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ASEAN summit concludes with “fruitful” outcomes despite global challenges

Posted on September 7, 2023 by Tuba Zafar

JAKARTA, Sept. 7 (Xinhua/APP): The 43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit concluded here on Thursday with a series of outcomes despite rising uncertainties globally. “Within three days, 12 summits have been held, resulting in 90 outcome documents and a number of concrete agreements […]

Kasani for skill partnerships between countries to boost legal migration

Posted on September 7, 2023 by News Desk

ISLAMABAD, Sep 06 (APP): Managing Director Overseas Employment Corporation (OEC) Naseer Kasani, on Wednesday, emphasized the importance of skill partnerships between countries, legal pathways to Europe, and a rights-based approach. Highlighting the evolving dynamics of migration, Kasani stressed the “significance of aligning education and training […]

Blinken announces over $1 bn of new aid to Ukraine

Posted on September 7, 2023 by News Desk

Kyiv, Ukraine, Sept 6 (AFP/APP): Top US diplomat Antony Blinken announced over $1 billion of new assistance to Ukraine during a visit to Kyiv Wednesday, in a package he said would help Ukraine’s counteroffensive “build momentum”. The United States has provided Ukraine with over $40 […]

UNDP holds media sensitization workshop on HIV/AIDS

Posted on September 6, 2023 by Tuba Zafar

ISLAMABAD, Sep 06 (APP): The Program Management Unit at United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has conducted a two-day interactive workshop and consultation session to sensitize media professionals about HIV/AIDS. The participants from over 30 media organizations attended the event. The workshop commenced with an inaugural […]

Armenia, US forces to hold joint drills amid Moscow tensions

Posted on September 6, 2023 by Tuba Zafar

Yerevan, Sept 6 (AFP/APP): Armenia will host joint drills with US forces next week, officials in Yerevan said Wednesday, the latest sign of the ex-Soviet republic’s drift from its traditional ally Russia. The announcement came a day after Moscow dismissed criticism from Armenia that Russian […]

Berlin techno clubs under threat from motorway expansion

Posted on September 6, 2023 by News Desk

Berlin, Sept 5 (AFP/APP): The Autobahn may have been beloved by the band Kraftwerk, but it has become the bugbear of the Berlin techno scene as a motorway expansion threatens to shut down several clubs in the German capital. The planned extension of the A100 […]

UN experts sound alarm over continuing rights abuses in India’s Manipur state

Posted on September 6, 2023 by News Desk

UNITED NATIONS, Sep 05 (APP):UN human rights experts have expressed alarm over “reports and images depicting gender-based violence, serious rights violations and abuses” in the Indian state of Manipur, where deadly ethnic clashes since May are causing a “grave humanitarian crisis.” The experts include Reem […]

Russian-Swede on trial suspected of spying for Russia

Posted on September 4, 2023 by Tuba Zafar

Stockholm, Sept 4 (AFP/APP): A Russian-Swede arrested last year in a dramatic dawn raid on his quiet suburban home went on trial in Stockholm on Monday, accused of passing Western technology to Russia’s military. Sergei Skvortsov, a 60-year-old dual national, has lived in Sweden since […]

America’s decides to provide controversial anti-tank ammunition to Ukraine

Posted on September 4, 2023 by News Desk

WASHINGTON Sep 03 (Online): The United States has decided to supply Ukraine with controversial anti-tank ammunition based on depleted uranium in the war against Russia. According to a foreign news agency, the Biden administration has decided to provide anti-tank depleted uranium ammunition to Ukraine to […]

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