Lavrov in Turkey for talks on Ukraine grain exports

Ankara, June 7 (AFP/APP): Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov began a two-day visit to Turkey on Tuesday for talks on unblocking grain exports from Ukraine, which have been stalled. The plane carrying Lavrov landed at the airport in the Turkish capital Ankara, an AFP photographer […]

Fears mount for British journalist missing in Amazon

Brasília, June 7 (AFP/APP): The families of a British journalist and Brazilian indigenous expert who went missing deep in the Amazon after receiving threats made distraught pleas Tuesday to authorities in Brazil to accelerate the search operation. Veteran freelance journalist Dom Phillips, 57, and respected […]

‘Stagflation’ risk as global growth choked: World Bank

Washington, June 7 (AFP/APP): The global economy risks falling into a harmful period of 1970s-style “stagflation,” the World Bank warned Tuesday as it slashed its annual growth forecast. The toxic combination of weak growth and rising prices could trigger widespread suffering in dozens of poorer […]

PTI government set to present first annual budget

ISLAMABAD (PID, AJK) The PTI government led by Prime Minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas is all set to present its first annual budget for the financial year 2022-23. Preparations are underway to give final touch to the budget. Prime Minister Sardar Tanveer Ilyas Khan has issued […]

Israel mainly to blame for conflict: UN report

Geneva, June 7 (AFP/APP): Israel’s occupation and discrimination against Palestinians are the main causes of the endless cycles of violence, UN investigators said Tuesday. A high-level team of investigators, appointed last year by the United Nations Human Rights Council to probe “all underlying root causes” […]

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