Italy coastguard combs beaches for bodies after shipwreck

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 […]

UK and EU clinch Brexit deal over N.Ireland trade

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 […]

Two soldiers martyred in North Waziristan

Rawalpindi, 27 February (ISPR) On 26 February 23, a fire exchange took place between terrorists and own troops in general area Spinwam, North Waziristan District. Own troops effectively engaged the terrorists’ location. Resultantly, two terrorists got Killed, while two terrorists were apprehended. Weapons and ammunition […]

Indian news agency continues pushing fake narratives against Pakistan, China

ISLAMABAD 25 Feb (Online): A popular Indian ‘news’ agency – Asian News International (ANI) – continues to push fake narratives using non-existent sources and “fake experts” to target rivals, particularly China and Pakistan, revealed a report by EU DisinfiLab. The revelation by EU DisinfoLab was […]

EU allies cobble together Ukraine tank battalion

Berlin, Feb 24 (AFP/APP): Germany said Friday it would supply four extra Leopard 2 tanks to Kyiv, assembling with Portugal and Sweden a full battalion to help Ukraine repel the Russian invasion. The German army would send a total of 18 Leopard 2 A6 tanks […]

US warns China risks ‘peril’ if it supplies Russia with arms

WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (XINHUA/APP):The US starkly warned China on Thursday against providing arms to Russia amid reports that the Biden administration is internally deliberating whether to publicly release intelligence suggesting Beijing is mulling the option. State Department spokesman Ned Price said that should China decide […]

US weapons sales to get stricker human right review under Biden

WASHINGTON 23 Feb (Online): US President Joe Biden’s administration unveiled on Thursday a long-awaited overhaul of arms export policy with increased emphasis on human rights, backing off a Trump-era policy of giving more weight to commercial concerns. As Reuters reported on Wednesday, the new Commercial […]