WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US Vice President Joe Biden urged on the Taliban on Sunday to “immediately release” the man thought to be the insurgents’ final American captive, saying that acknowledging the militants’ authority in Afghanistan would be impossible until he was free. The statement came on the eve ofRead More →
More than 300 migrants trying to reach the Canary Islands in flimsy boats were picked up by Spain’s maritime rescue agency on Wednesday, with nine of them clinging to a semi-sunken dinghy. According to a rights group, the rescue agency is unaware of any drownings. According to Helena Maleno, headRead More →
PARIS(Reuters) – France’s Conseil d’Etat, the country’s highest administrative court, confirmed a ruling by a watchdog that imposed a 100 million euro ($111.46 million) punishment on Google for violations of its cookies policy. According to the court, the fine issued by France’s CNIL data protection authorities was proportional. “As aRead More →
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) – The US has asked for an open meeting of the UN Security Council next Monday to address the crisis in Ukraine as a result of Russia’s “threatening actions.” “More than 100,000 Russian troops are deployed on the Ukrainian border, and Russia is engaging in other destabilisingRead More →
On Wednesday, Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf bin Saeed Al Maliki met with Federal Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid and reviewed bilateral ties as well as mutual interests. According to a statement released here, they also reviewed plans for the Saudi Interior Minister’s upcoming visit to Pakistan next month. Sheikh RashidRead More →
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – Microsoft exceeded market forecasts with a good quarterly performance in cloud computing and software on Tuesday, continuing to benefit from the pandemic’s online moving of work, play, shopping, and learning. The US internet behemoth, which revealed last week a bombshell agreement to acquire gaming behemoth ActivisionRead More →
On the margins of a White House photo session, US President Joe Biden was overheard on a live microphone Monday calling a Fox News journalist a “dumb son of a bitch.” As journalists exited the room following the presentation, a Fox News reporter, a favourite of conservatives, inquired whether inflationRead More →
Reuters reports that The deadline for developers to implement an in-app account termination method has been extended by Apple until June 30. The adjustment, which was announced in October of last year, was supposed to take effect on January 31. In addition to extending the conditions for in-app account cancellation,Read More →
Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi spoke by phone with Turkmen Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov on Monday, exchanging views on bilateral relations as well as important regional and international issues. Foreign Minister Qureshi emphasised the need of expanding commercial and economic ties between Pakistan and Turkmenistan. The two ministers agreedRead More →
Kohli was “forced” to step down as captain, according to Pakistan’s great former cricketer Shoaib Akhtar. “Virat did not want to stand down, but he was pushed to,” Shoib Akhtar stated, according to media sources. He insisted that he was not in the best of moods at the moment. ViratRead More →
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