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By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam, Asif Shahzad and Mubasher Bukhari LAHORE (Reuters) -Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was shot in the shin on Thursday when his anti-government protest convoy came under attack in the east of the country in what his aides said was a clear assassination attempt by his rivals. Khan, ousted as prime …

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By Syed Raza Hassan KUNRI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Near Kunri, a southern Pakistani town known as Asia’s chilli capital, 40-year old farmer Leman Raj rustles through dried plants looking for any of the bright red chillis in his largely destroyed crop which may have survived. “My crops suffered heavily from the heat, then the rains …

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By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) – South Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup said on Thursday that he did not believe tactical nuclear weapons were for now needed to deter North Korea following its latest test of an intercontinental ballistic missile. “There is no change in our denuclearization policy and for now … …

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KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday he would not take part in a summit in Indonesia of the Group of 20 major economies if Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin attends. Zelenskiy told reporters after talks in Kyiv with Greece’s president that he had been invited to participate in the Nov. 15-16 summit …

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(Reuters) – Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was shot in the shin on Thursday when his anti-government protest convoy came under attack in the east of the country in what his aides said was a clear assassination attempt. Pakistan has a history of political coups and unrest. Here are some details. 2007 – Two-time …

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By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka said it held a productive meeting with its bilateral creditors, which include India and China, on Thursday as the country looks to restructure its debt and carve a path out of its worst financial crisis in decades. Sri Lanka has been gripped by a deep financial crisis …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and South Korea agreed on Thursday to seek new measures to demonstrate the alliance’s “determination and capabilities” following repeated North Korean provocations, according to a joint statement between the two countries. The joint statement was released after a meeting between U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and South Korean Defense …

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By Sumit Khanna and Shivam Patel MORBI (Reuters) – India’s Gujarat state on Thursday said that the search operation following the collapse of a bridge that led to the death of 135 people had been called off. Local fire brigade, state and national disaster teams will be kept on standby, a government statement said. The …

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