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Naqvi, US envoy discuss security arrangements for second round of Islamabad Talks

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi discussed security arrangements for the expected second round of Islamabad Talks with the United States’ Charge d’Affaires to Pakistan, Natalie Baker, in the capital on Monday. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that representatives from Washington were heading to Islamabad and they would be “there tomorrow evening” for a second round of negotiations with Iran, after the first r...

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Czech PM Babis criticises Senate leader's Taiwan trip for damaging China business ties

PRAGUE, April 20 - The Czech government will not make a government plane available for the Senate chief's planned trip to Taiwan and wants a more pragmatic foreign policy that does not damage business ties with China, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said.

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Naqvi, US ambassador discuss security arrangements for second round of Islamabad Talks

Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi discussed security arrangements for the planned second round of Islamabad Talks with the United States’ ambassador to Pakistan, Natalie Baker, in the capital on Monday. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that representatives from Washington were heading to Islamabad and they would be “there tomorrow evening” for a second round of negotiations with Iran, after the first round of...

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Fast Eddie Nketia adds fuel to Australia's sprinting ambitions

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Chakravarthy overcomes surface tension to end Kolkata's losing streak

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Samsung SDI signs first EV battery supply deal with Mercedes-Benz

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