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Rebels kill 4 Senegalese soldiers, hold 7 hostage in The Gambia: army

Posted on February 1, 2022 by Tuba Zafar

Dakar, Feb 1 (AFP/APP): Rebels have killed four Senegalese soldiers and are holding seven hostage in the Gambia after clashes on the border last week, the Senegalese army said in a statement. Three soldiers died in the fighting on January 24 between the Senegalese army […]

Germany arrests two suspects in double police killing

Posted on February 1, 2022 by News Desk

Kusel, Germany, Jan 31 (AFP/APP): German police on Monday arrested two suspects in a major manhunt triggered by the fatal shooting of two police officers during a routine traffic stop. A 38-year-old suspect was taken into custody in the western state of Saarland shortly after […]

UK youth return to insecure jobs after pandemic: study

Posted on February 1, 2022 by News Desk

London, Jan 31 (AFP/APP): Britain’s young people were disproportionately hit by unemployment during the Covid-19 pandemic and many have since returned to work in more insecure jobs, a think-tank said Monday. Three-quarters of Britons aged 18-24 who lost their jobs during the early stages of […]

Canada PM Trudeau says tests positive for Covid-19

Posted on February 1, 2022 by News Desk

Ottawa, Jan 31 (AFP/APP): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday he has tested positive for Covid-19, while calling out truckers protesting against vaccine mandates. “I feel well and have no symptoms,” the 50-year-old premier told a news conference. Trudeau had announced last week he […]

Amnesty to release ‘apartheid’ report despite Israeli protest

Posted on February 1, 2022 by News Desk

Jerusalem, Jan 31 (AFP/APP):The head of Amnesty International told AFP on Monday the rights group will publish a report labelling Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians as “apartheid” despite Israeli calls to withdraw it. In a report due to be launched on Tuesday, Amnesty is set […]

Turmoil ahead for Italy after bruising presidential vote

Posted on January 31, 2022 by News Desk

Rome, Jan 30 (AFP/APP): The re-election of President Sergio Mattarella in Italy has temporarily averted a political disaster and may ease the passing of key reforms, but Machiavellian plotting by political parties has just begun, analysts warn. After six days of deadlock and amid fears […]

Italian parties to elect outgoing president, leaving Draghi as PM

Posted on January 30, 2022 by Tuba Zafar

Rome, Jan 29 (AFP/APP): Italy’s parties were set Saturday to vote for outgoing President Sergio Mattarella to stay on for another term, averting the political chaos a failure to elect his successor could have sparked in the eurozone’s third-largest economy. Electing the 80-year-old would end […]

Kazakh leader rejects international probe into deadly unrest

Posted on January 30, 2022 by Tuba Zafar

NurSultan, Kazakhstan, Jan 29 (AFP/APP): Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev Saturday rejected calls for an international probe into a bloody crisis in the ex-Soviet country and said he had no plans to change the constitution to extend his rule. Over 200 people were killed and thousands […]

Pentagon chief orders reforms to reduce civilian deaths

Posted on January 29, 2022 by News Desk

Washington – January 28 (ONLINE): US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered Pentagon officials Thursday to undertake reforms to reduce the number of civilian deaths from military strikes after multiple unjustified fatal incidents. “The protection of civilians is fundamentally consistent with the effective, efficient and decisive […]

US Coast Guard searches waters off Puerto Rico after boat capsizes

Posted on January 29, 2022 by News Desk

Miami, Jan 28 (AFP/APP):US Coast Guard authorities searched waters off Puerto Rico Friday after a boat carrying more than 20 people capsized in the second migrant smuggling accident in a week. The Coast Guard said it received a call around 1:00 am (0500 GMT) reporting […]

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Rebels kill 4 Senegalese soldiers, hold 7 hostage in The Gambia: army

Germany arrests two suspects in double police killing

UK youth return to insecure jobs after pandemic: study

Canada PM Trudeau says tests positive for Covid-19

Amnesty to release ‘apartheid’ report despite Israeli protest

Turmoil ahead for Italy after bruising presidential vote

Italian parties to elect outgoing president, leaving Draghi as PM

Kazakh leader rejects international probe into deadly unrest

Pentagon chief orders reforms to reduce civilian deaths

US Coast Guard searches waters off Puerto Rico after boat capsizes

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