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Bali, Indonesia, July 9 (AFP/APP):The United States and China held “constructive” talks Saturday, Washington’s top diplomat said, after an unusually long meeting aimed at preventing bilateral tensions from spiralling out of control. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held their first […]

Tunis, July 9 (AFP/APP): Libya’s Fathi Bashagha, appointed as prime minister in a challenge to a unity government in Tripoli, plans to take office in the capital “in the coming days”, he told AFP. Libya’s parliament picked the former interior minister in February to lead […]

Madrid, July 8 (AFP/APP):A daughter of Angola’s former president Jose Eduardo Dos Santos, who died Friday in Barcelona, has demanded the hospital retain his body for an autopsy following fears of foul play. Tchize dos Santos “has requested… that the Teknon medical centre hold onto […]

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 […]