Ukraine rebuffs Pope Francis calling for talks with Russia

Ukraine on Sunday rebuffed Pope Francis’s call to negotiate an end to the war with Russia, with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy saying the pontiff was engaging in “virtual mediation” and his foreign minister saying Kyiv would never capitulate. Francis said that when things were going badly for a party to a conflict one had to show […]

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US military airlifts embassy personnel from Haiti, bolsters security

 The US military said on Sunday it has carried out an operation in Haiti to airlift non-essential embassy personnel from the country and added US forces to bolster embassy security, as the Caribbean nation reels under a state of emergency. The operation was the latest sign of Haiti’s troubles as gang violence threatens to bring […]

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Five of six missing skiers found dead in Switzerland, police say

Five cross-country skiers who went missing during a ski tour in Switzerland were found dead, while a search was still on for the sixth skier, police said in a statement on Monday. The skiers, five of them members of the same family, went missing around Tete Blanche mountain on Saturday on the Zermatt-Arolla path, near […]

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Putin hopes a Trump win would change course for Russia

President Vladimir Putin has no doubt he will secure another term in Russia’s election. The vote that leaves him in suspense, and could do more to change his policies, will occur eight months later in the United States. Putin has publicly said he prefers US President Joe Biden to his predecessor and aspiring successor Donald […]

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IHC to hear PTI founder, Shah Mahmood’s pleas in cipher case

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) is set to hear the pleas of the Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi against indictment in the cipher case today (Monday).  Chief Justice Amer Farooq and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb of IHC will preside over the appeals against indictment in the cipher case.  During the […]

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PTI leaders Latif Khosa, Salman Akram Raja released

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders Latif Khosa and Salman Akram Raja have been released. Family sources of the PTI leaders have confirmed their release. Family sources said Khosa and Raja were arrested by the police while protesting and were released late last night. It may be recalled that during the rally against the alleged election rigging […]

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President Zardari presented guard of honour after assuming charge

 President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday was presented guard of honour on assuming the office of president. The ceremony of presenting the guard of honour to the newly-elected president was held at the Aiwan-e-Sadr. Asif Zardari reached Aiwan-e-Sadr on a buggie for the guard of hono ur ceremony. A contingent of armed forces presented the […]

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CJP Isa remarks IG Islamabad must be sacked

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Qazi Faez Isa remarked that Inspector General (IG) Islamabad must be ousted for showing imprudent acts. CJP Isa shared the remarks during the hearing of the case against notices and harassment of journalists by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). A bench headed by CJP Qazi Faez Isa, including Justice […]

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Natalie Portman divorces French choreographer husband

Natalie Portman has divorced her French choreographer husband, a source close to the Oscar-winning actress told AFP on Friday. The “Black Swan” star filed last July to end her marriage of 11 years to Benjamin Millepied, said People magazine, which first reported the news. The divorce was finalized in France last month, the source confirmed. […]

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