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Drayton Valley, Canada, May 8 (AFP/APP): Canada struggled on Monday to control wildfires that have forced thousands to flee, halted oil production and threaten to raze towns, with the western province of Alberta calling for federal help. Some 30,000 people were ordered to leave their […]

WARSAW 07 May (Onlin e): A Russian fighter jet intercepted a Polish plane patrolling for the EU’s border agency over the Black Sea, causing the pilots to temporarily lose control of the aircraft, Warsaw said Sunday. According to Poland’s border force, the Russian Sukhoi Su-35 […]

UNITED NATIONS, May 07 (APP):The World Food Programme (WFP, a Rome-based UN agency, will suspend food aid to over 200,000 impoverished Palestinians from next month due to a “severe” shortage of funds, its senior official for the Palestinian territories said Sunday. “In light of the […]

Ottawa, May 7 (AFP/APP): Alberta announced a state of emergency on Saturday as 103 wildfires flared across the Canadian province, forcing 25,000 people to flee their homes in what a top official said was an “unprecedented” crisis. Thousands more have been told to be ready […]

Washington, May 7 (AFP/APP): A shooter opened fire at an outlet mall north of Dallas, Texas on Saturday, and emergency officials confirmed fatalities and said at least nine wounded people were rushed to area hospitals. Some of the victims were as young as five years […]

ISLAMABAD, May 5 (APP): Minister for Foreign Affairs Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Friday said meaningful dialogue with India would be difficult unless it reviewed its unilateral actions of August 5, 2019, on Jammu and Kashmir. The minister, in an interview with BBC, said in the circumstances […]

London, May 6 (AFP/APP): Thousands of people turned central London red, white and blue on Saturday, with a sea of Union Jack flags lining the streets for the coronation of King Charles III. While the coronation service was itself a sombre and sober affair, a […]

RAWALPINDI, May 05 (APP): The Pakistan Army martyrs who gallantly embraced martyrdom while fighting terrorists in a fire exchange in North Waziristan were laid to rest with full military honours after their funeral prayers were held on Friday. According to the Inter Services Public Relations […]

Geneva, May 5 (AFP/APP): The Covid-19 pandemic, which killed millions of people and wreaked economic and social havoc, no longer constitutes a global health emergency, the WHO said Friday, warning that the threat remained. It is “with great hope that I declare Covid-19 over as […]

Khartoum, May 5 (AFP/APP): As Sudan’s war plunges the impoverished country even deeper into humanitarian turmoil, aid workers face deadly risks in their efforts to provide desperately needed support. With almost non-stop bombardments, rampant looting and at least three major prison breaks in the capital, […]