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Pakistan to ban party of jailed ex-PM Imran Khan

dpaIslamabadThe Pakistani government will ban the party of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan a top official said on Monday stoking fears of more chaos in the nuclear-armed Islamic republic with a crisis-ridden

Jul 16, 2024
People pay tribute to the victims of the Russian missile strike on downtown Vinnytsia, Ukraine. (DPA)

Ukrainians favour peace talks with Russia, but not on Putin’s terms

dpaKievOnly around a third of Ukrainians are strongly opposed to peace talks with the Kremlin a new survey suggested on Monday more than two years since Russias full-scale invasion of Ukraine began.An

Jul 16, 2024
Crowds gather on the edge of an abandoned quarry to watch volunteers searching through a rubbish dump for human remains at a slum in Nairobi. (Agencies)

Kenyan ‘serial killer’ admits murdering 42 women

dpaNairobiPolice in Kenya have arrested a suspected serial killer in connection with the discovery of mutilated womens bodies at a rubbish dump in the capital Nairobi.The 33-year-old man was arrested on

Jul 16, 2024
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad casts his vote during the 2024 Parliamentary Election. (DPA)

Syria holds fourth parliamentary elections since 2011 uprising

dpaDamascus/BeirutFor the fourth time since the start of the Syrian civil war in 2011 residents in government-controlled areas were going to the polls in what critics call an electoral farce to help shore up President Bashar al-Assads standing.Voting started on Monday in all 8151 electoral centres d

Jul 16, 2024
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Case dismissed against Trump in secret government documents affair

WashingtoncTypeface:> A US judge on Monday dismissed the case against former president Donald Trump concerning the retention of secret government documents.Judge Aileen Cannon said her decision was based on doubts about the legality of the USJustice Departments appointment of the special investigator in charge of the case.

Jul 16, 2024
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French far-left party halts talks on govt formation

dpaParisA new left-wing alliance that won the parliamentary elections in France is facing a test of unity over the question of who could become prime minister if they were to form a government. The far-left La France Insoumise party has suspended consultations on the formation of a government it holds a face-off wi

Jul 16, 2024
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Gaza media office denounces ongoing US support for Israel

The Government Media Office has condemned continued US military support for Israel during ongoing attacks that have inflicted mass civilian casualties.The US administration under President Joe Biden has caused a humanitarian catastrophe for Palestinians through its involvement in genocide and its provision of internationally banned weapons to the occupation it said in a

Jul 16, 2024
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ICRC’s chief describes ‘extreme difficulties’

William Schomburg head of the Gaza branch of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said there are no words to describe the level of desperation throughout the Gaza Strip with Palestinians struggling to find food water and healthcare to survive.Bringing things into Gaza is extremely complicated and its made worse by the continuing breakdown of law and

Jul 16, 2024
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‘It will take 15 years to clear rubble from Gaza’

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has highlighted data from the UN Environment Programme which says that it will take a decade and a half to clear the roughly 40 million tonnes of rubble created by Israels war on the Gaza Strip.This would require over 100 trucks and cost more than $500m but is an essential effort UNRWA said because

Jul 16, 2024
A woman grieves after an Israeli attack on a school, which has been used as a shelter for families who have fled their homes elsewhere in the Gaza Strip. (DPA)

Israeli forces strike five schools in Gaza in week of massacres

AgenciesPalestinian TerritoriesIsraeli forces have attacked five separate schools in Gaza in just eight days killing dozens of people sheltering in them according to Palestinian officials medics and rescuers.The latest attack on Sunday struck the United Nations-run Abu Oreiban school in the Nuseirat refugee camp killing at least 17 people and injuri

Jul 16, 2024
A group of people look at the debris and destruction at a cafe in Mogadishu following a car bomb blast carried out by the armed group al-Shabab. (Agencies)

Car bomb targets busy cafe in Somalia’s capital, kills nine

AgenciesMogadishu A car bomb has exploded outside a cafe in Somalias capital Mogadishu killing at least nine and injuring several others as patrons were watching the final of the Euro 2024 football tournament on TV the government said.The al-Qaeda-linked armed group al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for Sundays deadly attack via an affiliat

Jul 16, 2024
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Biden stresses need ‘to lower temperature in politics’ after attack

Washington:In the wake of the assassination attempt on his Republican rival Donald Trump USPresident Joe Biden has stressed the need for us to lower the temperature in our politics telling the public to remember while we may disagree we are not enemies. In America we resolve our difference at the ballot box not with bullets Biden said in a formal Oval

Jul 16, 2024
Paul Kagame has won previous elections with over 90% of the vote.

Rwanda votes on next president and parliament

dpaKigali Voters across Rwanda were taking to the polls on Monday to elect the next president and parliament in a vote where incumbent Paul Kagame is widely anticipated to win a fourth term in office.Kagame has two opposing candidates but has received more than 90 percent of the vote in each of the previous elections. At the same time one major oppone

Jul 16, 2024
Yostin Mosquera, 34, Paul Longworth, 71 and Albert Alfonso, 62, pictured on a boat in Colombia.

Man charged with murder over bodies found in suitcases in England

dpaLondonA 34-year-old man has been charged with two counts of murder over the deaths of two men whose remains were found in suitcases in Bristol England police said.Metropolitan Police said Yostin Andres Mosquera a resident of west London would appear in custody on Monday at Wimbledon Magistrates Court. Police have named the two victims as 62-ye

Jul 16, 2024
The Bastille Day celebrations offer French President Emmanuel Macron a moment to distract himself from the political crisis.

France holds Bastille Day festivities before Paris Olympics

AgenciesParisFrance celebrated its national holiday Bastille Day on Sunday as the country prepares to host the Olympic Games. President Emmanuel Macron opened the traditional military parade by reviewing the troops followed by the Marseillaise the national anthem.Preparations for the Games have blocked the military parade from its traditional route

Jul 15, 2024
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Israel claims top Hamas leader killed; Hamas says truce talks continue

Israel on Sunday said Rafa Salama a top commander from the Palestinian group Hamas was confirmed killed in a deadly airstrike which the Hamas-run health authorities in Gaza said hit a refugee camp leaving at least 90 people killed.Hamas meanwhile denied reports that negotiations on a ceasefire and the return of remaining hostages have broken down in the wake of the attack.

Jul 15, 2024
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Qatar, UN sign pact on establishing UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

QNADohaThe United Nations and the State of Qatar have signed the first supplementary agreement for the agreement between Qatar and the United Nations regarding the establishment of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) in the

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Promoting equality, combating discrimination are GCC countries’ priorities, says NHRC chief

QNADohaThe two-day regional dialogue forum on Human rights: promoting equality and combating discrimination in the context of migration commenced in Doha on Monday.The forum is organised by the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) in cooperation w

Argentina's Lionel Messi lifts up the trophy as he celebrates with his team mates after they won the CONMEBOL Copa America 2024 final against Colombia at Hard Rock Stadium in Florida on Sunday. (ZUMA Press Wire/DPA)
Martinez grabs extra-time winner as Argentina claim Copa America

PAMedia/DPALondonA goal deep into extra-time by Lautaro Martinez gave Argentina a 1-0 win over Colombia and a record-breaking 16th Copa America title.Argentina lost a tearful Lionel Messi to injury midway through the second half of a game delayed by more

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QC ties up with CSR regional network to host training for private sector

Tribune News NetworkDohaIn a significant move to enhance social responsibility awareness among private sector companies the Qatar Chamber (QC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Regional Network Consultancy (ANC) a member of the Regional Network

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