ISLAMABAD (AP) — The eleven-year-old daughter of a prominent Kashmiri leader who was sentenced to life in prison in neighboring India issued an emotional appeal on Thursday, urging New Delhi to allow her to meet her ailing father. Razia Sultan, the daughter of Mohammed Yasin Malik, 57, made this emotional […]
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BAGHDAD -UNS/ Reuters: Hundreds of protesters stormed the Swedish embassy in central Baghdad in the early hours of Thursday morning, scaling its walls and setting it on fire in protest against the expected burning of a Quran in Sweden. A source familiar with the matter said no embassy staff had […]
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia agreed on Tuesday to buy Turkish drones in the biggest defence contract in Turkey’s history as President Tayyip Erdogan reaped the benefits of his diplomatic push to repair ties with Gulf powers and help Ankara’s struggling economy. Erdogan and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attended the […]
NEW YORK -UNS:The Mayor’s Public Engagement Unit (PEU) has launched an important new resource for New Yorkers: a live operator Tenant Helpline. The implementation of live calls represents a permanent commitment to maintain and scale tenant support structures established during the pandemic. The new live call system, along with increased […]
BAKU – Azerbaijan accused Russia on Sunday of failing to fulfil its obligations under a 2020 Moscow-brokered ceasefire agreement to end fighting with Armenia for control of the Nagorno-Karabakh region. “The Russian side did not ensure full implementation of the agreement within the framework of its obligations,” Baku’s foreign ministry […]
HONG KONG — China’s economic growth missed forecasts in the second quarter of the year, adding to worries over surging youth unemployment and a weak property sector and raising the likelihood the government will double down on support for the faltering post COVID-19 recovery. The world’s second largest economy grew […]
GENEVA (Reuters) : The United Nations Human Rights Council on Wednesday approved a disputed resolution on religious hatred in the wake of the burning of a Quran in Sweden, prompting concern by Western states who say it challenges long-held practices in rights protection. The resolution, introduced by Pakistan on behalf […]
VILNIUS (Reuters) – NATO leaders said on Tuesday that Ukraine should be able to join the military alliance at some point in the future but they stopped short of offering Kyiv an immediate invitation, angering Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. The leaders were meeting at a summit in the Lithuanian capital […]
By James M. Dorsey At first, comparing Palestinian gunmen in the Israeli-occupied West Bank to rioting youth in France may resemble likening apples to pears.In many ways, it is. Youth in France are full-fledged French citizens demanding an end to disenfranchisement, marginalisation, alienation, racism and law enforcement and security force […]
ANKARA-UNS: Nato’s efforts to present a united front at a summit focused on helping Ukraine defeat Russia and Kyiv’s push to join the alliance were undermined on Monday by a shock Turkish ultimatum on Sweden’s membership bid. As Ukraine’s forces claimed more advances against Russian positions, Nato’s 31 members agreed […]
