Freedom of press under attack worldwide: UN Chief

UNITED NATIONS, May 03 (APP): Disinformation, hate speech and deadly attacks against journalists are threatening freedom of the press worldwide, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday, calling for greater solidarity with the people who bring us the news. The appeal comes in his message ahead […]

White House ‘will not negotiate’ on debt ceiling

Washington, May 2 (AFP/APP): President Joe Biden, the Republicans and the US economy were on a disastrous collision course Tuesday after the White House made clear it will not negotiate over extending the nation’s debt limit. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warns that the government will […]

Bodies found in Oklahoma search for missing teens

Washington, May 2 (AFP/APP):A mystery over the identities of seven bodies found in a home in rural Oklahoma began to dissipate Tuesday as authorities called off a search for a convicted sex offender and two missing teenage girls. While the circumstances of the homicides remained […]

World Press Freedom Day to be celebrated on today

ISLAMABAD, May 2 (APP): World Press Freedom Day will be celebrated on Wednesday (today) to create awareness about the importance of press freedom and the role of journalists in promoting democracy and defending human rights. The day is celebrated annually on May 3 to raise […]

Greece bans party linked to neo-Nazi group from May vote

Athens, May 2 (AFP/APP): Greece’s Supreme Court on Tuesday banned a party linked to the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn group from contesting the May 21 general election, a legal source said. The far-right Hellenes party of Ilias Kasidiaris, a convicted leader of the now disbanded Golden […]

Rain/thunderstorm likely in KP, GB, ICT, upper Punjab on Wednesday

ISLAMABAD, May 02 (APP): Rain-wind thunderstorm is expected at scattered places in upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Islamabad, upper Punjab, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan. Met Office predicted that rain-wind thunderstorm is likely at few places in north eastern Balochistan and Sindh. According to Synoptic Situation, a westerly wave […]

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