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Moscow, Dec 21 (AFP/APP):Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia would continue developing its military potential and the combat readiness of its nuclear forces against the backdrop of Moscow’s offensive in Western-backed Ukraine. “The armed forces and combat capabilities of our armed forces are […]

ISLAMABAD, Dec 21 (APP): Former head of Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security (NDS) Amrullah Saleh continues to spit venom at Pakistan by maligning state, army and intelligence agency through social media, just to appease India, showing indifference to the miseries of the Afghan people. Through […]

Washington, Dec 21 (AFP/APP):Lawmakers were scrambling Wednesday to complete work on a sweeping $1.7 trillion spending package before a massive winter storm expected to unleash chaos on airports and roads. The government would run out of funding if Friday’s deadline passed with no agreement, although […]

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 22 (APP):The United Nations and several countries on Wednesday condemned the Taliban’s decision to close universities to women and called for the de facto authorities to “immediately revoke the decision”. In a statement, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) also urged […]

Guatemala City, Dec 19 (AFP/APP): Guatemalan authorities have intercepted a narcotics-laden submarine, arrested two Ecuadorans and a Colombian on board, and seized more than 1.7 tons of drugs, the prosecutor’s office said Monday. The narcotics were worth an estimated $23.2 million, according to spokesman Moises […]

BELGRADE, Dec 17 (AA/APP):The EU on Friday expressed concern over a political crisis that have struck Montenegro as tensions rise over a controversial legislation that restricts the president’s powers to form a government. The legislation, passed on Monday, has “provoked a deep institutional crisis, undermined […]

KUALA LAMPUR – December 16 (ONLINE) At least 19 people including children have been killed after a landslide hit a holiday campsite in Malaysia’s Selangor state. Families were sleeping in their tents when the landslide happened around 03:00 Friday (19:00 GMT Thursday) at a farm […]

MINSK – December 16 (ONLINE) Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has declared that his country will never become Russia’s enemy. “Yes, we are with Russia. As a sovereign and independent state,” he stressed at a meeting on the issues of Belarusian-Russian cooperation on Friday. The Belarusian […]

Washington, Dec 16 (AFP/APP):US basketball star Brittney Griner said Friday in her first remarks since being released from a Russian prison that it was “so good to be home” and vowed to play again for the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury. The 32-year-old Griner, in an Instagram […]

Cusco, Peru, Dec 16 (AFP/APP):Around 5,000 tourists have been left stranded in Cusco, the Peruvian gateway city to the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, due to protests against the ousting of president Pedro Castillo, a local mayor said Friday. Cusco international airport, which serves numerous […]