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Moscow, May 1 (AFP/APP):A freight train derailed Monday in Russia’s western region of Bryansk bordering Ukraine after an “explosive device” detonated on the tracks but caused no casualties, authorities said. Belarus, a close ally of Russia, said the train was Belarusian and was going from […]

Budapest, April 29 (AFP/APP): Pope Francis warned on Saturday against indifference while thanking Hungary for taking in Ukrainians despite the anti-refugee policies of nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban. On his arrival of the three-day visit Friday, the 86-year-old Argentine in his first speech to Orban […]

BEIJING, April 28 (APP): Envoys from 14 countries, including Pakistan, Brazil, Iran, Indonesia, Ecuador and Senegal, visited northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region from April 24 to 28 at the invitation of China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Consul Generals of 14 countries, stationed in different […]

Warsaw, April 28 (AFP/APP): Poland on Friday announced it had signed a £1.9-billion ($2.4-billion) air defence deal with the UK arm of Europe’s MBDA, which will provide missiles and missile launchers. The government of the EU member — one of the staunchest supporters of war-torn […]

Brussels, April 28 (AFP/APP): Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia have agreed on a deal to allow the transit of Ukrainian food exports, the European Commission said Friday, after temporary bans were imposed on the foodstuffs amid farmer protests. Russia’s invasion has severely limited the […]

ROME , Apr 28 (AA/APP): The Italian government won parliamentary approval on Friday for about 8 billion euros in additional borrowing, after a day before it failed to gain enough votes in the lower house to pass the measure. The parliamentary defeat dealt an unexpected […]

ISLAMABAD, Apr 27 (APP): Former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Quaid Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Thursday expressed his gratitude to Allah Almighty for granting him the opportunity to visit the holy cities of Makkah Muazma and Madina Munawara. Talking to the media in London, […]

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 27 (APP): Pakistan’s Ambassador to the UN, Munir Akram, handed over the chairmanship of the OIC Group in New York to his Mauritanian counterpart, Sidi Mohamed Laghdaf, at a simple ceremony on Thursday. In brief remarks, Ambassador Munir congratulated Mauritania on the […]

Washington, April 27 (AFP/APP): President Yoon Suk Yeol celebrated Seoul’s “stronger than ever” alliance with Washington in a joint meeting of Congress Thursday as the partners unite to deter North Korea’s nuclear threat. Yoon is on a week-long US state visit to mark the 70th […]

Madrid, April 27 (AFP/APP): Spanish lawmakers vote Thursday on a housing bill aimed at capping soaring rents and addressing dire social housing shortages as the government seeks to bolster the right to affordable housing. The bill would cap rent hikes, increase help in high-demand areas, […]