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Iraqi parliament approves manual ballot recount
BAGHDAD: Iraq’s parliament voted on Wednesday to hold a manual recount of votes in the country’s May 12 parliamentary election, two lawmakers said, a...
Trudeau expects ‘difficult’ conversations with Trump at G7
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday he expects “frank and sometimes difficult” conversations with US President Donald Trump on US tariffs at...
B.C. housing tax to cause vacation property price dip: Royal LePage
British Columbia’s new speculation tax on out-of-province buyers will likely convince a wave of owners to sell their vacation properties, pushing down home prices,...
Knesset disqualifies bill seeking equal status for Jews and Arabs
Israel’s Knesset disqualified a bill that called for all citizens to be treated equally, rejecting the argument it must recognise the rights of its...
French protesters rally against Netanyahu’s Paris visit
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was met by scores of protesters calling for him to be tried as a war criminal on Tuesday at...
Ethiopia accepts peace deal with longtime rival Eritrea
Ethiopia announced it will fully accept the terms of a peace agreement with neighbouring Eritrea in a major step towards calming deadly tensions with...
Why do we have one and what purpose does it fulfil?
The government completed its five-year term last night and today former Pakistan chief justice Nasirul Mulk is set to take oath as the country’s...
Prosecution opens final arguments in NAB case against Nawaz
0ISLAMABAD: The prosecution of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday started final arguments in the Avenfield properties reference after the accountability court dismissed...
US school shooting victim Sabika Sheikh laid to rest in Karachi
The funeral prayers for Sabika Sheikh, a 17-year-old Pakistani exchange student who was killed in a Texas school shooting last week, were offered at...
Corruption references against me are punishment for treason case against Musharraf,...
Beleaguered PML-N politician Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday, during his third accountability court hearing in as many days, claimed that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB)...
WB says it’s seeking amicable solution to Pakistan-India water dispute
WASHINGTON: The World Bank said on Tuesday that it was holding talks with a Pakistani delegation to seek an amicable resolution of its water...
Texas school shooting: I’m going to kill you, he said before...
The suspect in the Texas school shooting began his attack by firing a shotgun through an art classroom door, shattering a glass pane and...
Nicolas Maduro expels US envoy amid new sanctions
President Nicolas Maduro ordered the expulsion of the top US diplomat in Venezuela following a new round of sanctions imposed by Washington over his...
Trump: ‘Substantial chance’ summit with Kim will not go ahead
US President Donald Trump has done little to quell mounting uncertainty surrounding a hallmark meeting with North Korea’s leader planned for next month, as...
Lebanon’s new parliament set to hold first session
After a nine-year run and three extensions of its mandate, Lebanon’s parliament has finally dissolved, paving the way for a new house of assembly....
Palestine submits ICC referral to open probe into ‘Israel crimes’
For the first time, the Palestinian government has submitted a referral to the International Criminal Court (ICC) calling on prosecutors to open an immediate...
Taxpayers Shouldn’t Have to Foot the Bill forPrime Minister Trudeau’s Failure
Shannon Stubbs, Conservative Shadow Minister for Natural Resources, issued the following statement today regarding the Trans Mountain Expansion:
“Only Prime Minister Trudeau could take a...
Pipeline battle escalates as B.C. government files court challenge against Alberta
The B.C. government struck back at Alberta on Tuesday in the Kinder Morgan pipeline dispute, launching legal action challenging the constitutionality of Alberta’s new...
Ramadan fun activities reflect on Saudi Arabia’s potential
RIYADH: The holy month of Ramadan is one of the platforms used to reinforce morals, ethics, and Islamic values through practicing rituals. However, the...
UN criticizes Algeria for mass deportations of migrants
GENEVA/ALGIERS: The United Nations on Tuesday urged Algeria to stop rounding up and expelling sub-Saharan migrants, highlighting an influx of immigrants from Mali and...
