KHAN GIVES SIX-DAY DEADLINE TO GOV’T TO ANNOUNCE POLLS AS LONG MARCH REACHES ISLAMABAD

Thu 26 May 2022: Former Pakistan Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, along with other party workers, late on Wednesday reached Islamabad after PTI workers and supporters made their way towards the federal capital, pushing aside containers and braving tear gas shelling, local media reported. A large number of party workers and […]

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DIALOGUE, COOPERATION WITH BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA ‘MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER’: NATO CHIEF

Sefik Džaferović, Chairman of the Bosnia & Herzegovina with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. Wed 25 May 2022: Due to Russia’s attack on Ukraine, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday that political dialogue and practical cooperation with Bosnia and Herzegovina are “more important than ever.” Jens Stoltenberg made the comments at a joint […]

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KASHMIRI LEADER YASIN MALIK SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON BY INDIAN COURT

Wed 25 May 2022: An Indian court on Wednesday ordered life in jail for Kashmiri leader Yasin Malik for funding “terrorist” activities and other charges, a judge said, prompting street protests outside the politician’s residence. Malik, head of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), earlier told a special court designated for the National Investigation […]

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POPE FRANCIS CALLS FOR GUN CONTROL FOLLOWING SCHOOL SHOOTING IN TEXAS

Wed 25 May 2022: Pope Francis expressed his “heartbreak” for the massacre at a Texas school that killed at least 19 children and two teachers on Wednesday, calling for stricter gun laws. The throng at St. Peter’s Square applauded his message, which came only one day after the worst school massacre in the United States […]

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MOSCOW READY TO SET UP CORRIDOR FOR SHIPS CARRYING FOOD TO LEAVE UKRAINE: OFFICIAL

Wed 25 May 2022: Russia is ready to provide a humanitarian corridor for vessels carrying food to leave Ukraine in return for the lifting of some sanctions, the country’s Interfax news agency has cited deputy foreign minister Andrey Rudenko as saying. Ukraine’s Black Sea ports have been blocked since Moscow launched its offensive and more […]

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NORMALISATION OF TURKEY-ISRAEL TIES TO HELP RESOLVE PALESTINIAN CONFLICT: TURKISH FM

Wed 25 May 2022: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Wednesday that the normalisation of ties between Turkey and Israel will have a “positive impact” for a “peaceful” resolution to the Palestinian conflict. In a news conference after talks with his Israeli counterpart, Çavuşoğlu said the two countries agreed to “re-energise” relations in many areas, including resuming talks on civil aviation. ISRAEL, TURKEY LOOKING TO EXPAND ECONOMIC […]

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‘DEFINING MOMENT’ FOR PAKISTAN, ‘NO BLOCKADE CAN STOP US’: IMRAN KHAN

Wed 25 May 2022: As PTI’s Azadi March began on Wednesday, tensions in Punjab rose after police made use of tear gas and arrested several PTI marchers in Lahore as activists attempted to remove the shipping containers between them and Islamabad. It came after PTI chairman Imran Khan exhorted his supporters yesterday to embark on […]

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TEXAS SCHOOL SHOOTING: FAMILIES MOURN LOST LOVED ONES AS MORE VICTIMS IDENTIFIED

Footage on social media appears to show a man walking with a rifle within the grounds of Robb Elementary School, Uvalde. Wed 25 May 2022: A gunman opened fire in a primary school in the US state of Texas, killing at least 19 children and two adults. The attack happened just days before the school […]

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CHINESE ABUSES IN UIGHUR CAMPS EXPOSED IN XINJIANG LEAK

Wed 25 May 2022: A leak of thousands of photos and official documents from China’s Xinjiang province has shed new light on the extent of abuses, including mass internment, targeting the Uighur and other Muslim minorities, according to media reports. The files, obtained by academic Adrian Zenz, were published as UN human rights chief Michelle […]

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