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WASHINGTION, Mar 03 (APP): A State Department spokesman Thursday sidestepped a question about arrest warrants issued against PTI chief Imran Khan, saying the U.S. supported peaceful upholding of democratic, constitutional, and legal principles in Pakistan. “These are questions for the Pakistani people, not for the […]

Phnom Penh, March 3 (AFP/APP): Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha was on Friday sentenced to 27 years in jail for treason, a verdict that ruled him out of elections this year and was immediately denounced by the United States as a “miscarriage of justice”. Kem […]

Mogadishu, March 2 (AFP/APP):More than 200 people lost their lives over 24 days of clashes between security forces and clans in a disputed part of Somalia’s breakaway Somaliland region, an official said on Thursday. “210 civilians were killed and 680 others were wounded in the […]

Athens, March 2 (AFP/APP): About 700 people gathered Thursday outside the headquarters of Greek rail operator Hellenic Train to protest chronic failures that led to a collision between two trains this week that claimed dozens of lives. “We are angry towards the company, towards the […]

Beirut, March 2 (AFP/APP): Eight truffle-hunters were killed and more than 30 injured in eastern Syria when the vehicle they were travelling in hit a landmine, a war monitor said Thursday. “Eight citizens were killed and at least 35 wounded when a landmine… exploded as […]

Karachi (PNI) In accordance with the several conditions set by the International Monetary Fund, the State Bank of Pakistan on Thursday jacked up the key interest rate — in an off-cycle review — by a massive 300 basis points (bps) taking it to a record […]

ISLAMABAD, MARCH 02 (Online): Pakistan while expressing grave concern over blatant human rights violation in Occupied Kashmir has said 5 innocent Kashmiris were martyred in the last month therein “As many as 115 youth were arbitrarily arrested while seven were injured as Indian forces continued […]

Washington, Feb 28 (AFP/APP):The White House on Monday gave federal agencies 30 days to purge Chinese-owned video-snippet sharing app TikTok from all government-issued devices, setting a deadline to comply with a ban ordered by the US Congress. Office of Management and Budget director Shalanda Young […]

Cutro, Italy, Feb 27 (AFP/APP):Italy’s coastguard on Monday searched the sea and beaches for bodies following a shipwreck off Calabria, as authorities tried to identify the dead and the government’s migrant policy came under scrutiny. The overloaded wooden boat broke up and sank early Sunday […]

London, Feb 27 (AFP/APP): Britain and the European Union proclaimed a “new chapter” in relations on Monday as they agreed a crucial overhaul of trade rules in Northern Ireland that aims to ease tensions stoked by Brexit. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission president […]