India and Tajikistan reaffirm strategic partnership during MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh's visit to Dushanbe

Kyrgyzstan News June 13, 2026 at 12:00 AM

Dushanbe [Tajikistan], June 12 (ANI): Union Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh on Friday met with Sirojiddin Muhriddin, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan, to discuss the deepening of bilateral ties between the two nations.During the meeting, the two leaders conducted a comprehensive review of the entire spectrum of India-Tajikistan bilateral relations. The discussions focused

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Morkel calls Virat Kohli's unavailability "big miss", says Rohit Sharma is "excited to go" for Afghanistan ODI series opener

Kyrgyzstan News June 12, 2026 at 11:59 PM

Dharamsala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], June 12 (ANI): Team India's bowling coach, Morne Morkel, said the Men in Blue will miss the services Virat Kohli in the upcoming three-match ODI series against Afghanistan, after the legendary batter was ruled out of the home series due to a hamstring injury. Furthermore, Morkel welcomed another veteran, Rohit Sharma's comeback to the Indian side, saying that the latter is 'excite

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Morkel calls Virat Kohli's unavailability "big miss", says Rohit Sharma is "excited to go" for Afghanistan ODI series opener

Turkmenistan News June 12, 2026 at 11:59 PM

Dharamsala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], June 12 (ANI): Team India's bowling coach, Morne Morkel, said the Men in Blue will miss the services Virat Kohli in the upcoming three-match ODI series against Afghanistan, after the legendary batter was ruled out of the home series due to a hamstring injury. Furthermore, Morkel welcomed another veteran, Rohit Sharma's comeback to the Indian side, saying that the latter is 'excite

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Morkel calls Virat Kohli's unavailability "big miss", says Rohit Sharma is "excited to go" for Afghanistan ODI series opener

Tajikistan News June 12, 2026 at 11:59 PM

Dharamsala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], June 12 (ANI): Team India's bowling coach, Morne Morkel, said the Men in Blue will miss the services Virat Kohli in the upcoming three-match ODI series against Afghanistan, after the legendary batter was ruled out of the home series due to a hamstring injury. Furthermore, Morkel welcomed another veteran, Rohit Sharma's comeback to the Indian side, saying that the latter is 'excite

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India strengthens ties with Central Asia and SCO at Dushanbe conference

Turkmenistan News June 12, 2026 at 11:58 PM

Dushanbe [Tajikistan], June 12 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh on Friday reaffirmed India's enduring commitment to its partnership with Central Asia and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) during his two-day official visit to Tajikistan.Participating in the SCO Conference titled 'Central Asia - The Core of SCO: A Space of Peace and Joint Development,' the Minister outlin

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India strengthens ties with Central Asia and SCO at Dushanbe conference

Tajikistan News June 12, 2026 at 11:58 PM

Dushanbe [Tajikistan], June 12 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh on Friday reaffirmed India's enduring commitment to its partnership with Central Asia and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) during his two-day official visit to Tajikistan.Participating in the SCO Conference titled 'Central Asia - The Core of SCO: A Space of Peace and Joint Development,' the Minister outlin

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India strengthens ties with Central Asia and SCO at Dushanbe conference

Kyrgyzstan News June 12, 2026 at 11:58 PM

Dushanbe [Tajikistan], June 12 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh on Friday reaffirmed India's enduring commitment to its partnership with Central Asia and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) during his two-day official visit to Tajikistan.Participating in the SCO Conference titled 'Central Asia - The Core of SCO: A Space of Peace and Joint Development,' the Minister outlin

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Georgia PM's visit opens new stage in bilateral ties: Kyrgyz president

Tajikistan News June 12, 2026 at 11:15 PM

BISHKEK, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze's visit to Kyrgyzstan marks the beginning of a new stage in the development of bilateral relations, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov said Friday. Kobakhidze, who arrived in Bishkek for an official visit lasting through Saturday, is making the first high-level official visit by a Georgian delegation to Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyzstan views Georgia

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Georgia PM's visit opens new stage in bilateral ties: Kyrgyz president

Turkmenistan News June 12, 2026 at 11:15 PM

BISHKEK, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze's visit to Kyrgyzstan marks the beginning of a new stage in the development of bilateral relations, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov said Friday. Kobakhidze, who arrived in Bishkek for an official visit lasting through Saturday, is making the first high-level official visit by a Georgian delegation to Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyzstan views Georgia

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Georgia PM's visit opens new stage in bilateral ties: Kyrgyz president

Kyrgyzstan News June 12, 2026 at 11:15 PM

BISHKEK, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze's visit to Kyrgyzstan marks the beginning of a new stage in the development of bilateral relations, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov said Friday. Kobakhidze, who arrived in Bishkek for an official visit lasting through Saturday, is making the first high-level official visit by a Georgian delegation to Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyzstan views Georgia

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US ‘80-85%’ confident of signing peace deal with Iran, senior official says

News - South China Morning Post June 12, 2026 at 10:50 PM

The Trump administration on Friday said that it is “80-85 per cent” confident of signing the peace agreement with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the war in the Middle East. “We do expect to be signing this agreement over the next few days … if I were to give you a confidence that we were going to be signing this agreement, I maybe would have said 75 per cent this morning; it’s probably more like 80-85 per cent now, but it’s not 100 per cent,” a senior administration official...

