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Stockholm, Sept 11 (AFP/APP):Swedes began voting in legislative elections Sunday that will either pave the way for an unprecedented right-wing government supported by the far right or a third straight mandate for the ruling Social Democrats. Opinion polls have predicted a close race with a […]

NEW YORK 09 Sep (Online): Austrian politician Turk will be replacing Chilean politician Michelle Bachelet, whose term ended on August 31. The United Nations General Assembly has approved a veteran Austrian diplomat to be the global body’s human rights chief and its advocate for adherence […]

NEW DEHLI 09 Sep (Online): India’s foreign ministry said on Friday that disengagement along a disputed border area with China where troops from both countries have been locked in a standoff for more than two years will be completed by Sept 12. Indian and Chinese […]

SHARJAH 09 Sep (Online): Three thousand Dirhams fine has been imposed on spectators, who found involved in post defeat violence in Sharjah Cricket ground. Sharjah Police has also issued warning for the next time that next time they will be jailed or deported. The amount […]

Kyiv, Ukraine, Sept 9 (AFP/APP): Russian forces controlling Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant have killed two staff at the facility and detained and abused dozens of others, the head of Ukraine’s nuclear energy agency told AFP on Friday. The Zaporizhzhia plant — the largest in […]

London, Sept 8 (AFP/APP):It is no secret that the UK’s plan for the eventual death of Queen Elizabeth II was codenamed London Bridge. But there were special provisions if the monarch died when she was in Scotland, called Operation Unicorn. The unicorn is the national […]

Paris, Sept 7 (AFP/APP): France’s top judicial court on Wednesday confirmed the conviction of Rifaat al-Assad, uncle of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, in an “ill-gotten gains” case over wealth estimated at 90 million euros ($89 million). Rifaat al-Assad, 85, is the younger brother of Bashar’s […]

Nairobi, Sept 7 (AFP/APP): Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye replaced his prime minister and a top aide in a high-level political purge Wednesday after warning of a “coup” plot against him. Security minister Gervais Ndirakobuca was sworn in before parliament as new premier, capping a day […]

Brussels, Sep 6 (Online): The launching ceremony of the book titled “Conversations with my father – Forty Years on a Daughter Responds” by Moneeza Hashmi, the daughter of renowned Pakistani poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz, was held in Brussels last evening. The ceremony was organized by […]

London, Sept 6 (AFP/APP): Liz Truss on Tuesday set out three “early priorities” for her government in her first speech as Britain’s new prime minister. Here are the key points of her speech: – Economy – “We need to build roads, homes and broadband faster. […]