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Geneva, May 15 (AFP/APP): US candidate Amy Pope looked poised to become the first woman to lead the UN migration agency, after Monday’s first round of voting put her squarely in the lead — ahead of her own boss. After an unusually acrimonious leadership battle […]

ISLAMABAD, May 15 (APP): Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Canada Zaheer A. Janjua has lauded the Pakistani diaspora in Canada for their role and contribution in strengthening cultural and trade ties between the two countries. He attended a community’s fun gala of Pakistani diaspora in Ottawa. […]

ISLAMABAD, May 15 (Online): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has congratulated Naila Kiani on summiting Mount Everest. In a tweet, he said Naila Kiani through her passion for mountaineering and amazing achievements to credit, has reinforced the notion that our women are capable of achieving anything. […]

Bangkok, May 15 (AFP/APP): Thai voters have delivered an emphatic rejection of military-backed rule at the ballot box, voting in droves for the two main opposition parties. The result leaves the progressive Move Forward Party (MFP) seeking to form a coalition government with Pheu Thai […]

SYDNEY 14 May (Online): Rescuers were scouring the waters off a remote beach in South Australia on Saturday for traces of a surfer believed to have been killed in a shark attack. Emergency services were called to the beach near the town of Elliston, about […]

LONDON 14 May (Online): Religious leaders in the UK have joined a campaign calling for a former Afghan Air Force pilot to be granted asylum in Britain. It comes in the wake of criticism of the government by Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, who called […]

ISLAMABAD 14 May (Online): State Minister of foreign affairs Hina Rabbani Khar held important meetings in in stalk home at European Union Indo-Pacific forum. Accoding to foreign office, Hina Rabbani Khar meets Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstorm to raise issue of closure of Swedish embassy […]

Sioux Center, United States, May 14 (AFP/APP): Salesman Rick Lemmon listened intently on Saturday as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis pitched his ideas to a crowd in the rural US state of Iowa. “He would be a great candidate for president,” Lemmon told AFP ahead of […]

Tehran, May 14 (AFP/APP): Banned from using popular Western apps, Iranians have been left with little choice but to take up state-backed alternatives, as the authorities tighten internet restrictions for security reasons following months of protests. Iranians are accustomed to using virtual private networks, or […]

Bangkok, May 14 (AFP/APP): The names leading the race to become Thai prime minister after Sunday’s election range from a billionaire’s daughter to a canny backroom operator known as the “Rolex general”. Here is a run-down of the main candidates: – Prayut Chan-o-Cha – Incumbent […]