United Nations, 12 June 2021 (APP) Pakistani and Indian delegates engaged in a fresh verbal duel in the United Nations General Assembly Friday, after Pakistani Ambassador Munir Akram drew world community’s attention to New Delhi’s grave human rights violations in occupied Kashmir and called for resolving the UN-recognized dispute in accordance with Security Council resolutions....

Srinagar (Disputed Kashmir Region), 12 June 2021 (Anadolu News) Two civilians and as many policemen were killed when suspected militants attacked a police team in Indian-administered Kashmir on Friday, police said. Dilbag Singh, director general of police in Jammu and Kashmir, told reporters the militants attacked a police team in the northern Sopore town. Of...

Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), 12 June 2021 (Saudi Gazette) Authorities in Saudi Arabia have decided to allow 60,000 pilgrims of vaccinated citizens and residents who are already in the Kingdom to do this year’s Hajj. In a statement on Saturday, the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said that in light of the continuation of the coronavirus...

Saturday, 12 June 2021 In a statement issued to media by Taleban spokesperson today regarding stay of some foreign forces in Afghanistan, it said that a number of news outlets have recently reported that some foreign troops could stay behind in our homeland in the role of securing airports and embassies. The following points are...

Paris, 08 June 2021 (Reuters) A man slapped President Emmanuel Macron in the face on Tuesday during a walkabout in southern France. Macron later said he had not feared for his safety, and that nothing would stop him carrying on with his job. The man, who was dressed in a khaki T-shirt, then shouted "Down...

Doha, 08 June 2021 (QT) By Ashraf Siddiqui Ambassador of Bangladesh to Qatar HE Md. Jashim Uddin has hinted that the second round of talks on State Minister of Foreign Affairs level between Qatar and Bangladesh will be held in Doha soon as the dates are under final consideration. The first round of the talks...

Kabul, 05 June 2021 (Anadolu News) The foreign ministers of Turkmenistan and Afghanistan on Saturday began a two-day conference in the western Afghan city of Herat to discuss key regional energy transfer and trade projects. According to the Foreign Ministry in Kabul, Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammad Haneef Atmar led a high-level delegation and held talks...

Kabul, 07 June 2021 (Anadolu News) Over 3 million Afghans are feared to be acutely affected by drought this year, said a new study on Monday. According to the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), at least 14.1 million Afghans, 35% of the population, now face "crisis" or "emergency" levels of food insecurity. It noted that the...

Dharki (Pakistan) 07 June 2021 (Dawn, GEO) A train in Sindh's Ghotki district smashed into derailed carriages of another train on Monday, killing at least 40 people, in the latest accident to highlight the perilous state of the country's more than 165-year-old railway system. Several people were still trapped in the mangled wreckage near Daharki...

Ankara, 04 June 2021 (Anadolu News) The Turkish president on Friday announced the discovery of another 135 billion cubic meters of natural gas in the Black Sea, following a historic find last year. "Our Fatih drill ship has made a new natural gas discovery of 135 billion cubic meters in the Amasra-1 well in the...