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Taliban reapplies for Afghan representation at UN

Posted on December 18, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Kabul-December 18 (Online): The Taliban has once again applied for the post of ambassador to the United Nations. According to foreign media, the ambassador of the former government of Afghanistan has left his seat in the United Nations, after which the Taliban has once again […]

Deep in DR Congo forest, soldiers track holdout rebels

Posted on December 18, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Beni, DR Congo, Dec 18 (AFP/APP):Bags on their backs and guns slung across their chests, soldiers trudge into the forest in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo towards alleged hideouts of the ADF rebel group. Just instants earlier, rocket launchers fired a salvo in the direction […]

Quake shakes Milan, no injuries

Posted on December 18, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Rome, Dec 18 (AFP/APP):An earthquake shook Milan in northern Italy on Saturday, prompting some people to rush into the streets, but there were no immediate reports of damage, emergency services said. The tremor, estimated at 4.4 magnitude by the National Institute of Geophysics and Vulcanology […]

Cyprus, Jordan sign bilateral agreements

Posted on December 18, 2021 by News Desk

Nicosia, Dec 17 (AFP/APP):Jordan’s King Abdullah II paid an official visit to Cyprus on Friday for talks with President Nicos Anastasiades, during which several bilateral accords were signed, officials said. The agreements covered issues including double taxation and the extradition of fugitives. Following a military […]

European powers warn Iran nuclear talks ‘reaching end of road’

Posted on December 18, 2021 by News Desk

Vienna, Dec 17 (AFP/APP):European diplomats in talks to save the landmark Iran nuclear deal said Friday that “some technical progress” had been made but warned they were “rapidly reaching the end of the road”. “There has been some technical progress in the last 24 hours, […]

US says will discuss Russia proposals but warns on Ukraine

Posted on December 18, 2021 by News Desk

Washington, Dec 17 (AFP/APP):The United States is willing to discuss security proposals put forward by Russia but disagrees with parts of them and will impose “massive consequences” over any “aggression” on Ukraine, a senior official said Friday. “We are prepared to discuss them. That said, […]

Eight killed in Iraqi Kurdistan floods: official

Posted on December 17, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Arbil, Iraq, Dec 17 (AFP/APP):Eight people in northern Iraq died Friday in flash foods caused by torrential rains in Erbil, capital of the autonomous Kurdistan region, provincial governor Omid Khoshnaw said. “The floods began at 4:00 am, and have left eight dead including women and […]

Fallen Afghan government’s UN envoy leaves post

Posted on December 17, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

United Nations, United States, Dec 17 (AFP/APP):The Afghan ambassador appointed by the country’s overthrown government has left his post at the United Nations, the UN said. Ghulam Isaczai “relinquished his position as of December 15,” according to a letter received Thursday, assistant UN spokesman Farhan […]

Last of 27 migrants drowned in Channel identified

Posted on December 17, 2021 by News Desk

Paris, Dec 16 (AFP/APP):All 27 migrants who drowned when their boat sank in the Channel last month while trying to reach Britain have now been identified, the Paris prosecutors office announced on Thursday. The final identification made was of a 29-year-old Vietnamese man, the Paris […]

EU lawmakers urge Russia sanctions over Memorial crackdown

Posted on December 17, 2021 by News Desk

Strasbourg, France, Dec 16 (AFP/APP):The European Parliament on Thursday urged the EU to sanction Russian officials behind a legal onslaught against the country’s most prominent rights group Memorial that could see it dissolved. Russia’s Supreme Court is currently weighing a case against the group — […]

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Taliban reapplies for Afghan representation at UN

Deep in DR Congo forest, soldiers track holdout rebels

Quake shakes Milan, no injuries

Cyprus, Jordan sign bilateral agreements

European powers warn Iran nuclear talks ‘reaching end of road’

US says will discuss Russia proposals but warns on Ukraine

Eight killed in Iraqi Kurdistan floods: official

Fallen Afghan government’s UN envoy leaves post

Last of 27 migrants drowned in Channel identified

EU lawmakers urge Russia sanctions over Memorial crackdown

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