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Ramallah, Palestinian Territories, July 8 (AFP/APP):Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas spoke with Israel’s prime minister after a rare meeting with the Jewish state’s defence minister, Israeli officials said Friday, days ahead of US President Joe Biden’s regional visit. The phone call between Abbas and Prime Minister […]

United Nations, United States, July 8 (AFP/APP): Russia on Friday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have extended cross-border aid to Syria by one year without Damascus’s backing. Western powers then voted down a competing resolution put forward by Moscow that proposed extending […]

London, July 8 (AFP/APP): Former finance minister Rishi Sunak Friday declared his candidacy to become Conservative leader and Britain’s next prime minister, days after helping to kickstart the cabinet revolt that led to Boris Johnson’s downfall. Sunak resigned his role as Chancellor of the Exchequer […]

Damascus, July 8 (AFP/APP):Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad on Friday visited the former rebel bastion of Aleppo, including its historic Old City, for the first time since war broke out 11 years ago. The visit to Syria’s second city and previously the economic capital is highly […]

UNITED NATION 8 July (Online): The United Nations Security Council has called for swift formation of government in Lebanon after its parliamentary elections. In a statement, the UN also urged all political actors to work together to prioritize the national interest and to rise to […]

BESSEGES 08 July (Online): More than 900 firefighters backed by aircraft were deployed on Friday to battle a massive blaze in France’s southern Gard region that burned 600 hectares (1,500 acres) overnight. “This fire is far from being done, there are fronts in hard-to-reach areas […]

NEW DEHLI: India’s top court granted bail on Friday to Muslim journalist Mohammad Zubair, who was accused of insulting Hindu religious leaders on Twitter, after his arrest last month raised concerns over media freedom. But Zubair, who co-founded fact-checking website Alt News and regularly tweets […]

Bali, Indonesia, July 8 (AFP/APP): Russia’s top diplomat stormed out of talks with G20 foreign ministers meeting in Indonesia on Friday as Western powers criticised Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. Washington and allies condemned Russia’s assault ahead of the meeting before Foreign Minister Sergei […]

Ilulissat, Denmark, July 8 (AFP/APP):”I had to spread my legs, and when it was put in it hurt terribly,” said Britta Mortensen, who was 15 she when was forced to have a coil, or intrauterine device (IUD), fitted. Like thousands of young Greenland Inuit, she […]

MAKKAH, Jul 08 (APP):One million pilgrims hailing from every nook and cranny of the world including Pakistan on Friday arrived in the ground of Arafat to perform the most essential rite of Hajj called ‘Waqoof-e-Arafah’ with religious zeal and zest. In a bid to manage […]