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China keen to cooperate with Iran on Middle East peace, stability: Envoy

A senior Chinese diplomat says Beijing attaches great importance to peace and stability in the Middle East and is keen to keep up consultations with Iran in this regard.

Trump compares impeachment inquiry to 'lynching'

US President Donald Trump has compared his impeachment to being killed by a lynching mob without a proper trial.

US forces move 1,500 Daesh women from Syria to Iraq amid Turkish offensive: Report

US military forces have reportedly transferred more than 1,500 female members of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group from Syria to neighboring Iraq in the wake of a ground offensive by Turkish troops and their allied militants against Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria.

Norwegian police arrest gunman after ambulance rampage

Norwegian police said they arrested an armed man who stole an ambulance Tuesday and ran over pedestrians in Oslo, including at least one baby, as the motive was not immediately known.

Boris Johnson threatens to abandon Brexit bill in the face of Parliamentary opposition

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has threatened to abandon his Brexit bill, known as the Withdrawal Agreement Bill (WAB), if the House of Commons opposes his proposed three-day ratification timetable.

Boris Johnson faces perilous Brexit ratification after deal vote blocked

Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces a potentially perilous ratification of his Brexit divorce deal in the British parliament after the speaker refused to allow a vote on it on Monday.

US diplomat who questioned 'crazy' Ukraine policy to testify in Trump probe

US lawmakers conducting an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump will hear on Tuesday from the top US official in Ukraine, who once said it was “crazy” to withhold military aid for the country for domestic political reasons.

Malaysia's Mahathir stands by Kashmir comments despite palm oil boycott by India traders

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Tuesday he would not retract his criticism of New Delhi’s actions in the disputed region of Kashmir even though Indian traders have urged a boycott of Malaysian palm oil.

US Congressional sub-committee holds hearing on Occupied Kashmir

The United States House Foreign Affairs sub-committee is discussing human rights issues in Occupied Kashmir and the situation in the Muslim majority region that has emerged after New Delhi scrapped its special status.

Pakistan rising on global economic horizon: PM Imran

Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Tuesday that Pakistan is rising on the global economic horizon.

PM Khan congratulates Trudeau on winning election

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday congratulated his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau after the latter won the Canadian elections.

Asif Zardari moved to hospital, says Aseefa Bhutto

Former president and Pakistan People's Party leader Asif Ali Zardari has been shifted to hospital from the Adiala Jail where he is under judicial custody in connection to a National Accountability Bureau (NAB) inquiry.