Jammu & Kashmir
Kashmir Assembly Seeks Statehood in Challenge to Centre
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir’s Legislative Assembly on Monday passed a resolution calling for the “immediate and urgent” restoration of the region’s full statehood, after opposition Bharatiya Janata Party members protested and walked out of the House. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah moved the resolution last Friday, but the vote was delayed after several lawmakers sought to […]
Europe
Sweden faces prolonged political stalemate after failed talks
STOCKHOLM: Sweden’s political deadlock deepened on Tuesday after Social Democratic leader Magdalena Andersson admitted that her second attempt to form a government had failed, nearly a month after the country’s parliamentary election. Speaking at a news conference, Andersson said negotiations with the three other parties in the centre-left bloc had reached an impasse. Although progress […]
EU border chaos: travellers face five hour waits under new system
BRUSSELS: Europe’s new Entry/Exit System (EES) is still causing severe disruption at the borders of the Schengen area, with travellers facing waits of up to five hours at peak times, airport and airline groups have warned. Nearly six months after the system was fully introduced, there is little sign of improvement. The European airport association […]
International News
EU envoy meets Afghanistan’s foreign minister on security, aid
KABUL: A senior European Union envoy has held talks with Afghanistan’s foreign minister on security, humanitarian assistance and political cooperation, as the two sides explore ways to expand engagement despite the EU’s lack of formal recognition of Afghanistan’s authorities. Thomas Frellesen, the EU’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, met Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi as part […]
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