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Pakistan PM Imran Khan Holds Meeting of Kashmir Core Group, Discusses Diplomatic Outreach
The meeting noted that the international community, including the UNSC, international human rights organisations, international humanitarian organisations and the international media had taken cognizance of the situation in Kashmir, said a statement issue...
Brazil's Bolsonaro Blames Amazon Wildfires on NGOs as Twitter Erupts
Images of fires purportedly devouring sections of the world's largest rainforest have gone viral on Twitter. #PrayforAmazonas is the top trending hashtag in the world on Wednesday, with more than 249,000 tweets.
China Hails 'Old Friend' General Bajwa's 3-year Term Extension as Pakistan's Army Chief
Gen Bajwa has promised Beijing to safeguard China's interests in Pakistan under the USD 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) which will connect China's largest province Xinjiang with Pakistan's Gwadar port in Balochistan.
'From Big Opportunity to Diplomatic Crisis': Shock in Denmark After Trump, Spurned Over Greenland, Cancels Visit
Donald Trump's proposal at first elicited incredulity and humour from politicians in Denmark, a NATO ally of the United States, with former premier Lars Lokke Rasmussen saying: 'It must be an April Fool's Day joke.'
Italian PM Giuseppe Conte Announces Resignation, Denounces Interior Minister for Toppling Govt
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, addressing parliament after it was recalled from its summer recess to decide the future of the barely year-old government, accused League party chief Salvini of seeking to cash in on his rising popularity.
US Federal Prisons Chief Replaced After Jail-Cell Suicide of Disgraced Financier Jeffrey Epstein
US Attorney General Bill Barr on Monday appointed Kathleen Sawyer as director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, replacing Hugh Hurwitz who served as acting director for the past 15 months.
'Get Those Foreign Agents Outta Town': Chinese State Media Pump Up Jam to Slam Hong Kong Protests
The rap video, overlaid with clips of protesters clashing with police and breaking into Hong Kong's legislative offices, is being shared by Chinese state media on its overseas and domestic social media accounts.
Germany & Hungary to Mark 30th Anniversary of 'Iron Curtain Picnic'
Laszlo Magas, who organised the Pan-European picnic in 1989, said it was 'shocking and wonderful to see those people with their kids on their shoulders, approaching the border'.
Churches Arm, Train Congregants in Wake of Mass Shootings
The simulated gunfight at the church in Haslet was part of a niche industry that trains civilians to protect their churches using the techniques and equipment of law enforcement.
European Union Calls for 'Inclusive Dialogue' over Hong Kong Tensions
The statement came as Hong Kong democracy activists kicked off a new round of protests that began over a plan to allow extraditions to mainland China but have widened into a broader call for more rights in the semi-autonomous city.
Kim Jong Un Expresses 'Great Satisfaction' over North Korea Weapons Tests
The launches were North Korea's sixth round of tests since late July that revealed developments of a new rocket artillery system and two separate short-range mobile ballistic missile systems that experts say would expand its ability to strike targets thro...
After Back-to-back Mass Shootings, US House Panel to Cut Recess Short to Consider Gun Measures
The panel will prepare a series of bills for consideration by the full House of Representatives to prevent people convicted of misdemeanor hate crimes from purchasing firearms.
China State Agency Successfully Launches Rocket for Commercial Use: Report
Smart Dragon-1 rocket, which weighs 23 tonnes and was developed by a unit of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp (CASC), successfully delivered three satellites into orbit after a launch in Jiuquan
Brexit Protester Jailed in Britain for Halting International Trains
Terry Maher, 44, climbed on top of a tunnel above the railway line outside London's St Pancras terminal on March 29, the day Britain was originally due to leave the European Union.
Sudan to Launch Historic Transition to Civilian Rule After Bloody Uprising
The deal brought an end to nearly eight months of upheaval that saw masses mobilise against the 30-year rule of Omar al-Bashir, who was eventually ousted in April.
US Move Halts Release of Iranian Tanker Held in Gibraltar for Breaching Sanctions
Britain's Foreign Office said in a statement that the "investigations conducted around the Grace 1 are a matter for the government of Gibraltar" and that it couldn't comment further.