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Athens, June 19 (AFP/APP):Greece’s coastguard on Monday said it had found three bodies during a search for survivors after last week’s tragedy in which at least 78 migrants died in the Ionian Sea. A coastguard spokeswoman said the bodies “were in a state of decomposition” […]

Makkah, Jun 18 (SPA/APP):During this year’s Hajj season, the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque has prepared 185 programs and initiatives for the two mosques. They include launching the “Serving the pilgrims and visitors is a source of […]

MANILA 18 June (Online): All 120 people onboard a ferry that caught fire at sea in central Philippines on Sunday has been rescued, the coast guard said. The M/V Esperanza Star, which was carrying 65 passengers and 55 officers and crew members, caught fire while […]

MOSCOW 18 June (Online): Evidence suggests this month’s destruction of the huge Kakhovka dam in a Russian-controlled area of Ukraine resulted from an inside explosion set off by Russia, The NewYork Times said. Citing engineers and explosive experts, the newspaper said on Friday that its […]

Moscow, June 17 (AFP/APP): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday praised the “balanced approach” of African countries towards the Ukraine conflict, ahead of formal talks with the delegation aiming to push for peace between Kyiv and Moscow. “We welcome the balanced approach of African friends […]

ISLAMABAD 16 June (Online): An Indian court has restricted al Jazeera from airing or releasing a documentary on “hate crimes against Muslims” in the country, media reports said. According to a report published in Indian news website The Wire, the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday […]

New York, June 16 (AFP/APP): Daniel Ellsberg, the whistleblower who leaked the “Pentagon Papers” about the Vietnam War, died on Friday, his family announced. He was 92. Ellsberg announced in March that doctors told him he had terminal pancreatic cancer and only around six months […]

Moscow, June 16 (AFP/APP): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky, who is Jewish, was a “disgrace” to people of his faith. “I have a lot of Jewish friends,” Putin told an annual economic forum in Saint Petersburg. “They say that […]