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Kyiv, Ukraine, April 25 (AFP/APP): Ukrainian presidential aide Mykhaylo Podolyak on Tuesday dismissed as “hypocrisy” comments made by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the UN about protecting the United Nations charter. “An impeccable hypocrisy fair, Lavrov chairs the UNSC justifying war, mass killings, total […]

BEIJING, Apr 25 (APP): Upon invitation, Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister General Li Shangfu will attend the meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in New Delhi, India, from April 27 to 28, according […]

Riyadh (PNI) In continuation of the evacuation efforts made by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under the directives of the Kingdoms Leadership, several evacuees arrived from the Republic of Sudan to the city of Jeddah today. The number of arriving individuals is approximately (199), which […]

NEW YORK, Apr 21 (APP): American Muslims celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr on Friday, with traditional zeal and enthusiasm. Big congregations were held in mosques, hotels and open spaces to mark the event. According to reports, the prayer places were filled to capacity, reflecting the growing Muslim population […]

Paris, April 21 (AFP/APP): On April 24, 2013, a clothing factory complex near Bangladesh’s capital collapsed, killing at least 1,138 workers. The disaster at Rana Plaza outside Dhaka was one of the world’s worst industrial tragedies and highlighted the failure of many top Western fashion […]

Ottawa, April 20 (AFP/APP): A third of Canada’s public servants set up pickets at hundreds of sites across the country Wednesday demanding cost-of-living raises and telework flexibility in one of the largest strikes in the nation’s history. After months of negotiating with Prime Minister Justin […]

Tokyo, April 19 (AFP/APP): Japan is preparing to evacuate its countrymen from Sudan, the government said on Wednesday, the first nation to publicly announce plans to pull its citizens from the conflict-hit country. Violence between the Sudanese army and paramilitaries has killed around 200 people […]

ISLAMABAD, Apr 19 (APP): The fascist Hindutva regime under Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made India a nightmare for Muslims during the holy month of Ramazan. According to media reports, on April 4th, Hindu extremists stopped Muslims from offering Taraweeh prayers in Haldwani, Uttarakhand. […]

Sélestat, France, April 19 (AFP/APP): French President Emmanuel Macron was loudly booed by crowds in eastern France on Wednesday as he embarked on his first trip out of Paris since signing his unpopular pension’s reform into law. Macron had been encouraged by allies to get […]

Stockholm, April 19 (AFP/APP):A documentary aired by Nordic public broadcasters Wednesday claimed Russia is suspected of having a spy programme in the North Sea planning the sabotage of energy infrastructures in Northern Europe. The Kremlin on Wednesday dismissed the media claims as a “mistake” and […]