KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan’s key investigation agency has told a court that an open trial of the country’s jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan in a case that accuses him of exposing state secrets could pose a “risk of deteriorating relations with other countries.” The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) submitted its repl...
ALGIERS, Algeria (AA) – Algeria said Monday that the military administration in Niger has accepted its offer of mediation to restore constitutional order in the West African country. “The Algerian government received from Niger’s Foreign Ministry an official correspondence stating the acceptance of Algeria’s mediation aimed at developing a pol...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Bangladesh on Sunday barred ailing opposition leader and two-time prime minister Khaleda Zia from traveling abroad for treatment. Law Minister Anisul Huq said no to an appeal forwarded by Zia’s family, noting his ministry cannot allow her to travel overseas in line with existing law. “The government has no opportunity ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Mohamed Muizzu was in the lead in Maldives presidential elections, according to early results. Preliminary results place Muizzu, from the Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) – Peoples National Congress (PNC), in the lead with 53.8%, said media reports. Incumbent President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih of the Maldivian Democ...
MOSCOW (AA) — Russia’s presidential envoy for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, has said that US influence in the country was limited to manipulation, asset freezes and threats. Speaking at a news conference in Kazan, the capital of Russia’s Tatarstan Republic, Kabulov said the US “fled” Afghanistan and “stole, but this...
Tunis, Tunisia – AFP The jailed leader of Tunisian opposition party Ennahdha, Rached Ghannouchi, 82, began a hunger strike on Friday to protest his detention and express support for other “political prisoners”, his party said. A court in the North African country sentenced Ghannouchi to one year in prison on terrorism-related...
‘I’ve got adequate safety precautions,’ says Mark Milley WASHINGTON (AA) – US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley said he will take “appropriate measures” to ensure that he and his family are safe in the wake of recent comments by former President Donald Trump on social media. “I’ve got adequat...
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – Burkina Faso’s military government said Wednesday that it thwarted a coup attempt by security and intelligence services a day before. The transitional government informed the public “that a coup attempt was foiled on Sept. 26, 2023 by the Burkinabe intelligence and security services.” Officers and other individuals behind...
U.S. officials are wary of violent reactions similar to the January 6, 2021 events or isolated attacks by individuals in case of Trump conviction WASHINGTON – Law enforcement agencies are expressing concerns about the potential for political violence, given the possibility of former President Donald Trump facing conviction in one of his...
Court extends judicial remand of Imran Khan for another 14 days in case accusing him of exposing state secrets ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan was shifted to a prison near the capital Islamabad on Tuesday following a court order, officials and local media reported. The Islamabad High Court on Monday directed ...
