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Deaths from Moscow household gas blast reach 7

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

MOSCOW, Sept. 9 (Xinhua/APP) –:At least seven people, including a child and a teenage girl, were killed in a household gas blast in a local suburb of the Moscow Region on Wednesday, the TASS news agency reported Thursday. Fifteen others were injured, with six of […]

Catalan separatists to test unity ahead of Madrid talks

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Barcelona, Sept 9 (AFP/APP):Catalonia’s deeply divided separatist movement will put its mobilisation skills to the test Saturday as the northeastern region celebrates its national day ahead of fresh talks with Spain’s government. The annual “Diada” on September 11 marks the fall of Barcelona to Spain […]

Ghani apologizes for fleeing Afghanistan

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Dubai – September 9 (Online): Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has apologised to the people of Afghanistan after fleeing to take refuge in the United Arab Emirates. “Leaving Kabul was the most difficult decision of my life,” he said, adding that he was sorry he […]

Malaysian mothers hail win for equality in citizenship case

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Kuala Lumpur, Sept 9 (AFP/APP):A group of Malaysian mothers won a landmark legal challenge Thursday, overturning what they described as discriminatory citizenship rules affecting women who gave birth overseas. The rules had meant a woman with a foreign spouse who had a child abroad was […]

Government of Pakistan decides to dispatch humanitarian assistance for the people of Afghanistan

Posted on September 9, 2021 by News Desk

Islamabad (PNI) The Government of Pakistan has decided to dispatch humanitarian assistance comprising food and medicines for the people of Afghanistan. Three C-130s are being dispatched to Afghanistan. After the first immediate tranche through air, further supplies would continue through land routes. The Government of […]

China welcomes ‘end of anarchy’ with new Afghan govt

Posted on September 9, 2021 by News Desk

Beijing, Sept 8 (AFP/APP):China said Wednesday it welcomed the end of “three weeks of anarchy” in Afghanistan with the establishment of a new interim government in Kabul, pledging $31 million in immediate aid as it urged the Taliban to restore order. The Islamist group seized […]

S. Africa sets contentious local polls for November 1

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Johannesburg, Sept 8 (AFP/APP):South Africa’s controversial local elections will be held on November 1, the government announced Wednesday, setting the ball rolling for polls expected to reflect widespread disillusionment with the long-ruling African National Congress. The vote for municipal representatives — initially set for October […]

EU’s top diplomat says bloc can ‘do more’ to aid Libya polls

Posted on September 8, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Tripoli, Sept 8 (AFP/APP):The European Union is “ready to do more” to help Libya organise elections planned for December, the bloc’s chief diplomat Josep Borrell said Wednesday in Tripoli. But “there is no time to lose to approve the necessary legislation, go to the parliament, […]

Afghanistan’s soil will not use against security of any other country: Akhunzada

Posted on September 8, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

KABUL, Sep 07 (APP):The Taliban supreme leader Mullah Haibat Ullah Akhunzada on Tuesday assured neighbors of Afghanistan, the region and the world that Afghanistan’s soil would not be used against the security of any other country and expect the same from them. “Our message to […]

Rallies for and against Bolsonaro on Brazil’s national day

Posted on September 8, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Brasília, Sept 7 (AFP/APP):Tens of thousands of demonstrators flooded the streets in Brazil Tuesday in a show of support on independence day for President Jair Bolsonaro, who is locked in an all-out political battle with institutions including the Supreme Court. Anti-Bolsonaro protesters also gathered for […]

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Deaths from Moscow household gas blast reach 7

Catalan separatists to test unity ahead of Madrid talks

Ghani apologizes for fleeing Afghanistan

Malaysian mothers hail win for equality in citizenship case

Government of Pakistan decides to dispatch humanitarian assistance for the people of Afghanistan

China welcomes ‘end of anarchy’ with new Afghan govt

S. Africa sets contentious local polls for November 1

EU’s top diplomat says bloc can ‘do more’ to aid Libya polls

Afghanistan’s soil will not use against security of any other country: Akhunzada

Rallies for and against Bolsonaro on Brazil’s national day

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