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Washington, March 16 (AFP/APP): Former Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti won his tumultuous bid to become US ambassador to India on Wednesday, filling a key diplomatic position that has been vacant for more than two years. The 52-year-old Democrat was nominated by President Joe Biden […]

Washington (PNI) Arresting Imran Khan will only deepen the crisis in Pakistan, says former US envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Zalmay Khalilzad. In a series of tweets, Khalilzad offered Islamabad advice on how to deal with the political, economic and security crises being faced by […]

Tashkent, March 15 (AFP/APP): A constitutional referendum set for late April in Uzbekistan could extend President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s rule of the Central Asian nation for at least another decade, authorities announced Wednesday. Mirziyoyev came to power in 2016 after the death of his autocratic predecessor […]

Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast, March 13 (AFP/APP):The gleaming white basilica that overlooks Yamoussoukro symbolises the ambitions of a modern capital of Ivory Coast, a goal that still feels out of reach 40 years after being carved out of the tropical countryside. With smooth wide avenues, manicured […]

London, March 13 (AFP/APP):Gary Lineker will return as presenter of the flagship BBC football show Match of the Day, the broadcaster said on Monday, ending a crisis sparked by his criticism of the UK government’s new asylum policy. The former England footballer was suspended on […]

ISLAMABAD, Mar 12 (APP):Former U.S. National Security Adviser, John Bolton, on Sunday warned the Biden administration against “sitting still” as China broadens its relationship with Russia and after it brokered a diplomatic breakthrough between Iran and Saudi Arabia that has been welcomed by the United […]

Chisinau, March 12 (AFP/APP): Moldovan police said Sunday they had arrested members of a network they suspected of being orchestrated by Moscow in a bid to destabilise the small ex-Soviet nation as an anti-government protest kicked off. After searches on Saturday night, 25 men were […]

Tripoli, Mar 12 (SPA/APP): The Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation welcomed the agreement of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Iran to resume diplomatic relations between them, after the success of continuous rounds of dialogue with the support of China, and Omani […]

SURABAYA 10 Mar (Online): An Indo¬nesian court handed prison sentences to two football match officials on Thurs¬day after finding them guilty of negligence over one of the world’s deadliest stadium stampedes. The October 2022 derby match in Malang, East Java, between Arema FC and Persebaya […]

Baghdad, March 10 (AFP/APP): Iraq welcomed a surprise agreement reached between Iran and Saudi Arabia Friday to restore diplomatic ties, saying the move would turn a new leaf in relations between the regional heavyweights. Riyadh cut ties with Tehran after Iranian protesters attacked Saudi diplomatic […]