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China tells India to 'stay calm', 'stop over-interpreting' in border map row
Beijing responded by saying its neighbours should refrain from "over-interpreting" the issue, the report said. Meanwhile, media reports say Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to skip next week's G20 summit in Delhi. Reports suggest that Premier Li Quang will attend instead.
Canada pauses trade pact talks with India, say reports
Reports further said that both nations may mutually decide to resume talks in future.
Gilgit-Baltistan govt decides to call Pak Army to maintain peace
The decision was made during a meeting of the Parliamentary Peace Committee headed by Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Minister Gulbar Khan. In view of the worsening law and order situation in the region, the meeting decided deployment of Rangers, scouts and FC personnel in big cities, Geo News reported.
Hawaii wildfire: 385 people remain missing
The figure is down from 388 on the first list of missing people, which was released on August 24, said the Maui Police Department and the US Federal Bureau of Investigation in a release, Xinhua news agency reported.
N.Korea fires several cruise missiles into Yellow Sea: Seoul
The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) announced the North Korean launch took place at around 4 a.m. but did not elaborate further, pending an analysis, Yonhap news agency reported.
Fresh Covid wave in US worse than what official data suggests: Report
Virus levels in the US have been on the rise for weeks and federal data suggests that the current increases have stayed far below earlier peaks and notable surges.
Pakistan sees sharp surge in militant attacks in Aug: Report
The PICSS said in a report on Friday that the attacks resulted in 112 deaths and 87 injuries, mostly among security forces personnel and civilians, Xinhua news agency reported.
Fully aware of the security concerns of India, says Sri Lankan envoy
Moragoda said this on August 30 while describing about the regional dynamics and developments in the Indian Ocean at a lecture on topic 'India-Sri Lanka Relations: Promoting Connectivity, Catalysing Prosperity' at the Ananta Centre, New Delhi, Sri Lanka Foreign Ministry in Colombo said in a statement.
PM Modi not scheduled to be at UN high-level meeting of world leaders
An earlier schedule of speakers released by the UN in July had listed him as one of the speakers, but the latest version issued on Friday substituted the minister for the Prime Minister. Prime Minister Modi led the International Day of Yoga celebrations at the UN in June before his state visit to Washington.
Amid China map row, Nepal says 'neighbours must respect' the Himalayan nation's map
Stating that Nepal stands firm and clear on its political and administrative map, the Ministry said the country remains committed to resolving the boundary matters through dialogue and diplomacy. The new Chinese map has drawn strong reactions in Kathmandu for not showing the Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura areas as parts of the Nepali territory.
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