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Nairobi, Dec 4 (AFP/APP):The commander-in-chief of the Tigray rebel forces said that 65 percent of his forces had “disengaged”, a month after a ceasefire agreement over Ethiopia’s war-torn northern region. “We have started disengagement and relocation of our forces from battlelines… out of our forces, […]

WASHINGTON, Dec 03 (APP):The United States Friday condemned the attack on the Pakistani Embassy in Kabul targeting its head of mission, Ubaid Nizamani, and called for a full investigation. “We offer our sympathies and wish a quick recovery to those affected by the violence,” State […]

Kyiv, Ukraine, Dec 2 (AFP/APP):A number of Ukrainian diplomatic missions in the European Union have received packages containing animal eyes in what Kyiv described Friday as a “well-planned campaign of terror”. The Ukrainian foreign ministry announcement came after a security guard at the embassy in […]

ISLAMABAD, Dec 2 (APP): The interim Afghan government on Friday strongly condemned the attack on Pakstan’s Head of Mission in Kabul Ubaid Nizamani, assuring that a “serious investigation” would be conducted to bring the perpetrators to justice. “The IEA (Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan) strongly condemns […]

Geneva, Dec 2 (AFP/APP): The UN’s World Health Organization said Friday it still did not have unfettered access to bring humanitarian aid into Ethiopia’s war-torn northern Tigray region, one month after the ceasefire. Restoring aid deliveries to Tigray was a key part of an agreement […]

Islamabad, December 02 (Online): Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif held a telephonic conversation with His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, to convey warm greetings on51st National Day of the United Arab Emirates. Reaffirming the fraternal relations between […]

ANKARA, Dec 2 (AA/APP): Türkiye will never allow the emergence of a “terror corridor” on its border, the country’s national defense minister said on Friday, referring to terrorist groups such as Daesh/ISIS and the PKK/YPG. “We will never in any way allow the formation of […]

Beijing, Dec 2 (AFP/APP): Cities across China further unwound Covid restrictions Friday, loosening testing and quarantine rules in the wake of nationwide protests calling for an end to lockdowns and greater political freedoms. Anger and frustration with China’s hardline pandemic response spilled onto the streets […]

The Hague, Dec 1 (AFP/APP):Chile and Bolivia have agreed on the status of a disputed cross-border river, the International Court of Justice said on Thursday, adding that judges were not required to rule on the climate-fuelled row. The fractious South American neighbours had been battling […]

Dover, United Kingdom, Dec 1 (AFP/APP):From the white cliffs above Dover, on England’s south coast, it’s possible to watch as migrants who have attempted to cross from northern France in small boats are brought ashore. On Monday, 426 were intercepted, according to government figures. On […]