6.3-magnitude quake strikes off Taiwan’s coast

Taipei, May 9 (AFP/APP): A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Taiwan on Monday afternoon, according to the US Geological Survey, with buildings in capital Taipei sent swaying. The offshore quake hit just before 2:30 pm (0630 GMT) at a depth of 27 kilometres […]

Ukraine war puts EU ‘at crossroads’ on anniversary

Brussels, May 8 (AFP/APP): As the EU poises to mark its anniversary on Monday, it is morphing into a more muscular global actor, a transformation accelerated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “(The) war in Ukraine is fundamentally challenging our European peace architecture,” European Commission chief […]

France’s Macron inaugurated for second term

Paris, May 7 (AFP/APP): French President Emmanuel Macron was on Saturday inaugurated for a second term after his election victory over the far right, facing immense challenges in foreign and domestic policy following a first term which had often polarised the nation. In a ceremony […]

Eidul Fitr to be celebrated today

FAISALABAD, May 02 (APP): Like other parts of the country, Eidul Fitr will be celebrated in and around Faisalabad today (May 03, 2022) with full religious enthusiasm, fervour and zeal. A spokesman of local administration said on Monday that about 1300 Eid congregations would be […]

Spain says mobile phones of PM, Defence Min tapped

Madrid, May 2 (AFP/APP): Spain said Monday that the mobile phones of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Defence Minister Margarita Robles were tapped using Pegasus spyware in an “illicit and external” intervention. “It is not a supposition, they are facts of enormous gravity,” the minister […]

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