Armenia seeks Russian action over Azerbaijani ‘incursion’

Yerevan, March 28 (AFP/APP): Armenia on Monday called on Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh to take “concrete steps” after Azerbaijani forces seized control of a strategic village in the breakaway region. In a new flare-up of tensions in the region amid Russia’s military offensive in Ukraine, […]

120 million euros frozen in Lebanese laundering probe

The Hague, March 28 (AFP/APP): France, Germany and Luxembourg have seized properties and frozen assets worth 120 million euros ($130 million) in a major operation linked to money laundering in Lebanon, the EU’s justice agency said Monday. The seizures are linked to a probe launched […]

Before the slap: Five other Oscar moments

Hollywood, United States, March 28 (AFP/APP):Will Smith’s open-handed slap of Chris Rock at the Oscars was a shocking moment for the ages, and one that will leave the 2022 ceremony burned in Hollywood’s collective memory. It might be the most unforgettable, but it’s not the […]

Throttling Journalism in Kashmir By Irtaza Muhammad

While independent and investigative journalism is taken as an essential part of a pluralistic society the world over, working in this field in the Indian Occupied Jammu & Kashmir (IOJK) immediately comes up with the thoughts of ending up behind bars because of the draconian […]

Canada to buy 88 F-35 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin

Ottawa, March 28 (AFP/APP): Canada announced plans Monday to buy 88 US-made F-35 stealth fighter jets to replace its aging fleet, and meet new threats including from Russia. The F-35 “has proven to be a mature, capable and interoperable aircraft and that is why we […]

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