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At least four dead as migrant boat sinks off Greece

Posted on December 24, 2021 by News Desk

Athens, Dec 23 (AFP/APP):At least four migrants died after their boat was grounded on an islet north of the Greek island of Antikythera on Thursday, the Greek coastguard said. Some 90 migrants are currently stranded on the islet but cannot be evacuated before early Friday […]

Putin says sees ‘positive’ US response to Russia security proposals

Posted on December 23, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Moscow, Dec 23 (AFP/APP):President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Washington’s willingness to discuss Russia’s security proposals to curb NATO’s eastward expansion was “positive”, amid Western fears over a major military escalation in Ukraine. Russia last week presented the United States and NATO with draft proposals, […]

Iran announces anti-missile system for its tanks

Posted on December 23, 2021 by News Desk

Tehran, Dec 22 (AFP/APP):Iran is to mount an anti-missile system on the turrets of T-72M tanks to protect them from attack, the Fars news agency reported on Wednesday. The report came during Iranian military exercises, and after the United States said it was preparing “alternatives” […]

Fury over 110-year sentence for US driver whose brakes failed

Posted on December 23, 2021 by News Desk

Los Angeles, Dec 22 (AFP/APP):More than 4.5 million people including Kim Kardashian have called for a US truck driver’s 110-year prison sentence to be reduced over a 2019 crash in which his brakes failed and he plowed into traffic, killing four people. Cuban immigrant Rogel […]

Israel PM meets US national security adviser on Iran

Posted on December 23, 2021 by News Desk

Jerusalem, Dec 22 (AFP/APP):The US national security adviser held talks Wednesday with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, who warned that negotiations in Vienna on Iran’s nuclear programme had “profound ramifications” for Israeli security. Bennett’s government has remained firmly opposed to ongoing international efforts to revive […]

Art stolen in France by Nazis back to Jewish owners: ministry

Posted on December 23, 2021 by News Desk

Paris, Dec 22 (AFP/APP):Four works of art looted in France by the Nazis during World War II have finally been returned to their Jewish owner’s legal heirs, the culture ministry announced Wednesday. The aquarelles and drawings by French 19th-century artists were seized in 1940 from […]

Russia expects security talks with US, NATO in January

Posted on December 23, 2021 by News Desk

Moscow, Dec 22 (AFP/APP):Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednesday he expects negotiations with the United States on Moscow’s security demands to begin in January, with concerns mounting over the Ukraine conflict. His comments come after the US Assistant Secretary of State for European and […]

Malaysia floods death toll rises to 27

Posted on December 22, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Kuala Lumpur, Dec 22 (AFP/APP):The death toll from Malaysia’s worst floods in years rose to 27 on Wednesday, as a clean-up operation gathered pace and residents assessed the damage unleashed by the disaster. Days of torrential rain caused rivers to overflow at the weekend, swamping […]

At least 70 missing after landslide at Myanmar jade mine: rescue team

Posted on December 22, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Yangon, Dec 22 (AFP/APP):At least 70 people were missing and one confirmed dead on Wednesday following a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar, a member of the rescue team told AFP. “About 70-100 people are missing in a landslide that happened around 4:00am” […]

Mexico says refugee requests tripled in 2021

Posted on December 22, 2021 by News Desk

Mexico City, Dec 21 (AFP/APP):Applications for refugee status in Mexico have roughly tripled this year compared with 2020, the government said Tuesday, in the face of a relentless influx of US-bound migrants. The Latin American nation has received 123,187 requests in 2021, up from 41,230 […]

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At least four dead as migrant boat sinks off Greece

Putin says sees ‘positive’ US response to Russia security proposals

Iran announces anti-missile system for its tanks

Fury over 110-year sentence for US driver whose brakes failed

Israel PM meets US national security adviser on Iran

Art stolen in France by Nazis back to Jewish owners: ministry

Russia expects security talks with US, NATO in January

Malaysia floods death toll rises to 27

At least 70 missing after landslide at Myanmar jade mine: rescue team

Mexico says refugee requests tripled in 2021

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