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Blast at mosque in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province: Taliban official

Posted on November 12, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Jalalabad, Afghanistan, Nov 12 (AFP/APP):A blast at a mosque in Afghanistan’s restive Nangarhar province on Friday caused fatalities and injuries, a Taliban official told AFP. “I can confirm a blast during Friday prayers inside a mosque in Spin Ghar district. There are casualties and fatalities,” […]

Turkey bans Iraqis, Syrians, Yemenis from flying to Belarus

Posted on November 12, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Ankara, Nov 12 (AFP/APP):Ankara on Friday banned citizens of Syria, Iraq and Yemen from flying from Turkish airports to Belarus because of the refugee crisis at the former Soviet country’s border with Poland. The announcement followed an urgent round of diplomatic contacts between Polish, Turkish […]

UK says migrant numbers crossing Channel from France ‘unacceptable’

Posted on November 12, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

London, Nov 12 (AFP/APP):Britain on Friday branded the number of migrants trying to cross the Channel illegally from France as “unacceptable”, after reported record levels of attempted journeys in the past 24 hours. “The British public have had enough of seeing people die in the […]

Residents voice fear in tense Polish border town

Posted on November 11, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Sokolka, Poland, Nov 11 (AFP/APP):In a town swept up in the migrant crisis on the Poland-Belarus border, residents said they were worried by the growing tensions but voiced support for the Polish government’s tough stance. Since Monday, when hundreds of migrants marched to the Polish […]

Algeria welcomes ‘respectful’ French comments amid row

Posted on November 11, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Algiers, Nov 10 (AFP/APP):Algeria on Wednesday welcomed comments from the office of French President Emmanuel Macron expressing regret over criticism of the former French colony, and confirmed Algerian officials would attend a conference on Libya in Paris. “This statement contained reasonable ideas that respect Algeria, […]

Macron tells Harris France-US cooperation ‘absolutely critical’

Posted on November 11, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Paris, Nov 10 (AFP/APP):French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday told visiting US Vice President Kamala Harris that cooperation between France and the United States was “absolutely critical” following a row over the cancellation of an Australian submarine contract. “We do share the view that we […]

Bomb wounds 11 university students in Cameroon

Posted on November 11, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Yaounde, Nov 10 (AFP/APP):A homemade bomb thrown through the roof of a university lecture hall wounded 11 students on Wednesday, the vice-chancellor said, in an English-speaking region of Cameroon in the grip of a bloody separatist conflict. University of Buea vice-chancellor Horace Ngomo Manga that […]

Xi calls for US cooperation ahead of Biden talks

Posted on November 11, 2021 by News Desk

Washington, Nov 10 (AFP/APP):Chinese President Xi Jinping called for cooperation with the United States ahead of long-awaited talks with Joe Biden. The two presidents, who have not met in person since Biden’s election, are expected to hold a virtual summit soon, diplomats said. CNN quoted […]

Iran Guards say released seized Vietnamese tanker

Posted on November 10, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Tehran, Nov 10 (AFP/APP):Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Wednesday they had released a Vietnamese-flagged oil tanker they seized last month in the Sea of Oman in a tense incident also involving the US Navy. While Iran’s Guards claimed they thwarted an attempt by the US ship […]

UN says Ethiopia detains 72 World Food Programme drivers in war-hit north

Posted on November 10, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Addis Ababa, Nov 10 (AFP/APP):The United Nations said Wednesday that Ethiopia had detained 72 drivers working for the World Food Programme (WFP) in a northern city along the only functional road leading into the famine-threatened Tigray region. “We confirm that 72 outsourced drivers contracted by […]

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Blast at mosque in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province: Taliban official

Turkey bans Iraqis, Syrians, Yemenis from flying to Belarus

UK says migrant numbers crossing Channel from France ‘unacceptable’

Residents voice fear in tense Polish border town

Algeria welcomes ‘respectful’ French comments amid row

Macron tells Harris France-US cooperation ‘absolutely critical’

Bomb wounds 11 university students in Cameroon

Xi calls for US cooperation ahead of Biden talks

Iran Guards say released seized Vietnamese tanker

UN says Ethiopia detains 72 World Food Programme drivers in war-hit north

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