US to review migrants abroad, toughen penalties in revamp

Washington, April 27 (AFP/APP): The United States on Thursday revamped its policy on migrants by setting up processing centers overseas and toughening penalties for unlawful entry, anticipating a surge of arrivals as Covid-era rules expire next month. President Joe Biden’s administration, which has struggled to […]

Pakistan confirms its first case of mpox

ISLAMABAD, April 27 (Online): A 25-year-old Pakistani man is diagnosed with the infectious viral disease, once known as monkeypox, after recently arriving from Saudi Arabia. Pakistani health authorities have confirmed the first case of mpox in the country. Sajid Shah, a health ministry official, said […]

Macron avoids crowds on latest provincial trip

Vendôme, France, April 25 (AFP/APP):President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday steered clear from close contact with the public as he made a new foray into provincial France in the wake of his signing of a hugely unpopular pension reform. A visit Macron made to eastern France […]

Ukraine says evacuated 138 people from Sudan to Egypt

Kyiv, Ukraine, April 25 (AFP/APP): Ukraine said Tuesday it had evacuated 138 people, including 87 of its own citizens, to Egypt from Sudan, where a ceasefire has come into force after deadly fighting. A US-brokered 72-hour ceasefire between Sudan’s warring generals officially came into effect […]

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