NEW DELHI -- The Indian government Friday banned Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) headed by Mohammed Yasin Malik, officials said.

The order of ban was issued by Indian home ministry after declaring the organization as an unlawful association under a government directive. (India-Separatist Group)

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JAKARTA -- Indonesian gross domestic product growth is estimated to accelerate to 5.2 percent in the first quarter as consumption drifts higher, governor of central bank Perry Warjiyo said here on Friday.

Consumption, which accounts for over half of the country's GDP growth, is also predicted to log 5.2 percent growth from January to March, Warjiyo said. (Indonesia-Economy)

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N'DJAMENA -- At least 23 Chadian soldiers lost their lives in an ambush by the terror group Boko Haram in the night from Thursday to Friday, on the shores of Lake Chad, according to military sources quoted Friday by the Chadian information website Alwihda Info.

According to the sources, the jihadists crossed the Niger-Chad border before launching the attack in a locality called Dangdala in the area of Lake Chad against a military base of the Chadian military. (Chad-BokoHaram)

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TEHRAN -- Iranian Foreign Ministry on Friday condemned U.S. President Donald Trump's recent comments about the sovereignty of Israel over the occupied Golan Heights.

"The Zionist (Israel) occupying regime does not have sovereignty over any Arab or Islamic lands," The Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi said in a statement. (Iran-U.S.-Golan Heights) Enditem

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