Top News

ISLAMABAD, Mar 20 (APP): The 48th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) hosted by Pakistan here on March 22-23, 2022 will focus on the longstanding issues of Palestine and Kashmir. According to Foreign Office, the thematic […]

Narayanganj, Bangladesh, March 20 (AFP/APP): At least five people are dead and dozens more are believed missing after a bulk carrier crashed into a small ferry in a river near Bangladesh’s capital on Sunday. Police said nearly two dozen people managed to swim ashore after […]

ISLAMABAD, Mar 20 (APP): The 48th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), to be held on 22-23 March 2022 in Islamabad, represents the second most prominent OIC activity following the extraordinary meeting of Foreign Ministers held last […]

UKRAINE March 20 (Online): Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sundayhas appealed Russia for urgent peace talks again after Russia has admitted the use of hypersonic missile for the first time in Ukraine conflict. Zelensy said “This is the time to meet, to talk, time for […]

Moscow, March 18 (AFP/APP):Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday accused Kyiv of “war crimes” in a call with his French counterpart, saying that Moscow was doing “everything possible” to avoid civilian deaths in Ukraine. “Attention was drawn to the numerous war crimes committed daily by […]

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 18 (APP):Racism continues to poison institutions, social structures, and everyday life across all societies, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday at a dedicated meeting against what he referred to as a catalyst that “normalizes hate, denies dignity, and spurs violence”. “It continues […]

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 17 (APP): The UN Security Council on Thursday renewed the mandate of its mission in Afghanistan, which is ruled by the Taliban. The one-year extension of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) received 14 votes from the 15-member body. Russia […]

Niamey, March 17 (AFP/APP): Suspected militants attacked a bus and a truck in Niger, killing 21 people in the southwestern Tillaberi region near Burkina Faso, local and security sources said on Thursday. “A terrorist attack on Wednesday afternoon by heavily armed men travelling on motorcycles […]

LONDON – March 16 (ONLINE) Britain is looking at ways to pay a historic 400 million pound ($522 million) debt to Iran, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said on Wednesday, adding that she would not say if it had been settled already. Iranian state media in […]

Tehran, March 16 (AFP/APP): Iran’s foreign minister said Wednesday that two issues remain with the United States in paused negotiations to restore the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers. Iran has been engaged in direct talks in Vienna to revive the accord, known […]