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Russian strike damaged 40,000 tonnes of grain: Kyiv

Posted on August 3, 2023 by News Desk

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,” […]

Poland says Belarusian helicopters violated its airspace

Posted on August 2, 2023 by News Desk

Warsaw, Aug 1 (AFP/APP): Poland said two Belarusian helicopters violated its airspace on Tuesday and announced it would ramp up military deployments on its eastern border in response. “There was a violation of Polish airspace by two Belarusian helicopters that were training near the border,” […]

United Nations Security Council strongly condemns Bajaur bomb blast

Posted on August 1, 2023 by Tuba Zafar

NEW YORK 1 August (Online): United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has strongly condemned Bajaur blast declaring all forms and manifestations of terrorism a threat to world peace. . Security Council expressed its condolences to government of Pakistan and families of deceased. It has been said […]

Pakistan-China friendship higher than Himalayas, deeper than oceans, Chinese vice Premier

Posted on August 1, 2023 by News Desk

ISLAMABAD, July 31 (Online): Pakistan and China on Monday expressed their determination to reach new heights through the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Addressing an event planned to mark the 10 years of the CPEC, PM Shahbaz Sharif said: “Today is an important day for both […]

Senegal opposition figure Sonko charged and detained: lawyer

Posted on August 1, 2023 by News Desk

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

Posted on August 1, 2023 by News Desk

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

Posted on August 1, 2023 by News Desk

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

Posted on August 1, 2023 by News Desk

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 […]

Man dies after bouncy castle blown away at France Water Park

Posted on July 31, 2023 by Tuba Zafar

Marseille, July 31 (AFP/APP): A father died and his four-year-old daughter was badly injured in France after a bouncy castle in which they were playing at a water park was blown skyward by high winds, prosecutors said Monday. The 35-year-old man had been taken to […]

Elections only way to build a new Libya: UN envoy

Posted on July 31, 2023 by Tuba Zafar

TRIPOLI, Libya, Jul 31 (AA/APP):A new Libya can only be built through an electoral process and the country’s future should not depend on the House of Representatives and High Council of State, the UN envoy for Libya said Sunday. Abdoulaye Bathily made the remarks during […]

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Russian strike damaged 40,000 tonnes of grain: Kyiv

Poland says Belarusian helicopters violated its airspace

United Nations Security Council strongly condemns Bajaur bomb blast

Pakistan-China friendship higher than Himalayas, deeper than oceans, Chinese vice Premier

Senegal opposition figure Sonko charged and detained: lawyer

UN chief strongly condemns Bajaur terrorist attack

OIC decries response to Quran burnings

UN calls for urgent action against human trafficking

Man dies after bouncy castle blown away at France Water Park

Elections only way to build a new Libya: UN envoy

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