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Putin’s party set to retain parliament majority after polls

Posted on September 19, 2021 by News Desk

Moscow, Sept 19 (AFP/APP):Russian President Vladimir Putin’s party was set Sunday to retain a majority in parliament on the last day of three-day elections in which most Kremlin critics were barred from the ballot. The vote comes in the wake of an unprecedented crackdown on […]

Johannesburg mayor killed in car accident

Posted on September 19, 2021 by News Desk

Johannesburg, Sept 19 (AFP/APP):The mayor of Johannesburg was killed in a car accident as he returned from campaigning with South Africa’s president on Saturday, just over a month after being elected, his office said in a statement. Jolidee Matongo, 46, was returning from a voter […]

Tianjin, Punjab sign “Letter of Intent” to establish sister-province relationship

Posted on September 19, 2021 by News Desk

BEIJING, Sep 19 (APP):Pakistan Ambassador to China, Moin ul Haque and Mayor of Tianjin Municipality, Liao Guoxun, have signed a “Letters of Intent” for establishment of sister-province and city relationships with Punjab, Karachi and Islamabad. Earlier,”Ambassador Haque held a meeting with Secretary of CPC Tianjin […]

Venezuela’s Maduro sees legitimacy challenged in rare trip abroad

Posted on September 19, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Mexico City, Sept 18 (AFP/APP):Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro hit back Saturday at challenges to his legitimacy as he attended a regional summit in his first trip abroad since the United States accused him of drug trafficking. Maduro showed up at the last minute at a […]

US ‘apologizes’ for killing innocent civilians

Posted on September 18, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Washington – September 18 (Online): A top US General has apologized for ‘mistakenly’ killing ten innocent Afghan civilians, media reported revealed Saturday. According to details, US had launched a drone strike against suspected Islamic State militants in Kabul, killing 10 civilians including children instead during […]

No forgiveness for Shining Path leader Abimael Guzman

Posted on September 18, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Santiago de Lucanamarca, Peru, Sept 18 (AFP/APP):Four decades after Shining Path guerillas massacred dozens of their loved ones in the town square, residents of Santiago de Lucanamarca, a remote settlement in the Peruvian Andes, say they cannot forgive the man responsible, Abimael Guzman, who died […]

Google pulled Russia opposition app under ‘extraordinary duress’: sources

Posted on September 18, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

San Francisco, Sept 17 (AFP/APP):Google blocked new downloads of a Russian opposition voting app under “extraordinary duress,” sources close to the matter said Friday, as international outrage and concern built over the decision. The company faced public threats from the Russian government and private threats […]

US hopes to discuss dispute with France at UN next week: State Dept

Posted on September 18, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Washington, Sept 18 (AFP/APP):Washington hopes to discuss its dispute with France over an aborted submarine contract at the United Nations General Assembly next week, the State Department said Friday. France on Friday recalled its ambassadors to the United States and Australia in a ferocious row […]

Venezuela’s Maduro in Mexico on first foreign trip since US accusations

Posted on September 18, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Mexico City, Sept 18 (AFP/APP):Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrived in Mexico on Friday to participate in a gathering of leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean, a rare trip abroad and his first since the United States accused him of drug trafficking. Maduro was received […]

Australia shrugs off China anger on nuclear subs

Posted on September 18, 2021 by News Desk

Sydney, Sept 17 (AFP/APP):Australia on Friday shrugged off Chinese anger over its decision to acquire US nuclear-powered submarines, while vowing to defend the rule of law in airspace and waters where Beijing has staked hotly contested. US President Joe Biden announced the new Australia-US-Britain defence […]

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Putin’s party set to retain parliament majority after polls

Johannesburg mayor killed in car accident

Tianjin, Punjab sign “Letter of Intent” to establish sister-province relationship

Venezuela’s Maduro sees legitimacy challenged in rare trip abroad

US ‘apologizes’ for killing innocent civilians

No forgiveness for Shining Path leader Abimael Guzman

Google pulled Russia opposition app under ‘extraordinary duress’: sources

US hopes to discuss dispute with France at UN next week: State Dept

Venezuela’s Maduro in Mexico on first foreign trip since US accusations

Australia shrugs off China anger on nuclear subs

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