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Rome, Nov 6 (AFP/APP):Italy on Sunday took in families with babies and vulnerable migrants rescued in the Mediterranean as charities slammed Rome’s decision to order the others back into international waters. As humanitarian vessels waited in the port of Catania to disembark those saved, a […]

Cairo, Nov 6 (AFP/APP):Jailed Egyptian dissident Alaa Abdel Fattah has stopped drinking water, his family said Sunday, escalating his hunger strike as world leaders arrive in the country for the COP27 climate summit. A major figure in the 2011 revolt that toppled longtime president Hosni […]

Seoul, Nov 5 (AFP/APP):North Korea fired four short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Saturday, the South Korean military said, the latest in a blitz of weapons launches by Pyongyang this week. The flurry of North Korean launches has included an intercontinental ballistic missile and […]

Seoul, Nov 5 (AFP/APP):A US B-1B long-range heavy bomber will participate in ongoing joint air drills with South Korea on Saturday, a defence ministry official in Seoul told, ramping up a show of force after North Korea’s blitz of missile launches. Pyongyang’s flurry of launches […]

Moscow, Nov 4 (AFP/APP):Moscow was pushing ahead Friday with a civilian pullout from the Russian-occupied Kherson region amid a mounting Ukrainian counter-offensive, with President Vladimir Putin saying residents must be “removed” from danger zones. The Russian army said “more than 5,000 civilians” were being led […]

Paris, Nov 4 (AFP/APP):Up to 10 people, including children, are feared to have been killed Friday when Iranian security forces opened fire on protesters in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan, Amnesty International said. Protests erupted after Friday prayers in the provincial capital of Zahedan but […]

Rawalpindi (PNI)The baseless and irresponsible allegations by Chairman PTI against the institution and particularly a senior army officer are absolutely unacceptable and uncalled for. Pakistan army prides itself for being an extremely professional and well disciplined organisation with a robust and highly effective internal accountability […]

Awali, Bahrain, Nov 4 (AFP/APP): Pope Francis warned Friday the world is on the edge of a “delicate precipice” buffeted by “winds of war”, during a trip aimed at building dialogue between faiths. The 85-year-old Argentine decried the “opposing blocs” of East and West, a […]

Goma, DR Congo, Nov 3 (AFP/APP): A decision by East African leaders to strengthen security in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is gaining pace, with Kenya’s recent announcement of a military deployment to the troubled region. Scores of armed groups roam the DRC’s east, many […]

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 04 (APP):The United Nations General Assembly Thursday adopted, by a huge majority, a resolution demanding the end of the United States’ economic blockade on Cuba — for the 30th year in a row. The vote in the 193-member General Assembly was 185 […]