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Moscow, Dec 8 (Online): The Russian Navy foiled a drone attack in Crimea’s Sevastopol on Thursday morning, the city’s governor Mikhail Razvozhaev has revealed. The strategic port-city has seen a number of similar attacks in recent months, with Russian authorities pointing the finger at Ukraine. […]

Lima, Dec 8 (AFP/APP):Peru’s new President Dina Boluarte was under pressure Thursday to quell the political turmoil rocking the country, a day after the dramatic arrest of her predecessor, who stands accused of attempting a coup. The South American countries first-ever woman leader asked the […]

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 08(APP): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for steps to end violence, amid increasing attacks against Pakistan from terrorist groups operating in Afghanistan, including Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). “He (UN chief) strongly condemns the threat and any use of violence for political […]

JINAN, Dec. 8 (Xinhua/APP): Archaeological excavations on 35 tombs dating back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907) were completed in Liaocheng City, east China’s Shandong Province, said the provincial institute of cultural relics and archaeology. More than 110 cultural relics of various materials, such as pottery, […]

Dhaka, Dec 7 (AFP/APP): At least one person died Wednesday and scores were injured in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka as police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at opposition supporters before arresting hundreds, witnesses and police said. Tension has been building this week after the […]

Jakarta, Dec 7 (AFP/APP):One of the bombmakers in the Bali blasts that killed more than 200 people two decades ago was released on parole on Wednesday, an Indonesian official said, months after Jakarta reduced his 20-year prison sentence. Umar Patek was a member of an […]

Lima, Dec 7 (AFP/APP):Peru’s Congress on Wednesday impeached President Pedro Castillo, sacking him as it ignored his decision to dissolve the legislature. Facing his third impeachment attempt in almost 18 months of power, Castillo announced in a televised address to the nation that he was […]

Maputo, Dec 7 (AFP/APP): A Mozambican court on Wednesday sentenced two ex-spy bosses and the son of a former president to 12 years each for their part in a corruption scandal in which the government sought to conceal huge debts, triggering financial havoc. The former […]

Paris, Dec 6 (AFP/APP): French President Emmanuel Macron is set to make a second attempt at increasing expulsions of illegal immigrants under fierce pressure from his far-right opponents. Macron’s centrist government unveiled the outlines of a new draft immigration law on Tuesday that will be […]

Washington, Dec 6 (AFP/APP): The United States said Tuesday it was “not encouraging” Ukraine to strike into Russia after drone attacks on bases widely seen as carried out by Kyiv. “We are not enabling Ukraine to strike beyond its borders; we are not encouraging Ukraine […]