Azerbaijan said on Wednesday it had destroyed missile launchers inside Armenia that were targetting its cities, as fierce fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh risked widening beyond the disputed region. Hundreds have already lost their lives in two weeks of fighting, and continued clashes have rendered almost meaningless a humanitarian ceasefire agreed in Moscow last week. Armenia confirmed […]
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Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said he was “pleased” over Pakistan’s re-election to the United Nations Human Rights Council for a fifth time and vowed that the country would continue to raise its voice “against Islamophobia and in support of mutual respect”. Pakistan has been elected to the UN body for a three-year term. In a series […]
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The US withdrawal of more troops from Afghanistan will depend on a reduction in violence and other conditions agreed in February with the Taliban, the Pentagon’s top general said in an interview broadcast on Monday. Five days after President Donald Trump said he wants US forces “home by Christmas,” Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley […]
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The Foreign Office on Monday rejected Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s “unfounded insinuations” that Pakistan and China were deliberately creating border disputes with India. “It is India that not only creates disputes with neighbours but also runs away from peacefully resolving them,” an FO press release said. The FO further said that Singh’s remarks “demonstrate […]
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday he had spoken with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and they agreed to meet soon, without citing a specific date in a statement about their telephone conversation. Meanwhile, the Israeli government unanimously approved the country’s recently signed normalisation agreement with the United Arab Emirates on […]
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A ceasefire between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region was failing to hold on Monday as the two Caucasus rivals exchanged new fire while international mediators were to relaunch efforts for a sustained truce. Armenia and Azerbaijan have for the last two weeks engaged in bitter fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh, a breakaway region of Azerbaijan controlled […]
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The United Nations food agency, the World Food Programme (WFP), won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its efforts to combat hunger and improve conditions for peace in areas affected by conflict. The Rome-based organisation says it helps some 97 million people in about 88 countries each year, and that one in nine people […]
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A former commander of the US Navy base at Guantanamo Bay has been sentenced to two years in prison for making false statements and obstructing justice in connection with the investigation into the death of a civilian at the facility in Cuba. Retired navy captain John Nettleton, 53, was convicted in January of this year […]
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The United Nations rights chief voiced alarm Friday at civilian suffering in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region after nearly two weeks of clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan, calling for an “urgent ceasefire”. In a statement, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said it was “deeply worrying that in recent days we have seen populated […]
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United States President Donald Trump on Friday prepared to return to the campaign trail with a pair of weekend rallies after his Covid-19 diagnosis sidelined him for a week in the race against Democratic nominee Joe Biden for the White House. The Republican president, who announced he had been infected with the novel coronavirus on October 2 […]
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