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ISTANBUL 16 Nov (Online): Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has voiced the need to respect Russia’s statement on reports of a suspected missile attack on Poland and said pointing fingers at Russia would further escalate tensions. Speaking at a press conference on the sidelines of […]

Rome, Nov 15 (AFP/APP):A trial pitting Italy’s far-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni against investigative journalist Roberto Saviano opened Tuesday, with the anti-mafia author accused of defamation for an outburst over her stance on migrants. Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party was in opposition at the time, […]

WASHINGTON, Nov 16 (APP):The momentum in the U.S.- Pakistan relations provides a window of opportunity to investors to strengthen economic partnerships between the two countries, Ambassador Masood Khan has said. Addressing members of the Pakistani-American community in Los Angles, he referred to “positive developments” in […]

Moscow, Nov 15 (AFP/APP):Russian occupation authorities in Nova Kakhovka in Ukraine’s Kherson region said Tuesday they had left the city, following Moscow’s retreat from the regional capital, because they were under fire from Ukrainian forces. “Employees of the state administration of Nova Kakhovka, as well […]

Tehran, Nov 15 (AFP/APP):Prominent Iranian dissident Hossein Ronaghi has been taken back to prison after receiving hospital treatment following more than 50 days on hunger strike, the judiciary said Tuesday. “He has been discharged from hospital after being examined by doctors and has returned to […]

Paris, Nov 15 (AFP/APP):TotalEnergies and Italian hydrocarbon giant ENI have signed a framework agreement with Israel over a gas field shared with Lebanon, the French energy giant said Tuesday. It comes after Lebanon and Israel said in October that they had struck an “historic” deal […]

BALI, INDONESIA – November 14 (ONLINE) US President Joe Biden on Monday had a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, where the two leaders stressed the need to work together as they met for talks in Bali ahead of a Group of 20 summit, […]

Paris, Nov 14 (AFP/APP):The French and British coastguard services passed the buck as a dinghy packed with migrants sank in the Channel last year, leading to the most deadly such accident on record, according to reports on Monday. Le Monde newspaper in France published revelations […]

London, Nov 14 (AFP/APP):Britain announced Monday that it would cut short its troop deployment with the UN’s peacekeeping mission in Mali after relations with the country’s Russian-backed junta soured. “I can announce that the UK contingent will… now be leaving the MINUSMA mission earlier than […]

Nairobi, Nov 14 (AFP/APP):The United States said Monday it was increasing its reward for information about key leaders of Somalia’s Al-Shabaab to $10 million apiece, a move that follows a spate of deadly attacks by the jihadist group. The US State Department also said it […]