Lavrov walks out of G20 talks as West presses Moscow on Ukraine

Bali, Indonesia, July 8 (AFP/APP): Russia’s top diplomat stormed out of talks with G20 foreign ministers meeting in Indonesia on Friday as Western powers criticised Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. Washington and allies condemned Russia’s assault ahead of the meeting before Foreign Minister Sergei […]

Trauma of Greenland’s forced contraception

Ilulissat, Denmark, July 8 (AFP/APP):”I had to spread my legs, and when it was put in it hurt terribly,” said Britta Mortensen, who was 15 she when was forced to have a coil, or intrauterine device (IUD), fitted. Like thousands of young Greenland Inuit, she […]

Scholz says ‘aghast and deeply sad’ over Abe murder

Berlin, July 8 (AFP/APP): German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed shock and solidarity with Japan on Friday after the killing of former prime minister Shinzo Abe. “The deadly attack on Shinzo Abe has left me aghast and deeply sad,” the German leader tweeted. “I extend deep […]

Back from the dead, VHS tapes trigger a new collecting frenzy

New York, July 8 (AFP/APP):Long relegated to an obscure corner of the collectibles market, VHS tapes have been fetching eye-popping prices at auctions in recent months, thanks to nostalgia and an appetite for new investment opportunities. At a sale by Heritage Auctions in June, a […]

Japan PM Kishida ‘lost for words’ after Abe assassination

Tokyo, July 8 (AFP/APP): Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he was “lost for words” after the assassination of ex-premier Shinzo Abe on Friday, vowing that Japan’s democracy would “never yield to violence”. “I was praying that his life would be saved, but despite that, I […]

6th martyrdom anniversary of Burhan Wani observed

MIRPUR (AJK) : Jul 08 (APP):Mass public rallies across Azad Jammu & Kashmir and in various parts of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IIOJK) on Friday held to continue the mission of shaheed-e-Hurriyat Burhan Muzaffar Wani till the achievement of liberation of the occupied […]

Former Japan PM Abe pronounced dead after shooting: hospital

Kashihara, Japan, July 8 (AFP/APP): Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe was pronounced dead on Friday afternoon, the hospital treating him confirmed, after he was shot at a campaign event. “Shinzo Abe was transported to (the hospital) at 12:20 pm. He was in a state […]

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