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Trial comes in middle of Republican primary season, just one day before Super Tuesday WASHINGTON – A federal judge has set a March 4, 2024, trial date for former President Donald Trump, who is accused of illegally trying to prevent a peaceful transfer of power. The trial date was set despite Trump asking for a […]
A trial court had found Khan guilty on Aug. 5 of failing to disclose gifts received from foreign governments ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – A Pakistani court on Tuesday suspended the three-year prison sentence and conviction of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in the state gift depository affair. The two-judge panel of the Islamabad Hig...
Geneva, Switzerland – AFP The United Nations warned Tuesday that the political crisis in Niger and the sanctions imposed against the coup regime risk triggering “catastrophic” humanitarian effects. UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, said it had revised contingency planning for Niger since a military coup on July 26 toppled Preside...
Islamabad, Pakistan – AFP Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan remained in prison on Tuesday despite his graft conviction being suspended, his lawyers said, claiming that a “manipulation of justice” was keeping him behind bars. Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party said the Islamabad High Court overturned a l...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s one-day visit to Greece last week, during which bilateral relations were upgraded to a comprehensive defense partnership, was followed with great interest in Türkiye By Iftikhar Gilani Will an emerging alliance between modern day King Porus and Greece’s Alexander the Great lead to a new “Great Game” ...
ANKARA (AA) – France’s policy on Niger is based on the courage of its envoy, who remains in the field despite pressure, the French president has said. Speaking with ambassadors in a meeting at Elysee Palace, Emmanuel Macron again rejected the military administration in Niger and expressed support for his ousted Nigerien counterpart...
Israeli Foreign Ministry provided information about the meeting a week after it took place in Rome TRIPOLI, Libya – Libyan Foreign Minister Najla al-Mangoush has been dismissed following her controversial meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen. The meeting sparked large protests across Libya. Speculation that al-Mangoush would l...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Murder charges against former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan were dismissed on Monday, his lawyer said. Naeem Panjutha, lawyer of Khan, said in a message posted on X by Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party that a court in Quetta city of southwestern Balochistan province dismissed the charges related to the murder of...
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – Niger’s military administration ordered only the French ambassador to leave the country, not the German, US, or Nigerian envoys. In a statement late Friday, it dismissed widely circulated reports indicating that the German, US and Nigerian envoys had been effectively expelled, specifying that “only the French ambassador i...
Abuja, Nigeria – AFP West Africa’s bloc ECOWAS on Friday told Niger’s coup leaders it was “not too late” to reconsider their position as they wrangle over a return to civilian rule with the option of military force still “very much on the table”. Generals who ousted President Mohamed Bazoum in a July 2...
