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Libya has in recent years emerged as the dominant transit point for people fleeing war and poverty in Africa and the Middle East [File: Anadolu]   Published in AlJazeera on Jan 10th, 2022, Security forces arrested hundreds of migrants protesting outside a shuttered UN centre, activists and migrants said. Libyan …

  Published in The Nation on Jan 09th, 2021, Sputnik Russia and the United States are set to hold talks on strategic stability in Geneva, Switzerland on 10 January, followed by a meeting of the NATO-Russia Council in Brussels on 12 January and consultations within the Organization for Security and Cooperation …

  Published in Bol News on Jan 09th, 2022, Xinhua TEHRAN, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) — Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday blacklisted 51 more U.S. individuals for their “roles” in the assassination of former Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani. In a statement, the ministry said the new list of sanctioned U.S. …

NORTH KOREANS watch a television news broadcast at a railway station showing file footage of the missile test.—AFP   Published in Dawn News on Jan 6th, 2022, AFP SEOUL: North Korea fired what appeared to be a ballistic missile into the sea on Wednesday, South Korea and Japan said, in …

Troops are seen in Almaty’s main square where hundreds of people continued to protest against the government on January 6, 2022 [Mariya Gordeyeva/ Reuters]   Published in AlJazeera on Jan 6th, 2022,  Police say demonstrators were ‘eliminated’ overnight as a Russian-led alliance approves troop deployment to quell unrest. Police in …

  Published in The Nation on Dec 13th, 2021, Agencies LIVERPOOL – The G7 on Sunday said time was running out for Iran to agree a deal to curb its nuclear ambitions, and warned Russia about the consequences of invading Ukraine. Foreign ministers from the world’s richest nations have held …

Cambodian soldiers at Ream Naval Base in Preah Sihanouk province. The base is among several areas where the US is concerned about China’s ‘growing influence’ [File: Kith Serey/EPA]   Published in AlJazeera on Dec 10th, 2021, By Andrew Nachemson New sanctions, including an arms embargo, imposed amid concern about China’s influence …

An injured woman is moved by rescue personnel from the site of a truck crash near Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas state, Mexico. [The Associated Press]   Published in AlJazeera on Dec 10th, 2021, Truck crash in southern Mexican state of Chiapas one of the worst road accidents to hit the country …

  Published in The Nation on Dec 10th, 2021, Anadolu Following the joint commission meeting in Vienna on Thursday, Iran’s lead nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani said the parties have “serious will” to continue talks, which shows that they want to “narrow the gaps”. Iran and P4+1 countries – Russia, China, …

  Published in Dawn News on Dec 8th, 2021,  AP | Reuters India’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat died in a helicopter crash in the southern state of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, the air force said. The reason for the crash was not immediately known. Gen Rawat was India’s …

Cameras stand outside Palais Coburg, the site of a meeting of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), in Vienna, Austria [Lisi Niesner/Reuters]   Published in AlJazeera on Nov 29th, 2021, By Maziar Motamedi Russia’s representative says talks begin ‘quite successfully’ as Iran’s negotiator says Tehran is serious about reaching a …

Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks to the press ahead of a meeting of Nato Foreign Affairs Ministers to be held on Nov 30-Dec 1, at the Nato headquarters, in Brussels, Belgium, on Friday. — AP   Published in Dawn News on Nov 27th, 2021, Agencies BRUSSELS: Nato Secretary-General Jens …