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California man arrested outside Democratic HQ with machete: police

Washington, Sept 13 (AFP/APP):A California man espousing white supremacist views and armed with a bayonet and a machete was arrested on Monday outside the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters in Washington, police said. Donald Craighead, 44, of Oceanside, California, was arrested for possession of prohibited […]

Dozens of abducted students freed in NW Nigeria

Kano, Nigeria, Sept 13 (AFP/APP):Nigerian gunmen have freed dozens of schoolchildren kidnapped this month in northwest Zamfara State, the local government said, following an army offensive on criminal gangs. Nigerian troops also came under attack in Zamfara at the weekend after an armed group raided […]

WFP says to cut food aid to South Sudan over funding crunch

JUBA, Sep 13 (XINHUA/APP):The World Food Program (WFP) warned Monday it will suspend food assistance for more than 100,000 displaced people in parts of South Sudan for three months from October due to funding shortages. Matthew Hollingworth, representative and country director of the WFP in […]

Greece to discuss 5-year US defence deal: PM

Athens, Sept 12 (AFP/APP):Greece and the US are in talks to extend their defence deals by five years, instead of one-year renewals now in force, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday. “We are discussing a five-year extension to the defence cooperation agreement, so that […]

Centrist US senator issues new warning over cost of Biden spending plan

Washington, Sept 12 (AFP/APP):Centrist Senate Democrat Joe Manchin flexed his political muscle Sunday, warning the White House and US lawmakers returning from summer break that he could doom President Joe Biden’s immense $3.5 trillion spending package unless they hit the brakes and forge a compromise. […]

Top Qatar diplomat most senior to visit Kabul since Taliban takeover

Kabul, Sept 12 (AFP/APP):Qatar’s foreign minister, who is also the country’s deputy premier, was briefly in Afghanistan Sunday, becoming the most senior diplomat to visit the country since the Taliban’s takeover on August 15. A Taliban official tweeted that Sheikh Mohammad bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani met […]

Iraq PM visits neighbour Iran for economic talks

Tehran, Sept 12 (AFP/APP):Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi met Iran’s recently-elected President Ebrahim Raisi on Sunday to discuss the neighbours’ economic relations, official sources said. Kadhemi is the first foreign leader to visit the ultra-conservative Raisi, and brought along a “high level political and economic […]

Indian troops launch CASO in Rajouri

ISLAMABAD, Sep 12 (APP):In Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), Indian troops launched a cordon and search operation (CASO) in Rajouri district on Sunday. According to Kashmir Media Service, the troops launched the operation in higher reaches of Barote Village of the district. The […]

Crisis-hit Lebanon gets cabinet after 13-month wait

Beirut, Sept 11 (AFP/APP):Lebanon ended a 13-month wait for a new government Friday with the unveiling of a lineup that faces the daunting task of rescuing the country from economic meltdown. A new cabinet was a condition for much-needed international assistance but its ability to […]

Russia summons US ambassador over ‘election interference’

Moscow, Sept 10 (AFP/APP):Russia’s foreign ministry said Friday it summoned US ambassador John Sullivan over election interference as the country is set to hold parliamentary polls later this month. “There is one reason — interference into Russian elections. We hope this is how American diplomats […]

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