More money is needed to maintain funding for the war in Ukraine, as well as the bloc’s migration policy. In a rare step, the European Commission has asked member states to contribute billions more in euros to top-up the EU’s budget for the next four years. The extra money is needed to cover gaps in […]
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Russian drones targeted the capital Kyiv and other cities in the early hours of Tuesday, hitting critical infrastructure in Lviv in the west, Ukrainian officials have said. Ukraine’s air force says 35 drones were launched and all but three shot down. The attack on Lviv triggered a fire, but no-one was injured, the local authorities […]
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Three international flights took off from the Karachi airport without going through customs procedures, as a result of an ongoing dispute between Customs and the Airport Security Force (ASF). Saudi Airlines Hajj flight SV3701 was among the flights that departed without customs clearance. According to airport sources, ASF personnel stopped a passenger bound for Dubai […]
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India’s stance on Russia in the Ukraine conflict has not faced widespread criticism in the United States. Asked in an interview with the Wall Street Journal about critical comments in the US for not taking a more forceful stance against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Modi said: “I […]
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KARACHI: The number of confirmed victims from one of the worst migrant shipwrecks in the Mediterranean rose to 81 Monday after three more bodies were found off southern Greece, as more survivors claimed that the battered trawler had been under tow by another vessel just before it sank with hundreds of people aboard. The new […]
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BEIJING: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday the United States and China have an obligation to manage their relationship responsibly, and that he told Chinese leaders during meetings in Beijing that direct engagement is the best way to ensure disagreements do not turn into conflict. Speaking to reporters in Beijing, Blinken said he […]
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Chairperson of Peace and Culture Organisation, Mushaal Hussein Mullick penned a letter to António Guterres, Secretary General, United Nations requesting his immediate intervention to save Mohammed Yasin Malik Chairman JKLF’s life from Indian judicial murder. Mushaal, the wife of Yasin Malik, on Monday, wrote a letter to the UN chief and appealed to him to […]
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One would think that in a country that is undergoing a severe financial crunch, where the government is strapped for cash and is fighting against its political mandate to balance a budget, austerity would be the first step taken by the legislative bodies. However, the details of the proposed federal budget 2023 are contrary to […]
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Srinagar, June 19: A 16-year-old girl has earned a rare honor by memorizing Holy Quran as well as passing the matriculation exam with flying colors in a span of three months. Afeefa Khan of Shaheen Public School, Ganderpora, Safakadal scored 486 marks in the matriculation exam for which the result was declared today. “I completed […]
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Authorities said pride participants were not in danger at any time. Austrian authorities said Sunday they had foiled a possible attack on Vienna’s Pride parade by three young men who allegedly sympathised with the extremist Islamic State group. The head of Austria’s domestic intelligence service, Omar Haijawi-Pirchner, told reporters that the suspects, aged 14, 17 […]
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