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UNITED NATIONS, May 13 (APP): The U.N. Human Rights Council passed a resolution on Thursday to set up an investigation into possible war crimes by Russian troops in Ukraine’s Kyiv area and beyond, a move Russia branded as a politicized stunt and refused to attend […]

ANKARA, May 12 (AA/APP): Finland’s willingness to be a NATO member shows that the Russian war is putting more than just Ukraine’s sovereignty at stake, the Spanish foreign minister said on Thursday. “This is because right now we all feel that not only the integrity […]

ISLAMABAD, May 12 (APP):The National Assembly on Thursday passed a unanimous resolution calling upon the international community to ensure accountability of India’s grave and persistent violations of human rights, war crimes being committed in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu Kashmir (IIOJK). The resolution was moved by […]

Colombo, May 12 (AFP/APP): A Sri Lankan court on Thursday banned former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, his politician son Namal and 15 allies from leaving the country over violence against anti-government demonstrators. The magistrate in capital Colombo ordered police to investigate Monday’s mob attacks on […]

WASHINGTON, May 11 (APP):A United States State Department spokesman Tuesday again rejected former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan’s allegations about US involvement in his ouster from power, saying Washington will not permit any “disinformation, lies” to interfere with the bilateral relationship with Pakistan it values. […]

Washington, May 10 (AFP/APP): US lawmakers were set to vote Tuesday on a $40 billion aid package for Ukraine as Washington warned Russia was likely girding for a long conflict with its neighbor. The defense, humanitarian and economic funding should pass comfortably, with the two […]

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 […]

ABBOTTABAD, May 08 (APP): Former Prime Minister and Chairman PTI Imran Khan on Sunday said that more than two million people would go to Islamabad to protest against the government. He expressed these views while addressing his Party gathering at the government college ground in […]

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 […]

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 […]