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Nazi salutes, Molotov cocktails at Greece protest

Thessaloniki, Greece, Sept 29 (AFP/APP):Youths making Nazi salutes and hurling Molotov cocktails clashed with left wing protesters at a school in Greece on Wednesday, forcing riot police to weigh in with tear gas, officers and witnesses said. Two pupils were injured and treated in hospital […]

No-confidence vote threatens Romanian government

Bucharest, Sept 28 (AFP/APP):Romania’s largest opposition party on Tuesday filed a no-confidence motion against the government as the country with one of Europe’s lowest vaccination rates sees a spike in coronavirus cases. The motion, to be voted on in parliament next Tuesday, threatens to overthrow […]

Gunman who killed five at US newspaper sentenced to life in prison

Washington, Sept 28 (AFP/APP):A man who shot dead five people at a local US newspaper against which he held a grudge was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison with no possibility of parole. Armed with a shotgun, Jarrod Ramos burst into the newsroom of the […]

French Greens pick ‘pragmatist’ Jadot as presidential candidate

Paris, Sept 28 (AFP/APP):France’s Greens on Tuesday chose Yannick Jadot, a 54-year-old member of the European Parliament, as their candidate to challenge President Emmanuel Macron in next year’s presidential election. Joining an increasingly crowded field of hopefuls, Jadot will vie with the Socialist mayor of […]

France slashes visas for Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia in migrant row

Paris, Sept 28 (AFP/APP):France on Tuesday said it would sharply reduce the number of visas granted to people from Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia, accusing the former French colonies of not doing enough to allow illegal immigrants to return. “It’s a drastic decision, and unprecedented, but […]

India vies for new alliances to advance its shabby geopolitical goals

ISLAMABAD, Sep 28 (APP):After suffering humiliation to fulfill its nefarious designs in Afghanistan, India is now trying to shift its focus to other alliances like QUAD to further its geopolitical interests. The evil game of using Afghanistan soil against Pakistan doomed after Taliban’s control which […]

Amnesty says Egypt tycoon jailed in abuse of terror laws

Beirut, Sept 27 (AFP/APP):Amnesty International on Monday accused Egypt of detaining a leading businessman to “blackmail” him, in what it termed an abuse of anti-terrorism laws. It cited growing health concerns for Safwan Thabet, the 75-year-old founder and former CEO of household dairy brand Juhayna. […]

First Black woman to lead a political party in Canada resigns

Montreal, Sept 27 (AFP/APP):The first Black woman to lead a national party in Canada said the glass ceiling she shattered then “fell on my head” as she announced her resignation from the Green Party and retirement from politics Monday. “When I was elected and put […]

Despite tense exchanges, UN chief hopeful of dialogue between India, Pakistan

UNITED NATIONS, Sep 27 (APP):Despite sharp exchanges between India and Pakistan at the United Nations General Assembly session last week, a UN spokesman said Monday that Secretary-General Antonio Guterres remains hopeful of a dialogue between the two South Asian neighbours. When a correspondent drew his […]

Afghan envoy withdraws participation from UNGA high-level debate; Spokesman confirms

UNITED NATIONS, Sep 27 (APP):Afghanistan’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Ghulam Isaczai, withdrew his name from the list of speakers in the UN General Assembly for Monday, the final day of the the high-level debate, UN Spokesman Stephane Dujarric has confirmed. Isaczai, who was appointed […]

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