BANGKOK -- Thailand's acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai on Wednesday ordered to downgrade diplomatic relations with Cambodia by recalling the country's ambassador from Phnom Penh after a Thai soldier stepped on a landmine in border areas.
The Prime Minister's office said in a statement that Thailand would also expel Cambodia's ambassador to Thailand. (Thailand-Cambodia-Ties)
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KABUL -- Six people died and 12 others were injured due to an explosion inside a coal mine in northern Afghanistan's Baghlan province on Tuesday, provincial director for coal mine Mawlawi Abdullah said.
According to the official, the blast took place in the Karkar coal mine at 3:30 p.m. local time, killing six miners on the spot and injuring 12 others. (Afghanistan-Coal Mine-Blast)
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ISLAMABAD -- Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday reiterated Pakistan's readiness for meaningful dialogue with India on all outstanding issues, the Prime Minister's Office said.
Sharif made it clear during a meeting with British High Commissioner to Pakistan Jane Marriott in Islamabad. (Pakistan-India-Dialogue)
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KIEV -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree to establish a 14-member delegation for upcoming talks with Russia, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency reported Wednesday.
According to the decree published on the presidential website, Rustem Umerov, secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, will head the Ukrainian delegation. (Ukraine-Russia-Conflict) Enditem
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