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COP16 Summit Ends Without Funding Roadmap, Set To Reconvene On Key Issues
The world's biggest nature conservation conference closed in Colombia on Saturday with no agreement on a roadmap to ramp up funding for species protection.
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Code Of Conduct On South China Sea Should Be Consistent With UN Convention: Centre
India stressed on Wednesday that the Code of Conduct on the South China Sea should be fully consistent with the relevant UN convention and that the negotiations on it should not prejudice the legitimate rights and interests of the nations that are no
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Will Sell More Arms Than Buy After Embargo Lifted: Iran
Iran on Monday said it is more inclined to sell weapons rather than buy them, after it announced the end of a longstanding UN conventional arms embargo.
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Thailand Seizes Rhino Horns Worth $5 Million In Biggest Haul For Years
Thai customs have confiscated 21 rhino horns with an estimated value of nearly $5 million in the biggest such seizure in Thailand for years, officials said on Tuesday.
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South China Sea Verdict: India Not In Favour Of Or Against Any Country
Following an international arbitration tribunal's ruling against China on the South China Sea issue, India on Thursday said that it is not in favour of or against any country as it is a matter of law.
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Rise Of A Peaceful China? India Sees Why That's Wishful Thinking
Law constrains the strong and empowers the weak. International law, however, is a somewhat different animal. Weak countries ask and expect a lot of international law; strong countries choose to ignore it when it suits their interests. So: Is China weak or strong? Is India?
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Pakistan Backs 'All-Weather' Ally China On South China Sea
Pakistan today backed its "all-weather" ally China after a UN-backed tribunal struck down Beijing's claims of "historical rights" in the South China Sea, saying Islamabad opposes any imposition of "unilateral will" on others.
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China Dismisses US Appeal To Accept Tribunal Verdict On South China Sea
Dismissing the US appeal to accept the verdict of the international tribunal on the disputed South China Sea as "delusional", China today said it cannot be forced to accept the July 12 ruling.
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China Rejects UN Arbitration On Disputed South China Sea
China today brushed aside the UN tribunal arbitrating on the disputed South China Sea saying that it will not accept its verdict even as an official daily said US ships and aircraft in the area challenging Beijing's sovereignty will lead to its further militarisation.
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The 11 Countries That Haven't Made Pledges for Climate Deal
Some are at war, others recovering from natural disasters and some are simply ideologically opposed to the climate deal taking shape in UN talks outside Paris.
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Terrorism's Long Shadow Stretches Across World: PM Narendra Modi
Voicing concern over a spate of recent terror attacks in several countries, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said terrorism is no longer a "peripheral problem" for the region as its long shadow stretches across the world and called for new strategies to combat the menace.
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Italy Takes India to International Arbitration Over Marines
Italy said Friday it had initiated international arbitration proceedings in the case of two of its marines facing trial in India for the 2012 killing of two fishermen.
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Australia Introduces Laws to Strip Citizenship From Terrorists
Dual nationals who help terrorists could automatically lose their Australian citizenship even if they have never stepped foot out of the country under new laws introduced to parliament today.
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Government Focussing on Comprehensive Law for Differently-Abled: Union Minister Gehlot
Government is focussing on enactment of a comprehensive law for differently-abled to fulfill India's international obligations following the ratification of UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), Union Minister Thaawar Chand Gehlot said today.
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COP16 Summit Ends Without Funding Roadmap, Set To Reconvene On Key Issues
The world's biggest nature conservation conference closed in Colombia on Saturday with no agreement on a roadmap to ramp up funding for species protection.
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Code Of Conduct On South China Sea Should Be Consistent With UN Convention: Centre
India stressed on Wednesday that the Code of Conduct on the South China Sea should be fully consistent with the relevant UN convention and that the negotiations on it should not prejudice the legitimate rights and interests of the nations that are no
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Will Sell More Arms Than Buy After Embargo Lifted: Iran
Iran on Monday said it is more inclined to sell weapons rather than buy them, after it announced the end of a longstanding UN conventional arms embargo.
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Thailand Seizes Rhino Horns Worth $5 Million In Biggest Haul For Years
Thai customs have confiscated 21 rhino horns with an estimated value of nearly $5 million in the biggest such seizure in Thailand for years, officials said on Tuesday.
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South China Sea Verdict: India Not In Favour Of Or Against Any Country
Following an international arbitration tribunal's ruling against China on the South China Sea issue, India on Thursday said that it is not in favour of or against any country as it is a matter of law.
-
Rise Of A Peaceful China? India Sees Why That's Wishful Thinking
Law constrains the strong and empowers the weak. International law, however, is a somewhat different animal. Weak countries ask and expect a lot of international law; strong countries choose to ignore it when it suits their interests. So: Is China weak or strong? Is India?
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Pakistan Backs 'All-Weather' Ally China On South China Sea
Pakistan today backed its "all-weather" ally China after a UN-backed tribunal struck down Beijing's claims of "historical rights" in the South China Sea, saying Islamabad opposes any imposition of "unilateral will" on others.
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China Dismisses US Appeal To Accept Tribunal Verdict On South China Sea
Dismissing the US appeal to accept the verdict of the international tribunal on the disputed South China Sea as "delusional", China today said it cannot be forced to accept the July 12 ruling.
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China Rejects UN Arbitration On Disputed South China Sea
China today brushed aside the UN tribunal arbitrating on the disputed South China Sea saying that it will not accept its verdict even as an official daily said US ships and aircraft in the area challenging Beijing's sovereignty will lead to its further militarisation.
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The 11 Countries That Haven't Made Pledges for Climate Deal
Some are at war, others recovering from natural disasters and some are simply ideologically opposed to the climate deal taking shape in UN talks outside Paris.
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Terrorism's Long Shadow Stretches Across World: PM Narendra Modi
Voicing concern over a spate of recent terror attacks in several countries, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said terrorism is no longer a "peripheral problem" for the region as its long shadow stretches across the world and called for new strategies to combat the menace.
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Italy Takes India to International Arbitration Over Marines
Italy said Friday it had initiated international arbitration proceedings in the case of two of its marines facing trial in India for the 2012 killing of two fishermen.
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Australia Introduces Laws to Strip Citizenship From Terrorists
Dual nationals who help terrorists could automatically lose their Australian citizenship even if they have never stepped foot out of the country under new laws introduced to parliament today.
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Government Focussing on Comprehensive Law for Differently-Abled: Union Minister Gehlot
Government is focussing on enactment of a comprehensive law for differently-abled to fulfill India's international obligations following the ratification of UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), Union Minister Thaawar Chand Gehlot said today.
