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Another round of Khalistan referendum held in Luton, Leeds

ISLAMABAD, Jan 9 (APP):Another round of Khalistan referendum was held on Sunday in Luton and Leeds, United Kingdom. The Sikh community cast the ballot in the referendum from 10 am to 5 pm at Guru Nanak Gurdwada in Luton and Sikh Temple Chapel Town Road […]

Somalia leaders agree to complete delayed polls by Feb 25: statement

Mogadishu, Jan 9 (AFP/APP):Somali leaders announced on Sunday they have struck a deal to complete parliamentary elections by February 25, after repeated delays in the process. “The ongoing election of the House of the People (lower house) will be completed between the periods of January […]

Death toll in Nigeria attacks climbs to 200: govt

Abuja, Jan 9 (AFP/APP):Gunmen in Nigeria killed at least 200 people in multiple raids this week in northwest Zamfara state, a government spokeswoman told AFP on Sunday. Clashes between herders and farmers over access to land has plagued northwest and central Nigeria for years, with […]

Fourteen killed in Egypt double bus crash: officials

Cairo, Jan 8 (AFP/APP):At least 14 people were killed and 17 injured Saturday when a coach and a minibus smashed into each other at high speed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, security officials said. The minibus and the coach, which had come from the capital Cairo […]

Biden names Gen Kurilla as new US Centcom chief

Washington-January 08 (Online): President Joe Biden is nominating Army Lt. Gen. Michael Kurilla to lead the US Central Command, which oversees military operations in the Middle East, the Pentagon announced Friday. If confirmed by the Senate, General Kurilla will succeed Marine General Kenneth McKenzie at […]

Blinken accuses Russia of ‘false narrative’ on Ukraine ahead of talks

Washington-January 08 (Online): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused Russia of “gaslighting” and pushing a “false narrative” that it was under threat from Ukraine and NATO to justify a troop build-up near its border with the former Soviet republic. Blinken addressed reporters at the […]

Indian court allows huge Hindu festival despite Covid concerns

Kolkata, Jan 7 (AFP/APP):An Indian court on Friday rejected a bid to cancel a major Hindu festival despite fears the vast gathering could spread coronavirus infections as the country sees an Omicron-driven surge in cases. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to attend the […]

Three men to be sentenced for murder of Black US jogger

Washington, Jan 7 (AFP/APP):Three white men convicted of murdering an African-American jogger after chasing him in their pickup trucks will be sentenced Friday in a case that highlighted tensions over racial justice. Travis McMichael, who shot Ahmaud Arbery, his father Gregory McMichael, and their neighbor, […]

At least 9 dead in SW China building collapse

Beijing, Jan 7 (AFP/APP):At least nine people died when an explosion caused a building to collapse Friday in the Chinese city of Chongqing, local authorities said. The blast at 12:10 pm (0410 GMT) was triggered by a suspected gas leak and brought down a neighbourhood […]

Modi cancels Indian Punjab rally after protesting farmers block road

Mumbai-January 06 (Online): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was forced to cancel his rally in Indian Punjab after protesting farmers blocked the road and stopped him and his supporters. An images of the Indian PM‘s cavalcade shown on the media stuck on the flyover showed […]

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