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Published in AlJazeera on Apr 11th, 2021, By Sean Mathews Ukrainian President Zelenskyy meets Turkey’s Erdogan at a time of heightened Russia-Ukraine tensions. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Istanbul over the weekend to mark the 10th anniversary of his country’s strategic …

Published in Dawn News on Apr 12th, 2021, DUBAI: The Saudi-led military coalition battling Yemen’s Houthi movement intercepted and destroyed drones launched by the Iran-aligned group towards Khamis Mushait and Jazan in southern Saudi Arabia, state media said on Sunday. …

FILE PHOTO: A Minneapolis Police Department vehicle is parked near the a boarded up Hennepin County Public Safety Facility, while the fifth day of trial continues for Derek Chauvin, who is facing murder charges in the death of George Floyd, …

Russia and China are frustrating the international response to the Myanmar crisis, a top European Union diplomat said. — AP/File Published in Dawn News on Apr 12th, 2021, AFP YANGON: Russia and China are frustrating the international response to the …

A security vehicle passes in front of the Natanz nuclear facility, south of the capital Tehran [File: Reuters] Published in AlJazeera Apr 12th, 2021, By Maziar Motamedi Contrary to last year’s attack on Natanz, Iran has chosen not to shy away from …

Published in Reuters on Mar 20th, 2021, By Aditi Shah, Nigam Prusty NEW DELHI (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin discussed India’s planned purchase of Russia’s S400 air defence system at a meeting with his Indian counterpart on Saturday, reiterating …

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban’s deputy leader and negotiator, and other delegation members attend the Afghan peace conference in Moscow, Russia March 18, 2021. — Reuters/File   Published in Geo News on Mar 19th, 2021, We expressed our readiness …

President Vladimir Putin retorted on Thursday that it takes one to know one after US President Joe Biden said he thought the Russian leader was a killer. — AP   Published in Dawn News on Mar 19th, 2021, MOSCOW: President …

Blinken: We will discuss “our deep concerns with actions by China”   Published in BBC News on Mar 19th, 2021, US and Chinese officials have exchanged sharp rebukes in the first high-level talks between the Biden administration and China, taking …

General Qamar Javed Bajwa at the Pakistan Day parade in Islamabad [File: Farooq Naeem/AFP]   Published in Geo News on Mar 06th, 2021, In a rare conciliatory note, General Bajwa calls for peaceful resolution of Kashmir dispute and talks with …

Iraqi President Barham Saleh (R) welcomes Pope Francis at the presidential palace in Baghdad’s Green Zone on March 5, 2021. — AFP Published in Dawn on Mar 6th, 2021, Reuters BAGHDAD: Pope Francis, beginning the first trip by a pontiff …

Khan, who became prime minister following the 2018 general elections, sought confidence vote following a surprise electoral defeat on a Senate seat earlier this week [File: Mohammad Ismail/Reuters] Published in AlJazeera on Mar 06th, 2021, By Asad Hashim Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistani Prime Minister …