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FirstUp: PM Modi to visit Trinidad and Tobago, Amarnath Yatra to begin... The headlines today
Firstpost
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July 3, 2025
It is set to be a busy Thursday with several events lined up for the day. Firstly, PM Modi is set to visit Trinidad and Tobago as part of his five-nation tour. In India, thousands of pilgrims will embark on the holy Amarnath Yatra set to begin...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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July 3, 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...
Event In Azerbaijan's Lachin Explores Women's Role In Urban Development
MENAFN
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) LACHIN, Azerbaijan, July 2. A panel session themed "The Role of Women in Urban Development" has been held as part of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Women's Forum in Lachin, Trend 's correspondent sent to...
Explore Türkiye’s beautiful coastal cities with exclusive yacht experiences
News Central Asia
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July 2, 2025
Surrounded by the Mediterranean, Aegean and Black Sea on three sides, Türkiye is a unique destination for yacht tourism. The country’s extensive coastlines, pristine beaches, and picturesque bays make it a paradise for yachters. Türkiye, with its...
Nine things to know about the 2025 travel ban and new challenges for immigrants in Minnesota
Sahan Journal - Minnesota
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July 1, 2025
Stay informed. Sign up for Sahan Sunday, our weekly newsletter with Minnesota news you need to know. This story is provided to you free of charge. We’re glad you're here! If fair, free journalism matters to you, please support us! On June 5, the...
Lachin holds panel session on Role of Women in Urban Development
AzerNews
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July 2, 2025
The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Women’s Forum, held in Lachin as part of ECO Week, spotlighted the transformative role of women in shaping sustainable and inclusive cities. A key panel session titled “The Role of Women in Urban...
U.S. Central Command exercises interoperability with Central and South Asian partners during Regional Cooperation 2025
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 2, 2025
JOINT BASE CAPE COD, MASSACHUSETTS, UNITED STATES 06.27.2025 Courtesy Story For the first time in nearly a decade, the Massachusetts Army National Guard (ARNG) and Camp Edwards hosted Regional Cooperation 25 (RC 25), a U.S. Central Command...
Freedoms under Threat as Uzbekistan Continues to Put Pressure on Journalists and Human Rights Defenders
International Partnership for Human Rights
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This report, prepared for the CIVICUS Monitor by International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR) and the Association for Human Rights in Central Asia (AHRCA), provides an overview of key developments affecting freedoms of expression, association...
Azerbaijan Hosts Landmark ECO Events to Drive Regional Cooperation and Sustainability
News Central Asia
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July 2, 2025
On 1-2 July 2025, Azerbaijan hosted three pivotal events under the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Week on the eve of the 17th ECO Summit. The First ECO Youth Forum in Aghdam, the 6th ECO Business Forum in Shusha, and the First ECO Women’s...
Behind Syria’s Oil Restart Lies a Bigger Geopolitical Game
Oil Price
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July 2, 2025
Until the U.S.- and U.K.-orchestrated removal of longtime Syrian President Bashar al-Assad from office in December, the Shia Crescent of Power held an extraordinary sway over the political, economic, and security trajectories of the Middle East....
Dust storms surge in Tajikistan
Asia News
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July 2, 2025
According to data from the country's Hydrometeorological Agency, the phenomenon has increased more than tenfold in the last thirty years as a result of climate change and intensive access to water sources. The dust worsens air quality and...
CPEC and the Geostrategic Iron Triangle: Pakistan, Azerbaijan and Turkiye
Pakistan Observer
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July 1, 2025
The CPEC has emerged as a powerful means of trans-regional connectivity, transforming economies, developing communities and connecting minds to achieve socio-economic wonders. In this context, the emerging iron triangle of Pakistan, Azerbaijan,...
China And Trump’s Abraham Accords Remake Middle Eastern Energy
Forbes
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The signing of the Abraham Accords during the first term of President Donald Trump marked a turning ... More point in America's Middle Eastern Policy as well as regional prospects.Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump’s teasing about the...
China + Trump’s Abraham Accords Remake Middle Eastern Energy
Forbes
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The signing of the Abraham Accords during the first term of President Donald Trump marked a turning ... More point in America's Middle Eastern Policy as well as regional prospects.Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump’s teasing about the...
Travel: The World’s Most Surprising Entry Requirements
Tunisie Numerique
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June 30, 2025
Crossing borders is never a trivial matter—especially when entering countries whose entry requirements can verge on the bizarre. The renowned British magazine The Telegraph has compiled a list of the most unusual visa and entry conditions still in...
This Muslim-Majority Country Has Banned Face Coverings In Public, Including Burqa And Hijab
News18
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July 3, 2025
There is a country in the world where 70 percent of the people follow Islam and the President is also a Muslim, but here women have been banned from covering their faces. In an important law passed in Kazakhstan, the country's Parliament has taken...
COMSATS signs MoU to collaborate in advanced areas
The Nation
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July 1, 2025
ISLAMABAD - A tripartite landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed yesterday between Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS), IBI International Group Co. Ltd., China, and COMSATS...
Discover Iraq: Karbala, where memory breathes and future beckons
Shafaq News
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Shafaq News Few places wear their history as openly as Iraq’s Karbala. Each year, during Ashura and Arbaeen, the city fills with black-clad pilgrims mourning the martyrdom of Imam Hussein ibn Ali, the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, who was killed...
International Day in Support of Victims of Torture: RSF sounds the alarm about the persistent use of torture against journalists worldwide
Reporters Without Borders
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RSF has already filed several complaints with the International Criminal Court (ICC) to ensure that crimes committed against journalists do not go unpunished on a larger scale. These complaints target Russia, Belarus, and Israel, among other...
Palestinian teenagers spread their wings on seven-week European football tour
The National News
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As Israeli bulldozers level homes in the city's refugee camps, a group of young footballers from Tulkarm in the occupied West Bank are stepping away from the destruction on to a different stage. Rawahel Charity Association's Under-14 boys have...