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Almaty, Kazakhstan, Nov 20 (AFP/APP):Kazakhs on Sunday voted in presidential elections expected to cement incumbent Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s grip on power, months after deadly unrest spurred a historic shift in the Central Asian country. At 1200 GMT, three hours before the 10,000 polling stations in the […]

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 20 (APP):Pakistan’s UN Ambassador, Munir Akram, described as “momentous win” for Pakistan and the developing countries Sunday’s agreement at COP27 Climate Summit in Egypt to establish Loss and Damage fund to help poor nations being battered by climate disasters. “A momentous win […]

London, Nov 16 (AFP/APP):From the political jungle in Westminster to an actual jungle in Australia, Britain’s scandal-tarred former health secretary Matt Hancock has courted fresh controversy by participating in a reality TV show. The 44-year-old Conservative MP has drawn criticism from colleagues within his own […]

BALI 16 Nov (Online): A proposed meeting on Wednesday between British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 conference was cancelled as world leaders held emergency meetings following a missile strike on NATO member Poland close to […]

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 […]