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Moscow, Aug 5 (AFP/APP):The drug smuggling conviction in Russia of US basketball star Brittney Griner has again raised the question of potential prisoner exchanges between Moscow and Washington. Russia said Friday it was “ready” for talks on a swap, so who are the potential prisoners […]

Washington, Aug 4 (AFP/APP): The US Justice Department charged four police officers on Thursday over the death of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman killed in a botched 2020 raid on her home in Louisville, Kentucky. Attorney General Merrick Garland said the four officers were being […]

Beirut, Aug 4 (AFP/APP): Several more grain silos damaged by the 2020 Beirut port explosion collapsed Thursday, as hundreds marched toward them to mark the second anniversary of the disaster. AFP correspondents saw parts of the gutted structure fall down while local media said at […]

Lampedusa, Italy, Aug 4 (AFP/APP): Italian anti-immigration leader Matteo Salvini warned Thursday his country would not host “the refugee camp of Europe” as he visited a migrant centre on the tiny island of Lampedusa on a campaign stop for September elections. Dozens of overcrowded boats […]

Khimki, Russia, Aug 4 (AFP/APP): A Russian court on Thursday sentenced US basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison over drug smuggling as US President Joe Biden called the ruling “unacceptable”. The court “found the defendant guilty” of smuggling and possessing “a significant […]

Goma, DR Congo, Aug 4 (AFP/APP): Rwandan troops have attacked soldiers inside DR Congo and aided the M23 rebel group, according to a report by independent experts for the UN seen by AFP on Thursday. The findings follow months of deepening tensions between the Democratic […]

Leicester, United Kingdom, Aug 4 (AFP/APP): Fifty years ago, dictator Idi Amin announced his intention to expel Uganda’s thriving community of British South Asians. They were given 90 days to leave, or be rounded up into concentration camps. More than 27,000 ethnic Indian and Pakistani […]

Baghdad, Aug 3 (AFP/APP): Powerful Shiite leader Moqtada Sadr, whose bloc won the most seats in Iraq’s elections last year, demanded Wednesday that parliament be dissolved and new elections be called. In the latest political turmoil to strike the oil-rich but war-scarred country, Sadr called […]

BAGHDAD, Aug 3 (XINHUA/APP): Four soldiers were killed and one wounded in an attack by the extremist Islamic State (IS) militants in the province of Diyala in eastern Iraq, a provincial police source said on Wednesday. The attack occurred late on Tuesday night when IS […]

ISLAMABAD, Aug 03 (APP):China Cultural Center (CCC) has launched a month-long activities under the theme titled “Grand Canal Overseas Tourism Promotion Season 2022” on its official Facebook page, Wechat official account, channels and other social media platforms to let the audience enjoy the beauty of […]