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Paris, April 10 (AFP/APP): French President Emmanuel Macron faced a tough test Sunday seeking re-election in a vote projected to produce a tight run-off with far-right leader Marine Le Pen. Polls opened in mainland France at 0600 GMT after an unusual campaign overshadowed by Russia’s […]

Brussels, April 10 (AFP/APP): EU foreign ministers are on Monday to discuss a sixth round of sanctions on Moscow for its war in Ukraine but the bloc remains divided over a ban on Russian gas and oil imports. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen […]

United Nations, United States, April 7 (AFP/APP): A UN envoy on Thursday demanded access to the Malian village of Moura, site of an alleged massacre last month by local forces and suspected Russian fighters. The UN’s peacekeeping mission in Mali, MINUSMA, was able to fly […]

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 07 (APP):The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday voted to adopt a US-backed resolution to suspend Russia from the UN Human Rights Council over reports of “gross and systematic violations and abuses of human rights” during the Russian military offensive against Ukraine. […]

ISLAMABAD, Apr 7 (APP): On the eve of Baisakhi celebrations, the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi had issued over 2200 visas to Sikh pilgrims from India to participate in the annual festival scheduled to be held in Pakistan from April 12 to 21. The […]

Riyadh, April 7 (AFP/APP): Yemen’s president announced Thursday he is handing his powers to a new leadership council, in a major shake-up in the coalition battling Huthi rebels as a fragile ceasefire takes hold.   “I irreversibly delegate to this presidential leadership council my full […]

Nairobi, April 6 (AFP/APP): Security forces and their allies in a disputed part of conflict-hit northern Ethiopia committed abuses against Tigrayans that amounted to war crimes and crimes against humanity, two rights groups said Wednesday. Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Tigrayan civilians […]

Lima, April 6 (AFP/APP): A farm worker who took part in a road block protest in Peru died Wednesday following clashes with police while several others were injured, a hospital said. The violence came a day after President Pedro Castillo called off a curfew in […]

Conakry, April 6 (AFP/APP): A former Guinean prime minister and three ex-ministers were detained on embezzlement charges Wednesday, one of their lawyers said, in the latest probe targeting prominent figures since last year’s military coup. Guinea’s military junta, led by Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, deposed elected […]

ISLAMABAD, Apr 6 (APP):Urban parks in Beijing saw a visitor boom during the Tomb-sweeping Day holiday, as they are favored for short-distance travel by residents in compliance with authorities’ health tips of staying put to block the COVID-19 spread. Major parks and scenic spots in […]