BEIJING,Sept 3 (Xinhua/APP):A 5.1-magnitude earthquake jolted South Sandwich Islands Region at 0621 GMT on Sunday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. […]
WASHINGTON Sept 02 (Online): United States (US) has officially recognized the appointment of their first ambassador to United Arab Emirates after 2021. According to international media American state department officially announced appointment of their ambassador to UAE and said that Martina Strong has sworn in […]
WASHINGTON: A Republican lawmaker has introduced an amendment to the House of Representatives’ annual appropriations legislation that would cut off funds to Pakistan to discourage the “crackdown on political dissent”. Republicans are a majority in the House. The amendment, proposed by Tennessee Republican Andy Ogles, […]
SANA Sep 01 (online): Head of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Jassim Muhammad Al-Badawi, arrived in Yemen and at the same time, the Houthi rebels expressed their anger by firing four missiles at the city of Marib. According to a foreign news agency, the Houthi rebels […]
Paris, Aug 31 (AFP/APP): Health authorities in Paris fumigated areas of the French capital for the first time on Thursday to kill disease-carrying tiger mosquitoes whose rapid advance through northern Europe is thought to have been accelerated by climate change. Roads were closed and people […]
Niamey, Niger, Sept 1 (AFP/APP): Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Thursday floated the idea of a transition back to democracy in neighbouring Niger similar to the nine-month period his country underwent in the late 1990s. The Economic Community of West African States has imposed sanctions […]
ANKARA Aug 31 (Online): Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will meet counterpart Vladimir Putin in Russia’s resort of Sochi on Sept. 4 to primarily discuss Black Sea grain exports, two Turkish sources told Reuters on Thursday. The two leaders will discuss fallout from the war in […]
WASHINGTON Aug 31 (Online): US President Joe Biden’s administration has for the first time approved direct US military aid to Taiwan under an assistance programme aimed at foreign governments, officials said on Wednesday, as worries grow over China. The State Department informed Congress on Tuesday […]
ISLAMABAD Aug 31 (Online): The Senate Maritime Committee was told that Chinese ships are stealing fish worth billions of dollars from Pakistani borders. The committee has directed the ministry to take steps to investigate the matter. The meeting was held in Parliament House under the […]
ISLAMABAD, Aug 31 (Online) Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbass Jilani says Pakistan has a longstanding commitment to the UN peacekeeping. Speaking at the UN Peacekeeping Preparatory Meeting in Islamabad Thursday, he said Pakistan being a leading troop contributor, has a significant stake in its success. […]