Russian strike damaged 40,000 tonnes of grain: Kyiv

Kyiv, Ukraine, Aug 2 (AFP/APP): Russia damaged almost 40,000 tonnes of grain in an overnight strike on southern Ukrainian ports near the Danube river, Kyiv’s infrastructure minister said on Wednesday. “The Russians attacked warehouses and grain elevators — almost 40,000 tonnes of grain were damaged,” […]

Senegal opposition figure Sonko charged and detained: lawyer

Dakar, July 31 (AFP/APP): Leading Senegalese opposition figure Ousmane Sonko on Monday was charged with fomenting insurrection and his party dissolved, stoking concerns about further unrest two months after fatal clashes. Sonko, a presidential candidate and President Macky Sall’s fiercest critic, has faced a string […]

UN chief strongly condemns Bajaur terrorist attack

UNITED NATIONS, Jul 31 (APP):UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Monday strongly condemned the suicide bombing at a Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) gathering in Bajaur in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, and called on the authorities to hold accountable those responsible for this violence. At least 54 people were […]

OIC decries response to Quran burnings

Riyadh, July 31 (AFP/APP): The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on Monday voiced “disappointment” with the response by Sweden and Denmark to a spate of the Holy Quran’s burnings that have sparked outrage across the Middle East. Secretary-general Hissein Brahim Taha called on both countries to […]

UN calls for urgent action against human trafficking

UNITED NATIONS, Jul 31 (APP): Noting that global crises, conflicts, and the climate emergency are escalating trafficking risks, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for building “a world where no one can ever be bought, sold, or exploited”. In his message for the World Day […]

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