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ANKARA, Turkiye – February 21 (ONLINE) The US is “deeply concerned” after two more earthquakes jolted Türkiye’s southernmost province of Hatay, the White House said, promising that it would continue to offer its full support. “We are deeply concerned by the news of earthquakes impacting […]

MOSCOW, Russia – February 21 (ONLINE) Russian defence analyst Pavel Felgenhauer on Tuesday predicted that after 12 months of bloody battles between Russia and Ukraine, “the intensity of the fighting is too high for it to be maintained for long”. In an interview with Al […]

BEIJING, Feb 18 (Xinhua/APP): Li Zhanshu, chairman of the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, made requirements regarding the implementation the Yellow River protection law on Friday. Addressing a symposium on the enforcement of the law held by the NPC Standing Committee in Beijing, Li […]

Hatay, Turkey, Feb 18 (AFP/APP): Former Ghana international Christian Atsu was found dead on Saturday, almost two weeks after a devastating earthquake in Türkiye. Atsu, 31, was caught up in a 7.8-magnitude quake that rocked Türkiye and Syria on February 6, killing more than 43,000 […]

Rawalpindi, 16 February 2023 (Online): Closing ceremony of Pakistan – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), Joint Military Exercise “Al Kassah-IV” was held at Military College of Engineering Risalpur today. Troops from Royal Saudi Land Forces and Pakistan Army participated in the exercise. The two weeks […]

Islamabad, 16 February 2023 (Online): Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif was received by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at Presidential Complex in Ankara today. During their tete-a-tete as well as during the delegation level talks, the Prime Minister extended heartfelt condolences to President Erdogan and the […]

Edinburgh, Feb 15 (AFP/APP): Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced her surprise resignation Wednesday after more than eight eventful years, starting the race for a new leader to deliver on her party’s faltering campaign for independence. In a hastily arranged news conference, the Scottish National […]

Pavlohrad, Ukraine, Feb 13 (AFP/APP): At a hospital a short drive from the scene of fierce fighting between Ukrainian and Russian troops in eastern Ukraine, two orderlies carefully carry an injured soldier onto a medical bus. Four others soon join him on individual beds on […]

HONG KONG,Feb 13 (Xinhua/APP):An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 jolted Kermadec Islands, New Zealand at 09:18:07 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 374.033 km, was initially determined to be at 29.5218 degrees south latitude and 177.9727 […]

Brussels, Feb 12 (AFP/APP): Long-serving NATO leader Jens Stoltenberg has no plans to extend his mandate for a fourth time and expects to be replaced in October, the military alliance said Sunday. “The mandate of Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has been extended three times and […]