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13 civilians killed by security forces in India’s northeast

Posted on December 5, 2021 by News Desk

New Delhi, Dec 5 (AFP/APP):Indian security forces killed 13 civilians in the northeastern state of Nagaland when they fired on a truck and later shot at a crowd that had gathered to protest the attack, police said Sunday. “The situation in the entire Mon district […]

CNN fires Chris Cuomo over help he gave to governor brother

Posted on December 5, 2021 by News Desk

Washington, Dec 5 (AFP/APP):CNN fired veteran anchor and correspondent Chris Cuomo, the cable news channel said Saturday, during an investigation into his involvement with helping defend his brother, former New York governor Andrew Cuomo, against sexual misconduct allegations. Chris Cuomo had been suspended from CNN […]

‘Spiral of death’ in DR Congo’s Ituri province

Posted on December 5, 2021 by News Desk

Bunia, DR Congo, Dec 5 (AFP/APP):In Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ituri province, armed groups are attacking more and more villages by the day. Last month more than 100 civilians were killed in just a week. DRC and neighbouring Uganda this week launched a military operation […]

Sealand: the ‘micronation’ defying the UK and Covid

Posted on December 5, 2021 by News Desk

Sealand, Dec 5 (AFP/APP):It’s a hulking metal-and-concrete platform in the North Sea that has been run as an independent micronation in defiance of the UK government for the last 54 years. But even on Sealand, some seven miles (11 kilometres) off the coast of southeast […]

France, Europeans working to open joint mission in Afghanistan – Macron

Posted on December 5, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Paris – December 4 (Online): Several European countries are working on opening up a joint diplomatic mission in Afghanistan that would enable their ambassadors to return to the country, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday. Western countries have been grappling with how to engage […]

Blinken says ‘Iran doesn’t seem serious about nuclear deal’

Posted on December 4, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Washington – December 4 (Online): U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday said that the latest round of Iran nuclear talks ended because Iran right now does not seem to be serious about doing what is necessary to return to compliance with a 2015 […]

Biden says he is crafting a plan for Russia-Ukraine crisis

Posted on December 4, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Washington – December 4 (Online): U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday he is developing comprehensive initiatives to make it difficult for Russian President Vladimir Putin to invade Ukraine and that he would not accept Moscow’s “red lines,” as fears mounted that the simmering conflict […]

Senegal transport workers end strike

Posted on December 4, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Dakar, Dec 4 (AFP/APP): Senegalese transport unions ended a strike overnight from Friday to Saturday that had paralysed capital Dakar and other regions over police harassment and illicit competition. Although there remained “some stumbling blocks” in talks with the government, transport workers would give politicians […]

Stolen Nepali statue returns to its temple after decades in US

Posted on December 4, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Kathmandu, Dec 4 (AFP/APP):A centuries-old sculpture of two Hindu gods was re-installed at its temple in the Nepali capital Kathmandu on Saturday, nearly 40 years after it was stolen and later emerged in the United States. The stone statue of the gods Laxmi and Narayan […]

Suspected jihadists kill 30 in central Mali: local officials

Posted on December 4, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Bamako, Dec 4 (AFP/APP):Suspected jihadists killed at least 30 civilians in an attack on a passenger vehicle in central Mali’s volatile Mopti, local officials said Saturday. “The passengers were sprayed with bullets and the vehicle was torched,” during an attack by “terrorists” near the town […]

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13 civilians killed by security forces in India’s northeast

CNN fires Chris Cuomo over help he gave to governor brother

‘Spiral of death’ in DR Congo’s Ituri province

Sealand: the ‘micronation’ defying the UK and Covid

France, Europeans working to open joint mission in Afghanistan – Macron

Blinken says ‘Iran doesn’t seem serious about nuclear deal’

Biden says he is crafting a plan for Russia-Ukraine crisis

Senegal transport workers end strike

Stolen Nepali statue returns to its temple after decades in US

Suspected jihadists kill 30 in central Mali: local officials

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