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Hezbollah refuses to disarm, citing Israeli threat

Beirut, July 3 -- Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem has reaffirmed that the Lebanese group will not give up its weapons, citing a "real and strategic threat" from Israel. Speaking during an Ashura Council... Read More


Geneva: Uyghur rights activist exposes China's forced labour and surveillance abuses

Geneva, July 3 -- World Uyghur Congress former president and a leading Uyghur rights advocate, Dolkun Isa, has raised alarm over the ongoing persecution of Uyghur Muslims in China's northwest Xinjiang... Read More


Nippon Steel Signs 800 Bln Yen Loan Deals For U.S. Steel Merger

India, July 3 -- Japanese steel major Nippon Steel Corp. (NISTY.PK), which closed its $14.9 billion acquisition of United States Steel Corp. in mid-June, announced Thursday that it has signed up to 50... Read More


Amazon launches 'bazaar' - budget trend hub for UAE shoppers

Dubai, July 3 -- In a move aimed at redefining value-driven online shopping, Amazon United Arab Emirates (UAE) has launched bazaar - a dedicated new space within its mobile app that offers customers s... Read More


Bangladesh important partner of Japan in Asia: JICA top official tells Prof Yunus

Dhaka, July 3 -- Executive Senior Vice President of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Miyazaki Katsura on Thursday said Bangladesh remains one of Japan's most important partners in Asia an... Read More


Iran ends cooperation with UN nuclear watchdog after Israel, US strikes

Nepal, July 3 -- Iran on Wednesday officially suspended its cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog, a move triggered by the unprecedented Israeli and US strikes on its nuclear facilities. Last mont... Read More


US House passes Trump's ambitious 'Big Beautiful Bill,' massive legislative win for President

Washington DC, July 3 -- US President Donald Trump scored a massive legislative win on Thursday (local time) as Congress passed his ambitious 'One Big Beautiful Bill' with a narrow margin. The bill w... Read More


India's new NDCs must take private sector along

India, July 3 -- As governments around the world update their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) on climate action, there is a significant opportunity for the India's government and its privat... Read More


Delhi's multilateralism plank needs tweaking

India, July 3 -- On June 26, the defence ministers' meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) concluded in the eastern Chinese coastal city of Qingdao without a joint statement. India had... Read More


Vietnam promotes consensus adoption of budget for UN peacekeeping mission in Abyei

Hanoi, July 3 -- The United Nations (UN) General Assembly (UNGA) on July 1 adopted by consensus a draft resolution on the budget for the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), whose negotiation... Read More