BERLIN (AFP) – After discussions in Berlin on Thursday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and European allies claimed that reviving the Iran nuclear agreement was still feasible, but that “time is running short.” Blinken told reporters that negotiators in Vienna seeking to resurrect the 2015 agreement with Tehran hadContinue Reading
MOSCOW, Russia (AP) — Russia increased the stakes in its conflict with the West over Ukraine on Thursday, with a top diplomat refusing to rule out a Russian military deployment to Cuba and Venezuela if tensions with the US escalate. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, who headed the Russian teamContinue Reading
GENEVA (AFP) – During tense talks on Monday, Russia told the US that it had no plans to invade Ukraine, and the two sides agreed to step up efforts to keep tensions from escalating into a full-fledged conflict. After more than seven hours of talks in Geneva, Russian and USContinue Reading
MUZAFFARABAD – The University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir has reached another milestone by introducing Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH) and Bachelor of Science in Ventilation and Respiratory Therapy degree programmes through its Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences. “The University has become the first in the stateContinue Reading
PARIS, France (AFP) – Authorities in France announced Thursday that they have fined Google and Facebook 210 million euros ($237 million) for their usage of “cookies,” the data used to follow people online. Apple and Amazon, among other US internet firms, have come under increasing scrutiny in Europe for theirContinue Reading
PARIS, France (Reuters) – According to the farm ministry, France will slaughter roughly 600,000 poultry birds in order to limit an avian influenza virus that is spreading among duck herds in the southwest of the country. Late last year, France was one of several European countries to report extremely contagiousContinue Reading
BRUXELLES (AFP) – According to a coalition government agreement struck Thursday, Belgium will shut down all seven of its nuclear reactors by 2025 but will not exclude out new-generation nuclear technology. According to a government source, the all-night talks included an agreement on “investments of about 100 million euros ($Continue Reading
On Wednesday, Germany’s parliament will formally elect Olaf Scholz as the country’s next chancellor, ending Angela Merkel’s 16-year rule and ushering in a new political period led by the center-left. Scholz led his Social Democrats to victory in a historic election in September against Merkel’s conservative CDU-CSU party, as theContinue Reading
JEDDAH: French President Emmanuel Macron met with Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler in Jeddah on Saturday to discuss regional security, particularly crisis-hit Lebanon, after asserting that he has not disregarded Riyadh’s record on human rights. Macron arrived in the Red Sea city following trips to the United Arab Emirates andContinue Reading
RIGA (AFP) – NATO foreign ministers will meet on Tuesday to discuss ways to resist a Russian military buildup on Ukraine’s border, amid worries that the Kremlin is planning an invasion. The long-planned meeting in Latvia’s capital Riga comes at a dangerous time on NATO’s eastern border, as members copeContinue Reading
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