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Mirwaiz hails Pope Leo's stand against war

Srinagar, April 18 -- Chief cleric of Jamia Masjid in Srinagar, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, while delivering the Friday sermon, hailed the stand of Pope Leo against war, while urging the global religious lea... Read More


Sheikh Hasina extradition request under legal review, says India

India, April 18 -- India said on Friday that the Bangladesh government's request for extraditing former premier Sheikh Hasina is being examined as part of judicial and legal processes, while emphasisi... Read More


Global shocks: the economic impact

Dhaka, April 18 -- It has become customary to disaggregate the impact of economic shocks on the global and national or regional economies. Needless to say that in broad terms the conclusions are the s... Read More


Civilians count costs of war as they return to southern Lebanon

France, April 18 -- "Thank God, we're happy, of course! It's a victory, even though we know our three-story house has collapsed. It's still something to be proud of," one man told RFI as he made his w... Read More


Over 86,000 Afghan refugees return home in a month: UN

KABUL, April 18 -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has reported that more than 86,000 Afghan migrants returned to the country from Iran and Pakistan within one month, accordi... Read More


Iran denies agreeing to transfer enriched uranium after Trump claim

Kuala Lampur, April 18 --   TEHRAN, April 18 - Iran's foreign ministry yesterday said the country's stockpile of enriched uranium would not be transferred "anywhere", denying an earlier cla... Read More


Lebanon no longer 'arena for wars', Aoun says after Israel-Hezbollah truce

Kuala Lampur, April 18 --   BEIRUT, April 18 - Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said yesterday that his country was on the verge of a "new phase" of "permanent agreements", after the 10-day ceasef... Read More


Macron and Starmer welcome Hormuz reopening and push for permanent navigation security

New Delhi, April 18 -- The leaders of France and the U.K. on Friday welcomed the announcement by Iran and the U.S. that the Strait of Hormuz is open, but said freedom of navigation must be permanently... Read More


Pope vs President: Leo comes into his own in Trump showdown

ROME, April 18 -- Mild-mannered and measured no longer: US President Donald Trump's threat to destroy Iran's centuries-old civilisation was the red line that prompted Pope Leo to show his colours, ana... Read More


Europe's far-right gathers in Milan seeking fresh momentum after Orban defeat

MILAN, April 18 -- Far-right leaders from Europe gather in Milan today for a rally against irregular immigration and Brussels bureaucracy, the first since the electoral defeat of nationalist Viktor Or... Read More