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London, July 6 (AFP/APP): Boris Johnson’s position as UK prime minister was on the brink on Wednesday, after two of his senior ministers quit in protest at his scandal-hit leadership, piling on pressure as he faced a grilling from angry MPs. The 58-year-old leader’s grip […]

ISLAMABAD, Jul 5 (APP): The Parliamentary Committee on National Security on Tuesday gave a formal approval to the government for holding talks with the proscribed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) besides forming a parliamentary oversight committee to ensure the process moved within constitution’s ambit. The committee, which […]

Geneva, July 5 (AFP/APP): The UN rights chief on Tuesday condemned Russia’s “senseless war” in Ukraine as she demanded an end to the “unbearable” civilian suffering unleashed by the invasion. Michelle Bachelet called for an immediate end to hostilities and redress for the war’s victims, […]

Highland Park, United States, July 5 (AFP/APP): Police arrested a suspect Monday after a mass shooting left six dead at a US Independence Day parade in a wealthy Chicago suburb, casting a dark shadow over the country’s most patriotic holiday. Robert Crimo, 22, was identified […]

Highland Park, United States, July 4 (AFP/APP): A shooter opened fire during a parade to mark US Independence Day in the state of Illinois, killing at least six people, officials said. “At this time, two dozen people have been transported to Highland Park hospital. Six […]

Paris, July 4 (AFP/APP): Ukraine’s leaders have come up with a plan to allow the government to function even in the toughest circumstances: make every service digital with the help of big tech. The plan to emerge as the world’s “most digital country” after the […]

KYIV, Ukraine – July 04 (ONLINE) Ukraine’s forces have withdrawn from the bombed-out city of Lysychansk, prompting Russia to claim full control of the eastern Luhansk region, a key Kremlin war goal, but President Volodymyr Zelenskiy vowed to regain the lost territory, Reuters News Agency […]

Tashkent, July 4 (AFP/APP): Uzbekistan’s state prosecutor said on Monday that 18 people died during unrest in the autonomous Karakalpakstan region after protests erupted over planned constitutional changes affecting the territory’s status last week. “In (the administrative centre) Nukus, 18 people died as a result […]

WEST Bank 03 July (Online): Israel said on Sunday it would test a bullet that killed a Palestinian-American journalist to determine whether one of its soldiers shot her and said a US observer would be present for the procedure that could deliver results within hours. […]

TEHRAN, Iran – July 2 (ONLINE) At least five people were killed and 49 injured by a magnitude 6.1 earthquake in southern Iran early on Saturday, state media reported, with the area also hit soon after by two strong quakes of up to 6.3 magnitude. […]