British Prime Minister Theresa May faces a no-confidence vote on Wednesday, a day after Parliament rejected her Brexit deal by an historic margin. May is battling to save her job after staking her political reputation on a last-ditch effort to win support for the divorce agreement she negotiated with the European Union. Though defeat was widely expected, […]
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WASHINGTON: Two key US officials — special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and Deputy Assistant to the US president Lisa Curtis — are expected in Islamabad on Tuesday for talks aimed at ensuring the success of a US-backed peace initiative for Afghanistan. The US Department of State announced last week that Mr Khalilzad is visiting India, China, Pakistan and […]
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Anupam Kher-starrer The Accidental Prime Minister has been cleared for release in Pakistan, CBFC Chairman Danyal Gilani has confirmed to Images. “The Accidental Prime Minister has been cleared by CBFC,” Danyal Gillani, Chairman of the Central Board of Film Censors told Images. He added that the film has been approved for screening with minor excisions. According to Indian […]
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The Afghan Taliban on Tuesday claimed responsibility for a powerful truck bomb attack in Kabul that ripped through surrounding neighbourhoods, killing at least four people and wounding more than 100, in the latest assault on the Afghan capital. In a grim message, the militants also vowed to carry out more attacks in the city in […]
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With White House residence staff among those hit by the United States government shutdown, President Donald Trump personally ordered in an “all American” feast of burgers and pizza on Monday for a visiting football team. “Because of the shutdown, as you know … we went out and we ordered American fast food paid for by […]
CLICK HERE TO READ MOREBritish Prime Minister Theresa May faces crushing defeat in a historic vote in parliament on Tuesday over the Brexit dealshe has struck with the European Union, leaving the world’s fifth biggest economy in limbo. With just over two months to go until the scheduled Brexit date of March 29, Britain is still bitterly divided over what […]
CLICK HERE TO READ MOREThe largest gathering of humanity on the planet began on Tuesday, with tens of millions showered in rose petals and holy ash at a spectacular Hindu festival on India’s sacred riverbanks. The Kumbh Mela is expected to attract more than 100 million pilgrims to Allahabad over the next seven weeks to bathe in waters considered […]
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A gunfight was underway following a blast at a hotel and office complex in a leafy Nairobi neighbourhood on Tuesday, an AFPreporter and a witness said. A blast at the DusitD2 compound, which includes a hotel and several office buildings housing international companies, was heard from AFP’soffices some five kilometres (three miles) away. Simon Crump, who works […]
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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government has decided to shelve a major power project pushed by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz regime under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and will axe hundreds of other schemes under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) later this month. Background discussions with government officials suggest that Islamabad has officially conveyed […]
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The White House demanded that the military draft plans for strikes on Iran after attacks in Iraq last year, sparking concern at the Pentagon and State Department, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. The report said the move followed a mortar attack launched by an an allegedly Iran-linked group on the Baghdad diplomatic quarters home to […]
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