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Elon Musk becomes world’s first trillionaire after SpaceX IPO

News - South China Morning Post June 12, 2026 at 9:52 PM

In a post on the social media platform he owns, Elon Musk recently lamented: “Whoever said ‘money can’t buy happiness’ really knew what they were talking about.” Now the world’s richest person can put that maxim to an even bigger test as he adds a new title: world’s first trillionaire. Shares of SpaceX rose 19 per cent on Friday to US$160.95 each in their first day of trading, vaulting the value of the rocket and AI company Musk founded to US$2.2 trillion. His fortune now stands at the...

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Britain’s David Hockney, a giant of contemporary art, dies aged 88

News - South China Morning Post June 12, 2026 at 9:25 PM

British artist David Hockney, one of the most influential and defining figures in contemporary art whose paintings captured the world in brilliant colour, has died aged 88, his publicist announced on Friday. Tributes poured in for the 1960s pop art pioneer who established himself as a globally renowned painter and master draughtsman and kept painting, experimenting and exhibiting right up until his death. “I think I’ve something to say to people – that’s why,” he told the Daily Telegraph in...

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(China Economic Roundtable) China Focus: China's new mega project to break bottleneck on world's busiest inland waterway

Tajikistan News June 12, 2026 at 9:16 PM

BEIJING, June 12 (Xinhua) -- China is building a mega waterway project to expand shipping capacity along the Yangtze River, betting that a smoother "golden waterway" will keep goods flowing along one of the world's busiest inland shipping routes and shore up the country's internal connectivity. The Yangtze is China's longest river and a vital artery for freight between its inland and coastal regions. The Three G

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(China Economic Roundtable) China Focus: China's new mega project to break bottleneck on world's busiest inland waterway

Kyrgyzstan News June 12, 2026 at 9:16 PM

BEIJING, June 12 (Xinhua) -- China is building a mega waterway project to expand shipping capacity along the Yangtze River, betting that a smoother "golden waterway" will keep goods flowing along one of the world's busiest inland shipping routes and shore up the country's internal connectivity. The Yangtze is China's longest river and a vital artery for freight between its inland and coastal regions. The Three G

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(China Economic Roundtable) China Focus: China's new mega project to break bottleneck on world's busiest inland waterway

Turkmenistan News June 12, 2026 at 9:16 PM

BEIJING, June 12 (Xinhua) -- China is building a mega waterway project to expand shipping capacity along the Yangtze River, betting that a smoother "golden waterway" will keep goods flowing along one of the world's busiest inland shipping routes and shore up the country's internal connectivity. The Yangtze is China's longest river and a vital artery for freight between its inland and coastal regions. The Three G

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2 infants in Hong Kong confirmed severely infected with Covid-19 just days apart

News - South China Morning Post June 12, 2026 at 9:07 PM

A one-year-old boy remains in a critical condition in a Hong Kong hospital after contracting Covid-19, the second infant confirmed as severely infected with the contagious disease within a week, according to health authorities. The Centre for Health Protection at the Department of Health said on Friday that both boys had good past health but had not been inoculated against Covid-19. The centre urged unvaccinated high-risk groups to get vaccinated, warning that the overall Covid-19 activity could...

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Huawei is considering deploying Ascend AI chips in Latin America, cloud chief says

News - South China Morning Post June 12, 2026 at 8:37 PM

Huawei Technologies is studying whether to run its newest Ascend artificial intelligence chips inside its cloud and AI services in Latin America, a senior executive has confirmed, in a move that would push Chinese-designed hardware deeper into a region long courted by US suppliers. Mark Chen, president of Huawei Cloud Latin America, gave the confirmation in an exclusive interview with the South China Morning Post after his presentation at the Rio Web Summit, the technology and innovation...

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Mongolia adds 13th site to UNESCO biosphere reserve network

Turkmenistan News June 12, 2026 at 8:15 PM

ULAN BATOR, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia's Tost Toson Bumbiin Nuruu has been added to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves of UNESCO, the country's Ministry of Environment and Climate Change said on Friday. The designation was approved during the 38th session of the International Coordinating Council of UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Program, held in Hernandarias, Paraguay. With the inclusion of Tost T

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Mongolia adds 13th site to UNESCO biosphere reserve network

Tajikistan News June 12, 2026 at 8:15 PM

ULAN BATOR, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia's Tost Toson Bumbiin Nuruu has been added to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves of UNESCO, the country's Ministry of Environment and Climate Change said on Friday. The designation was approved during the 38th session of the International Coordinating Council of UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Program, held in Hernandarias, Paraguay. With the inclusion of Tost T

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