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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 […]

Harare, Zimbabwe, April 18 (AFP/APP): Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday vowed that general elections expected later this year will be free and fair but issued a warning to “rogue” civic society organisations during an independence day speech. The southern African country is due to […]

ISLAMABAD, Apr 18 (APP): In another Islamophobic diatribe, Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati, a Hindu militant priest, notorious for hate-mongering and misogynist speeches, has once again spit venom against Muslims, now urging his followers to attack Makkah and seize Kaaba. “Hindu Rashtra is a dream, we will […]

Paris, April 17 (AFP/APP): President Emmanuel Macron on Monday staunchly defended his widely unpopular pension reform but said he regretted that no consensus had been found on the change. Addressing France for the first time since signing the reform into law, Macron said he understood […]

Strasbourg, France, April 18 (AFP/APP): The European Parliament adopted sweeping climate measures on Tuesday aimed at massively cutting EU greenhouse emissions, including the introduction of a carbon border tax on imports. The legislative step crystallises an ambitious EU plan to reform Europe’s carbon market by […]

ISLAMABAD 18 April (Online): Toxic alcohol has killed at least 37 people in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, officials said on Saturday. Alcohol is banned throughout the state. Unconfirmed reports suggest the death toll might be higher, with reports of more than 60. Selling […]

KARUIZAWA 18 April (Online): G7 foreign ministers on Tuesday demanded the “immediate reversal” of a Taliban government ban on Afghan women working for non-governmental organizations and the United Nations in Afghanistan. Under their austere interpretation of Islam, Taliban authorities have imposed a slew of restrictions […]

Washington, April 17 (AFP/APP): US law enforcement officials are pleading for residents to come forward with information on a weekend shooting that devastated a small Alabama town, leaving four people dead and 28 injured at a teen’s birthday party. By Monday morning, 36 hours after […]

Paris, April 17 (AFP/APP): President Emmanuel Macron on Monday staunchly defended his widely unpopular pension reform but said he regretted that no consensus had been found on the change. Addressing France for the first time since signing the reform into law, Macron said he understood […]