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UNITED NATIONS, Apr 21 (APP): The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan issued a strong statement on Friday calling on both sides in the military power struggle to “implement humanitarian pauses” allowing civilians and aid workers to access essential supplies. “I am horrified by the toll […]

Paris, April 21 (AFP/APP): A Paris court on Friday sentenced a Lebanese-Canadian sociology professor to life in prison in absentia for the 1980 bombing of a synagogue in the French capital that left four people dead. The court followed the prosecutor’s request for the maximum […]

Ramstein Air Base/Kyiv, Germany, April 21 (AFP/APP): International backing for Ukraine holds “strong and true”, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said Friday, as he opened a meeting in Germany with allies to discuss further support for Kyiv. On the eve of the talks gathering representatives […]

ISLAMABAD, April 20 (Online): It’s going to be a difficult road for Prince Harry. Will it be an arduous journey back home? There may be some challenges in the way of Prince Harry’s trip back to the UK for King Charles III’s coronation. On Wednesday, […]

Khartoum, April 20 (AFP/APP): Explosions and gunfire resounded in Sudan’s capital on Thursday as fighting between the forces of two rival generals showed no signs of abating ahead of festivities marking the end of Ramazan. More than 300 people have been killed since the fighting […]

Sloviansk, Ukraine, April 19 (AFP/APP): Rescuers dug frantically for Anastasia Komarista’s two-year-old son in the rubble of their east Ukraine housing block for hours after Russian strikes last week. Then they dug for her husband. She buried them both again on Wednesday, days after the […]

Brussels, April 19 (AFP/APP): European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday proposed an extra 100 million euros of support for EU farmers to ease a standoff over Ukrainian grain. Brussels is scrambling to find a solution after Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Bulgaria banned […]

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 19 (APP): India is poised to overtake China as the world’s most populous nation, with almost 3 million more people than China by the middle of this year, according to a major report released by the United Nations on Wednesday. In its […]

Wilmington, United States, April 18 (AFP/APP): Opening arguments begin Tuesday in a major defamation trial against Fox News that tests the extent of free speech rights for media in America — even when broadcasting election falsehoods. Dominion Voting Systems is suing Fox News for $1.6 […]