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Berlin, July 8 (AFP/APP): German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed shock and solidarity with Japan on Friday after the killing of former prime minister Shinzo Abe. “The deadly attack on Shinzo Abe has left me aghast and deeply sad,” the German leader tweeted. “I extend deep […]

Tokyo, July 8 (AFP/APP): Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he was “lost for words” after the assassination of ex-premier Shinzo Abe on Friday, vowing that Japan’s democracy would “never yield to violence”. “I was praying that his life would be saved, but despite that, I […]

UNITED NATIONS, Jul 08 (APP): Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Munir Akram, has greeted the UN community on Eid-ul-Adha, with a call for ending the suffering of the people of Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir. In a message on the occasion, he said, “Eid-ul-Adha […]

Bali, Indonesia, July 8 (AFP/APP): Indonesia called Friday for an end to the war in Ukraine as it led a Group of 20 meeting attended by Russia’s foreign minister. “It is our responsibility to end the war sooner than later and settle our differences at […]

Helsinki, July 7 (AFP/APP): Finnish parliament passed legislation Thursday to build stronger fences on its border with Russia, as the country seeks to join NATO following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Finland reversed decades of military non-alignment by seeking membership in the military alliance in May, […]

Moscow, July 7 (AFP/APP): President Vladimir Putin on Thursday challenged the West to try and defeat Russia “on the battlefield” and said Moscow’s intervention in Ukraine marked a shift to a “multi-polar world.” Delivering one of his strongest speeches since he sent troops to Ukraine […]

MOSCOW, July 07 (ONLINE) No meeting is planned between Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the sidelines of a G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting in Indonesia, Russia’s deputy foreign minister, Sergey Ryabkov, said on Thursday. “Nothing is being planned,” […]

TEHRAN, Iran – July 07 (ONLINE) Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have detained several foreigners, including Britain’s second most senior envoy in Tehran, for alleged acts of spying such as taking soil samples in restricted areas, state television reported on Wednesday. It did not elaborate on when […]

WASHINGTON, US – July 06 (ONLINE) A man accused of opening fire on a Fourth of July parade near Chicago has been charged with seven counts of murder, officials say. Robert Crimo, 21, would be punished “for the killing spree he has unleashed against our […]

Nukus, Uzbekistan, July 6 (AFP/APP): Uzbek builder Salamat Khalilov does not know exactly what blew off his left leg when he was on the fringes of a protest that shook Nukus, the capital of Uzbekistan’s autonomous Karakalpakstan region. The 46-year-old is one of thousands injured […]