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Pakistani court suspends ex-PM Imran Khan’s graft conviction

Aug 29, 2023 09:48

A Pakistani high court suspended former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s recent conviction on corruption charges on Tuesday, his lawyer says.
North Korea: US' reckless moves raise 'danger of nuclear war’ on Korean Peninsula

Aug 29, 2023 08:32

North Korea says the United States is increasing the chances of a “nuclear war” on the Korean Peninsula as a result of its reckless confrontational moves.
Beijing: US must stop targeting Chinese students under pretext of ‘visa fraud’

Aug 29, 2023 03:11

Beijing says the United States needs to stop going after Chinese students in the name of national security and “visa fraud.”
UN official warns Daesh threat persists in region

Aug 28, 2023 12:16

The UN has warned that the Daesh terrorist group could exploit the instability and insecurity in West Asia and Africa amid reports of growing attacks by the group in those regions.
Denmark announces plans to criminalize Quran burnings

Aug 28, 2023 12:07

As tensions remain high following a spat of Quran desecrations across Denmark and Sweden, Copenhagen has announced plans to totally outlaw the improper treatment of objects of significance to a religious community, namely the holy Quran, the Bible and the Torah.
NATO strategy on Ukraine failed, arming Kiev getting ‘nowhere’: Ex-Italian PM

Aug 28, 2023 11:50

Former Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte says that NATO’s strategy on Ukraine has failed in the ongoing war with Russia, stressing that Western efforts to arm Kiev and break Russia’s economy “are getting nowhere.”
France to ban Islamic abayas at schools: Minister

Aug 28, 2023 10:56

France's education minister has said the country is to ban wearing across the nation's schools of abayas -- a simple, loose over-garment dress worn by many women across the Muslim world -- citing a violation of French "secular laws."
'Western leaders use their tongue, we use our brain': Sergei Lavrov

Aug 28, 2023 10:45

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov of Russia has rejected criticism by Western politicians and mainstream media targeting the BRICS group of emerging economies.
German citizens protest against West’s arms delivery to Ukraine

Aug 28, 2023 10:37

Crowds of people have taken to the streets in a populous state in western Germany to denounce the West's supply of lethal weapons to Ukraine, demanding the de-escalation of the ongoing crisis.
Jacksonville shooting being investigated as hate crime

Aug 28, 2023 10:34

The US Justice Department has opened a hate-crime investigation into a shooting incident that killed three Black people in Florida on Saturday.