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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 […]

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. […]

NEW YORK, Aug 30 (APP): Muslim leaders Wednesday warmly welcomed as a “historic moment” New York City Mayor Eric Adams announcement that mosques in the city will be able to amplify the Azaan at Jumma prayers and at iftar time during the holy month of […]

Goma, DR Congo, Aug 30 (AFP/APP): At least 10 people were killed Wednesday in eastern DR Congo’s city of Goma after soldiers attempted to stop a religious group’s planned anti-UN protest, organisers and hospital officials said. Moleka Maregane, a member of the “Natural Judaic and […]

Geneva, Aug 30 (AFP/APP): An alleged former member of a Belarusian elite police unit will stand trial in Switzerland next month, accused of participating in the disappearances of three political opposition members, a Swiss NGO said Wednesday. Yury Garavsky, a “former member of President Alexander […]

Saint Petersburg, Aug 29 (AFP/APP): A private ceremony was held to commemorate Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, his spokespeople said Tuesday, urging mourners to pay their respects at a cemetery in his native city Saint Petersburg. Last week Prigozhin died in a private jet crash […]

TEHRAN, Aug 28 (Online): The health minister of the Afghan Govt called on Iran to provide training for Afghanistan’s healthcare workers. A 7-strong delegation from the Iranian Parliament had a meeting with the acting minister of public health of Afghanistan in Kabul. The Afghan minister, […]