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Two Hindu Girls 'Abducted' in Pakistan's Sindh Province; Community Demands Protection
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Shiva Kachi, Hindu community leader, Hyderabad: "We are getting information about such incidents nearly every week now from different parts of the province and nobody seems to care. There is so much fear in the Hindu community now."
Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to Attend Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defence Conference in the US
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An official of the Ministry of Defence said that the discussions, during this international conference, will be centered around regional security, counter-terrorism, maritime domain awareness and cooperation, and commitment to joint training and exercises.
UN Decries Lebanon Pager Explosions as 'Extremely Concerning Escalation'
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"This was an extremely concerning escalation in what is already an intolerably volatile context," UN special coordinator for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert said in a statement.
Harris 'Fully Supports' Hold on Large Munitions While Affirming Israel's Right to Self-Defence
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One of the things that we have done that I'm entirely supportive of is the pause that we've put on the 2,000-pound bombs," Harris said on Tuesday during an onstage interview at a National Association of Black Journalists event where she was repeatedly pressed on why the US isn't using more leverage against Israel to end the war in Gaza.
Trump Reveals 'Very Nice Call' from Harris; VP Confirms She Warned Him Against Political Violence
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"Today, a little while ago, I got a very nice call from Kamaala," he said on Tuesday, mispronouncing her name as "Kamaala.".
US State Department Claims 'No Prior Knowledge' and 'No Involvement' in Lebanon Pager Explosions
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"The US was not aware of this incident in advance, and at this point, we're gathering information," said State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller, who repeatedly referred to the matter as an "incident," not an "attack."
9 Dead, 2,800 Injured in Lebanon Pager Blasts; Hezbollah Blames Israel
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Lebanon's Information Minister Ziad Makary said the government condemned the detonation of the pagers as an "Israeli aggression." Hezbollah also blamed Israel for the pager blasts and said it would receive "its fair punishment."
Will meet fantastic man PM Modi during his US visit, says Trump
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"He happens to be coming to meet me next week, and Modi, he's fantastic. I mean, fantastic, man," Trump declared at a town hall meeting in Flint, Michigan, on Tuesday.
Top American Diplomat Sees a Bright Future for US-India Relations
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There is more convergence between the two nations on how to work together and how they see shared global threats and opportunities that arise, Verma said.
Mistreatment of Indian Journalist in Texas Could Violate First Amendment Rights, Says NPC
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A Washington-based television journalist, Rohit Sharma, was last week allegedly manhandled by a group while on assignment for the India Today group in Dallas, Texas, to cover Rahul Gandhi's maiden US visit as the Leader of Opposition.
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