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WASHINGTON, May 28 (APP):US former National Security Adviser and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who marked his 100th birthday on Saturday, is best remembered, among other diplomatic undertakings, for his secret 1971 trip to Beijing from Pakistan, that led to a breakthrough in China-US relations. […]

Cape Town, May 26 (AFP/APP): Fulgence Kayishema, one of the last fugitives sought over the 1994 Rwanda genocide, appeared before a court in the South African city of Cape Town on Friday, two days after being arrested following 22 years on the run. He allegedly […]

Madrid, May 26 (AFP/APP): An outspoken right-wing hardliner who makes no secret of her national ambitions, Spain’s Isabel Diaz Ayuso is seeking re-election as Madrid’s regional leader through blistering attacks on Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. With Spaniards set to vote in local and municipal polls […]

ISLAMABAD, May 25th (Online): Government once again has given six-month extension to Pakistan High Commissioner in UK Moazzam Khan. As per media report, Moazzam Khan has been given 6-month extension in tenure of service. He will continue to serve as Commissioner in London. The earlier […]

London, May 25 (AFP/APP): A man sparked a major security alert Thursday after a car crashed into the gates of the UK prime minister’s Downing Street complex in London, but police said they were not currently treating it as “terror-related”. Armed officers arrested the man […]

Washington, May 25 (AFP/APP): A US government default would harm the country’s military, hitting readiness and morale, top US officer General Mark Milley said on Thursday. “There would be a very significant negative impact on the readiness, morale and capabilities of United States military if […]

United Nations, United States, May 24 (AFP/APP): UN chief Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called on nations to immediately ramp up funding to prevent a “catastrophe” in the Horn of Africa, which is suffering its worst drought in generations. The United Nations says that more than […]

ISLAMABAD 24 May (Online): Sri Lanka’s navy said on Wednesday it had located 14 bodies inside a Chinese fishing boat that had capsized last week with 39 member crew on board. The grisly discovery came a day after a preliminary Chinese government probe concluded there […]

LONDON 24 May (Online): Britain said on Tuesday it would remove the right of some international students to bring family members into the country, part of measures to bring down annual net migration which reached a record last year. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged […]

PARIS 23 May (Online): Syrian President Bashar Assad should be put on trial following “hundreds of thousands of deaths” and “chemical arms use” during the country’s civil war, the French foreign minister said on Tuesday. Asked during a television interview if she wanted Assad to […]