envisions for the Afghan people....
Unicef head and former world leaders on judging panel for UAE humanitarian award
The National News
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A senior UN official championing the rights of children across the globe and two former heads of state will help select the next winners of a major UAE humanitarian award. The $1 million Zayed Award for Human Fraternity – which celebrates the...
BRICS Summit In Rio Underscores Global South’s Rising Voice, CGTN Reports
Bernama
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July 8, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, July 8 (Bernama) -- Greater BRICS cooperation is amplifying the voice of the Global South and accelerating calls for global governance reform, according to a recent China Global Television Network (CGTN) report released during the...
DANAFF III: Kyrgyzstani film 'Deal at the Border' honored as Best Asian Film
People's Army Newspaper
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In the Asian Films Section, the Kyrgyzstani film Deal at the Border won the top award, the Grand Prize for Best Film. Inspired by real events from the childhood of the scriptwriter and director’s brother, Aktan Ryskeldiev, the film tells a story...
CAFA Nations Cup Platform To Sharpen Harimau Malaya's 'Big Match Mentality'
Bernama
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June 25, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 (Bernama) – Malaysia’s participation in the 2025 Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) Nations Cup in Uzbekistan this August is seen as an opportunity to sharpen the Harimau Malaya squad’s ‘big match mentality’. Local...
Migrant Money From Russia A Lifeline For Central Asia
International Business Times
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June 26, 2025
In a remote town in southern Kyrgyzstan, teacher Nur Akhmatov watched workers building a library, conference hall and women's sports centre -- construction mostly funded by Kyrgyz emigrants sending money home from Russia. The project in Batken is...
Wildberries Begins Testing AI Shopping Assistant on its Marketplace
The Slovenia Times
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July 8, 2025
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - Media OutReach Newswire - 8 July 2025 - Wildberries, a leading e-commerce platform in Eurasia, has launched pilot testing of an artificial intelligence-powered assistant to simplify shopping on its marketplace. The AI chatbot is...
Russia to sign 10 agreements at the Eurasian Economic Union summit
Prensa Latina - Cuba
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June 26, 2025
“Ten documents were prepared for signing, in particular, the main areas of cooperation in the sphere of sports will be approved,” the advisor told journalists, adding that a strategic cooperation treaty with the United Arab Emirates and an interim...
India abstains in UNGA on draft resolution on Afghanistan
Orissa Post
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July 8, 2025
United Nations: India has abstained in the UN General Assembly on a draft resolution on Afghanistan, noting that a “business as usual” approach is unlikely to deliver outcomes that the global community envisions for the Afghan people. The...
BRICS at Rio de Janeiro: And What Next?
The News Chronicle
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July 7, 2025
Popularly referred to as BRICS, the informal group of emerging-market economies (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), meeting in Rio de Janeiro, has outlined a new unprecedented multitude of goals to challenge unipolar system. In the...
Wimbledon semi-finalist Donna Vekic: ‘I always have a heartbreaker on the grass’
Yahoo Sports
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It was one of those Wimbledon matches that took your breath away. The emotional peaks and troughs of elite-level sport, played out in front of an enthralled Centre Court crowd, on a bright afternoon in July. A record-setter, too: at two hours and...
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Pakistan’s post-Op Sindoor frenzy and the global myopia
Firstpost
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July 7, 2025
Post-Pahalgam, grey-zone warfare has been on full display, as Islamabad and Rawalpindi peddled fake narratives and carefully crafted a facade of innocence—attempting to mislead the world, especially the gullible Western audience—in the wake of...
Short-Haul Escapes Take Centre Stage: Indian Travellers Embrace Quick Getaways In 2025
News18
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July 7, 2025
Last Updated:July 07, 2025, 17:44 IST According to a report, a whopping 85% of travellers are planning multiple holidays next year, a sign that the short-break culture is no longer just a trend, it’s a lifestyle Southeast Asian destinations like...
Shimla hosts International Boxing Championship to honor Virbhadra Singh, combat drug abuse
The News Mill
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June 21, 2025
Professional boxers from India, Russia, and Uzbekistan assembled at the historic Ridge in Shimla on Saturday for a face-off ahead of an international professional boxing championship, which will be held on Sunday in memory of former Himachal...
India News | Shimla Hosts International Boxing Championship to Honor Virbhadra Singh, Combat Drug Abuse
Latestly
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June 21, 2025
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], June 21 (ANI): Professional boxers from India, Russia, and Uzbekistan assembled at the historic Ridge in Shimla on Saturday for a face-off ahead of an international professional boxing championship, which will be...
IMF and WB “a reversed Marshall Plan” says Lula
MercoPress
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Monday, July 7th 2025 - 09:46 UTC “The distortions are undeniable,” Lula said Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Sunday criticized the role of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB) because they represent “a...
singapore Izaac Quek becomes first local-born Singapore player to join China Table Tennis Super League
Asiaone
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June 23, 2025
SINGAPORE — Featuring China's best current players, up-and-coming starlets and retired legends, the China Table Tennis Super League (CTTSL) is widely regarded as the sport's most competitive league. And Izaac Quek is hoping his stint with Anhui...
Aeroflot to resume direct flights from Moscow to Samarkand
Russian Aviation News
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Aeroflot resumes direct regular flights from Moscow to Samarkand. The flights will start on July 31 and will be operated three times a week, and by the beginning of October, the frequency of flights will reach 7 times a week. The up-to-date...
The US Aimed at Iran But Might Have Hit Central Asia
The Diplomat
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July 2, 2025
The U.S. and Israeli attacks last month on Iran to “obliterate” its nuclear program may have hit another target: Central Asia’s interests in accesses the large Iranian market and use Iran’s transport links to trade with the wider world. Iran’s...
A judoka from Turkmenistan won bronze at the Cadets Asian Cup in Kazakhstan
Turkmenistan Golden Age
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July 4, 2025
15-year-old Turkmen judoka Kakilik Deryayeva won a bronze medal at the Almaty Cadets Asian Cup. This success was achieved by the 10th-grade student of Ashgabat Secondary School No. 37 in the under-48 kg weight category, which featured 25 athletes...