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Paris, April 13 (AFP/APP): Hundreds of thousands marched across France on Thursday against President Emmanuel Macron’s pensions overhaul, but turnout fell during the final day of protests before a key court decision on the legislation. There were new violent clashes between police and protesters in […]

Riyadh, April 12 (AFP/APP): Syria’s foreign minister arrived in Saudi Arabia Wednesday, a Saudi statement said, on the first such trip since the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011. Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad flew into Jeddah after an invitation from his Saudi counterpart, […]

Goma, DR Congo, April 12 (AFP/APP): Fresh clashes with M23 rebels erupted Wednesday near the eastern DR Congo city of Goma, according to officials, rupturing weeks of relative calm in the troubled region. A Tutsi-led group, the M23 has won a string of victories against […]

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 12 (APP): The United Nations Trade and Development Conference (UNCTAD) has warned that developing countries are facing years of difficulty as the global economy slows down amid heightened financial turbulence. In its latest Trade and Development report, released Wednesday, UNCTAD, a Geneva-based […]

ISLAMABAD, APRIL 12 (ONLINE): Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar will lead Pakistani delegation in the 4th meeting of the Neighboring Countries of Afghanistan to be held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan tomorrow. On the sidelines, the Minister of State will hold bilateral meetings […]

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 11 (APP): Continuing his tradition of carrying out solidarity visits to Muslim countries during the Holy Month of Ramazan, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Tuesday landed in Somalia, where he underlined the need for international engagement to alleviate the country’s dire humanitarian situation […]

ISLAMABAD, Apr 11 (APP):A week-long photo exhibition was inaugurated at EU Parliament in Brussels on Tuesday to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and the European Union. The exhibition was organized by the Pakistan Mission to the European Union, […]

Mogadishu, April 11 (AFP/APP): Visiting UN chief Antonio Guterres appealed Tuesday for significant international support for Somalia as it battles a desperate humanitarian crisis caused by “a perfect storm” of drought and protracted armed conflict. Guterres said at a press conference with President Hassan Sheikh […]

BEIJING, Apr 10 (APP): China on Monday firmly opposed a visit by India’s interior minister to Arunachal Pradesh and views his activities in the area as violating Beijing’s territorial sovereignty and it is not conducive to peace and tranquility in the border area. “Southern Tibet […]

Damascus, April 9 (Online): Israel struck multiple military targets in Syria after rockets were fired into territory it controls overnight, the Israeli military has said. Israeli artillery and drones were used to hit a Syrian army compound and rocket launchers after six rockets were fired […]