Russia court jails opposition politician Kara-Murza

Moscow, April 22 (AFP/APP): Russian authorities on Friday declared opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza a “foreign agent” and ordered his pre-trial detention for allegedly spreading false information about the Russian army amid its military campaign in Ukraine. Moscow’s Basmanny district court ordered that the 40-year-old Kremlin […]

Ex-Honduran president appears in US court on drugs charges

New York, April 22 (AFP/APP): Ex-Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez made his first appearance before a US judge Friday following his extradition to America to face drug trafficking charges. The 53-year-old appeared in a New York federal court via video-link after he was brought to […]

Marriyum rejects fake news about NSC meeting

ISLAMABAD, Apr 23 (APP): Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Friday rejected a news item reported by a private TV channel about the National Security Committee (NSC) meeting, held earlier in the day. In a news statement, she termed the news “concocted”, “misleading” […]

EU nears deal on massive tech services regulation

Brussels, April 21 (AFP/APP): The European Union could agree on Friday a new regulation imposing unprecedented curbs on online content, the second part of its massive project to regulate tech companies. The Digital Services Act (DSA) aims to ensure tougher consequences for platforms and websites […]

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