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US envoy on Yemen returns as UN drops abuse probe

Posted on October 9, 2021 by News Desk

Washington, Oct 8 (AFP/APP):The US envoy on Yemen on Friday started a fresh peace bid that includes a stop in Saudi Arabia, which succeeded in scuttling a UN-backed probe into abuses in the conflict. Tim Lenderking, tasked by President Joe Biden with working to end […]

5.6-Magnitude quake jolts western Indonesia

Posted on October 9, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

JAKARTA, Oct 8 (XINHUA/APP):An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 rocked Indonesia’s western province of Aceh on Friday, the meteorology and geophysics agency said here. The quake hit at 17 : 04 a.m. Jakarta time (1014 GMT) with the epicenter at 29 km southwest Calang […]

Japan, Russia to continue talks on peace treaty

Posted on October 9, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Tokyo – October 8 (Online): Japan’s new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed to move forward with negotiations on a post-war peace agreement between the two countries. Speaking to the press after his first phone call […]

Journalists Ressa, Muratov win Nobel Peace Prize

Posted on October 9, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Islamabad – October 8 (Online): Philippine and Russian journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov have won Noble Peace Prize for their ‘courageous efforts for press freedom in their native countries. According to international media, the committee called the pair “representatives of all journalists who stand […]

Poland wants to stay in EU, PM says despite legal challenge

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Warsaw, Oct 8 (AFP/APP):Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on Friday said that Poland wanted to stay in the European Union, a day after a landmark court ruling that experts said could instead lead to “Polexit”. The ruling from Poland’s Constitutional Court challenged the primacy of EU […]

US special forces quietly training Taiwanese: official

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Washington, Oct 8 (AFP/APP):US special operations forces have been quietly training Taiwanese troops for months, a move which China warned Friday could cause “serious harm” to relations between Washington and Beijing. A contingent of around 20 special operations and conventional forces has been conducting the […]

US nuclear sub damaged in underwater collision

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Washington, Oct 8 (AFP/APP):A US nuclear submarine was damaged after hitting an unidentified object while operating underwater in Asia, the US Navy said Thursday. The USS Connecticut, a nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine, “struck an object while submerged on the afternoon of Oct. 2, while operating in […]

6.1-magnitude quake shakes Tokyo, more than 20 injuries reported

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Tokyo, Oct 7 (AFP/APP):A 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolted the Japanese capital Tokyo and surrounding areas Thursday evening, reportedly injuring more than 20 people, but the Japan Meteorological Agency said there was no tsunami risk. The quake sent buildings swaying, stranded commuters, knocked products off store shelves […]

Japanese PM vows strong economic stimulus as by-election campaigns start

Posted on October 8, 2021 by News Desk

TOKYO, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) — TOKYO, Oct. 7 (Xinhua/APP) –:Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday said he will fulfill his pledge to provide a “large-scale” package to stimulate the economy hit by the pandemic as the two upper house by-election campaigns began. “I strongly […]

Humanitarians urge greater support for Afghanistan as winter approaches

Posted on October 8, 2021 by News Desk

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 7 (APP):UN humanitarian agencies and their partners on Thursday urged countries to honor their pledges to Afghanistan, as they rush to scale-up delivery of life-saving aid ahead of the coming winter season there. Afghanistan was already among the world’s worst humanitarian situation […]

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US envoy on Yemen returns as UN drops abuse probe

5.6-Magnitude quake jolts western Indonesia

Japan, Russia to continue talks on peace treaty

Journalists Ressa, Muratov win Nobel Peace Prize

Poland wants to stay in EU, PM says despite legal challenge

US special forces quietly training Taiwanese: official

US nuclear sub damaged in underwater collision

6.1-magnitude quake shakes Tokyo, more than 20 injuries reported

Japanese PM vows strong economic stimulus as by-election campaigns start

Humanitarians urge greater support for Afghanistan as winter approaches

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