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Polls open in Germany’s election to end Merkel era

Berlin, Sept 26 (AFP/APP):Germans began voting Sunday in a watershed national election that will mark the end of 16 years in power for Angela Merkel and determine who will succeed her as chancellor. Polls opened at 0600 GMT and will close at 1600 GMT, with […]

Three dead, dozens injured after US train derailment

Washington, Sept 26 (AFP/APP):At least three people were killed and dozens more injured when a US train derailed Saturday afternoon in northern Montana, with rescuers rushing to safely evacuate everyone on board. Around 141 passengers and 16 crew members were traveling from Chicago towards the […]

US, international community to enhance ties with Afghanistan: Afghan MOFA Spokesperson

ISLAMABAD, Sep 25 (APP):Spokesperson of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan Abdul Qahar Saturday expressed hope that all countries including the United States and international organizations will continue to establish and enhance ties with the Afghan government. In a tweet on social media platform Twitter […]

Russia calls on US to ‘be more active’ to revive Iran nuclear deal

United Nations, United States, Sept 25 (AFP/APP):Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called Saturday on the United States to take a more active approach to help resume stalled talks aimed at reviving the Iran nuclear deal. “It seems evident they should be more active” in “resolving […]

Catalan ex-leader Puigdemont says returning to Belgium

Alghero, Italy, Sept 25 (AFP/APP):Exiled former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont said he would return to Belgium on Monday, but that he would return to Italy for a court hearing there on Spain’s extradition request. Puigdemont, who had been arrested in Italy at Spain’s request over […]

Mexico talks between Venezuela’s government and opposition delayed

Mexico City, Sept 25 (AFP/APP):The latest talks between Venezuela’s government and opposition in Mexico were postponed Friday after representatives of President Nicolas Maduro failed to show up, officials said. The negotiations aimed at resolving Venezuela’s long-standing political crisis were scheduled to begin in Mexico City […]

Realist or radical? French Greens pick presidential candidate

Paris, Sept 25 (AFP/APP):A former Greenpeace campaigner who aims to unite the fractured French left will from Saturday do battle with a self-styled “eco-feminist” radical for the presidential nomination of France’s Greens. Seven months before the polls, Yannick Jadot, a 54-year-old member of the European […]

Merkel’s final push for party and stability in knife-edge polls

Berlin, Sept 25 (AFP/APP):Chancellor Angela Merkel travels Saturday to Aachen, hometown of her would-be successor Armin Laschet, in a last-ditch push to shore up his beleaguered campaign 24 hours before Germans vote. Laschet, 60, has been trailing his Social Democrat challenger Olaf Scholz in the […]

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

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

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 […]

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