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Last migrants removed from camp under Texas bridge: US homeland security chief

Posted on September 25, 2021 by News Desk

Washington, Sept 24 (AFP/APP):The last, mostly Haitian migrants who camped illegally under a Texas bridge, sparking a major border crisis for President Joe Biden’s administration, have left or been removed, a top official said Friday. “As of this morning, there are no longer any migrants […]

Rwanda president visits troops fighting Mozambique insurgency

Posted on September 25, 2021 by News Desk

Pemba, Mozambique, Sept 24 (AFP/APP):Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Friday began a two-day visit to northern Mozambique, where he has sent close to 1,000 troops to help local soldiers fight jihadist militants. Rwanda in July was the first of several African countries to provide reinforcements […]

US House passes bill protecting abortion rights, Senate approval unlikely

Posted on September 25, 2021 by News Desk

Washington, Sept 24 (AFP/APP):The US House of Representatives approved a bill on Friday protecting abortion rights, a historic but largely symbolic move that has little chance of passage in the Senate. The Democratic-majority House passed the Women’s Health Protection Act by a vote of 218-211 […]

Iran FM says nuclear talks will restart ‘very soon’

Posted on September 25, 2021 by News Desk

United Nations, United States, Sept 24 (AFP/APP):Iran’s foreign minister said Friday that stalled talks on the Iranian nuclear accord would resume “very soon” but accused the United States of sending “contradictory messages” on reviving the deal. The talks, brokered by the Europeans, seek the return […]

Cambodia halts ‘Festival of the Dead’ after Covid outbreak

Posted on September 24, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Phnom Penh, Sept 24 (AFP/APP):Cambodia has cancelled its “Festival of the Dead” — an annual holiday where the Buddhist faithful pay respects to deceased relatives — after a coronavirus outbreak among monks in the capital. Worshippers around the country visit pagodas during the two-week Pchum […]

Ex-cop convicted of George Floyd’s murder files appeal: court document

Posted on September 24, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Washington, Sept 24 (AFP/APP):Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis policeman convicted of murdering George Floyd, filed an appeal with a Minnesota district court Thursday night, citing 14 complaints related to his trial earlier this year. Chauvin, who in June was sentenced to more than 22 years […]

Franco-British ties dive again after submarine row

Posted on September 24, 2021 by News Desk

Paris, Sept 23 (AFP/APP):British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said this week that ties between Britain and France were “indestructible”, but the relationship is bent badly out of shape with little prospect for an immediate improvement. After years of duelling about Britain’s departure from the European […]

Macron, Biden agree to soothe tensions after submarine row

Posted on September 23, 2021 by News Desk

Paris, Sept 22 (AFP/APP):US President Joe Biden and French counterpart Emmanuel Macron spoke for the first time on Wednesday since a fierce row erupted over the sale of submarines to Australia, with both leaders agreeing to ease tensions. Macron was left furious by Australia’s decision […]

China, Russia, Pakistan call on world community to continue humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan: Zhao Lijian

Posted on September 23, 2021 by News Desk

BEIJING, Sep 22 (APP):The special envoys of China, Russia and Pakistan on the Afghan issue who jointly visited Kabul had engagements with senior officials of Afghan interim government have called on world community to continue provision of humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson […]

19,000 migrants amassed in Colombia near Panama border: official

Posted on September 23, 2021 by News Desk

Bogota, Sept 22 (AFP/APP):Some 19,000 migrants, mainly Haitians, are amassed on the north coast of Colombia, from where they hope to cross to Panama and find a route to the United States, an official in Bogota said Wednesday. Some have been stranded for weeks in […]

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Last migrants removed from camp under Texas bridge: US homeland security chief

Rwanda president visits troops fighting Mozambique insurgency

US House passes bill protecting abortion rights, Senate approval unlikely

Iran FM says nuclear talks will restart ‘very soon’

Cambodia halts ‘Festival of the Dead’ after Covid outbreak

Ex-cop convicted of George Floyd’s murder files appeal: court document

Franco-British ties dive again after submarine row

Macron, Biden agree to soothe tensions after submarine row

China, Russia, Pakistan call on world community to continue humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan: Zhao Lijian

19,000 migrants amassed in Colombia near Panama border: official

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