UNITED NATIONS, United States, (APP/AFP) – Iran’s ballistic missile tests in March were “not consistent” with the spirit of the nuclear agreement signed with world powers, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said in a report to the Security Council. However, Ban — in a confidential report that AFP saw on Friday — leaves it up […]
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Iran missile tests inconsistent with nuclear deal: UN report
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Dhaka cafe attack survivor dies after ‘torture’
DHAKA, (APP/AFP) – A Bangladeshi teenager, who police say was a suspect in last week’s deadly attack on a Dhaka cafe, has died in custody, with his family insisting he was a hostage and alleging torture by security forces. Zakir Hossain Shawon, 18, a kitchen assistant at the Holey Artisan Bakery, was arrested after last […]
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Shabaab raid Kenya police station
NAIROBI, (APP/AFP) – Kenyan police said Saturday that “more than 100” militants raided a police station in north-east Kenya overnight, injuring one officer and making off with arms and ammunition. The attack on Diff police station in Wajir district, close to the Somali border, happened at 1:00 am (2200 GMT Friday) and was blamed on […]
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US media pays tributes to Edhi as the ‘greatest Pakistani’
NEW YORK, (APP): American print and electronic gave prominent coverage to the passing away in Karachi of Abdul Sattar Edhi, the Pakistani philanthropist, calling him a revered figure and the “greatest Pakistani”, while underlining the fact that he lived modestly despite the vast sums of money that passed through his charitable foundation. After giving details […]
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Obama downplays Brexit impact at NATO summit
WARSAW (APP/AFP) – US President Barack Obama insisted Friday Brexit would not harm transatlantic unity, but warned against a bitter divorce undermining security in the face of a resurgent Russia. Britain’s decision to leave the European Union dominated Obama’s final NATO meeting before he leaves office, which comes at what he called the most critical […]
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China vows to act with G20 partners to boost world trade
SHANGHAI, (APP/AFP) – China will work with its G20 partners to promote global trade growth, Beijing’s commerce minister said on Saturday, as the world’s top economies met in Shanghai. Global trade is expected to grow at a tepid 2.8 percent in 2016, the World Trade Organization (WTO) said in April, with uncertainty over Britain’s decision […]