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Paris, April 15 (AFP/APP): President Emmanuel Macron has clashed with his rival Marine Le Pen over her plan to ban women from wearing the Islamic headscarf in public, with an eye on the votes of Muslims in the second round of elections. Le Pen on […]

ISLAMABAD, Apr 12 (APP): Pakistan on Tuesday welcomed the United States’ reaffirmation of the longstanding ties with Pakistan, as Shehbaz Sharif was sworn in as prime minister of the country. “We have noted the comments made by the White House on the assumption of office […]

NEW YORK, April 12 (Online): The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has underlined the utmost importance of respecting democratic processes and institutions in Pakistan. Speaking at the regular briefing in New York, the UN Chief’s spokesman Stephane Dujarric in response to a question said Antonio […]

Geneva, April 10 (AFP/APP):More than 4.5 million Ukrainian refugees have fled their country since the Russian invasion on February 24, according to the United Nations refugee agency. The UNHCR said there were 4,503,954 Ukrainian refugees on Sunday. That was 62,291 more than the previous day. […]

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 […]