Afghan president pledges to release nearly 900 prisoners
KABUL (AFP) - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani pledged Tuesday to release nearly 900 inmates from prisons across Afghanistan. During a peace conference in April, Ghani said he would release 175 Taliban prisoners as a gesture of "goodwill".
New commander takes on corruption 'mess' in Afghan police
Khoshal, a 34-year-old police Special Forces officer who has spent his entire adult life fighting the Taliban, was appointed three months ago by President Ashraf Ghani as part of a broader drive against graft. Poorly paid, undertrained and often illiterate, and subject to unauthorized interference by local strongmen or Kabul-based politicians, Afghanistan?s 180,000 police officers have long been regarded ...
Effusive Trump promises Britain a "phenomenal" post-Brexit trade deal
Feted by Queen Elizabeth on the first day of his state visit to Britain, Trump was effusive about the ?special relationship? between the two nations, dispelling concerns he might repeat criticism of Britain and outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May. ?It?s the greatest alliance the world has ever known,? Trump told reporters at a news conference beside May at Britain?s ...
Canada's Trudeau says Eid-ul-Fitr 'a chance to honour values at heart of Islam'
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday wished Muslims around the world on?Eid-ul-Fitr, saying the occasion was "a chance to honour values at heart of Islam". Saying " " ? the traditional Muslim greeting ? Trudeau said: "Today, Muslims in Canada and around the world will celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr. After a month of fasting and spiritual reflection, Eid is a time ...
Tehran will not abandon its missile programme: Iran's Khamenei
LONDON (Reuters) - Iran?s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday that Tehran would not be "deceived" by U.S. President Donald Trump?s offer of negotiations and would not give up its missile programme. Iran and the United States have been drawn into starker confrontation in the past month, a year after Washington pulled out of a deal between ...
ٹرمپ سے نئے چیلنجز پر بات ہوئی، تھریسامے
امریکی صدر ڈونلڈ ٹرمپ اور برطانوی وزیراعظم تھریسامے نے کہا ہے کہ ایران کے معاملے پر دونوں ممالک مشترکہ مقاصد پر پہنچنا چاہتے ہیں۔ امریکی صدر 3 روزہ دورے پر برطانیہ میں موجود ہیں،جہاں نےانہوں نے تجارتی وفد کے ہمراہ وزیراعظم تھریسامے سے ملاقات کی اور اس کے بعد مشترکہ پریس کانفرنس بھی کی۔ برطانوی وزیراعظم نے کہا کہ صدر ٹرمپ سے ...
Iran’s Khamenei: Tehran will not abandon its missile program
Iran?s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday that Tehran would not be ?deceived? by U.S. President Donald Trump?s offer of negotiations and would not give up its missile program. Iran and the United States have been drawn into starker confrontation in the past month, a year after Washington pulled out of a deal between Iran and global ...
Russian Embassy In Japan Looking Into Media Reports On Arrest Of Russian National In Tokyo
The said, citing representatives of the , that the detainee admitted that he went on the roof of a residential building in the area of Minato to launch a for images of the beautiful view over the surroundings.
FBI Fails To Test Whether Facial Recognition Accurate Enough For Law Enforcement - GAO
" found that had not assessed the accuracy of face recognition systems operated by external partners, such as state or federal agencies, and recommended it take steps to determine whether external partner systems are sufficiently accurate for 's use," the report stated. Moreover, a facial recognition system developed by Amazon and marketed to local departments identified 28 ...
UN General Assembly Elects Nigerian Envoy Bande As Its Next President - General-Secretary
Guterres said Bande will preside over the General during a number of significant conferences, including the Climate Action Summit set to take place on 23, the Sustainable Development Goals summit on 24-25 as well as the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the . In addition, 21 vice-presidents of the upcoming General session were ...
Trump promises May 'very substantial' trade deal after Brexit
President Donald Trump touted a ?very, very substantial trade deal? between the United States and Britain after Brexit as he met Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday for fraught talks held amid street protests. It will be a very fair deal,? he told her at a meeting with business leaders and ministers, adding: ?We're going to get it done.? ...
Spain’s unemployment falls for the third straight month in May
MADRID: The number of people registering as unemployed in Spain fell by 2.66pc in May from a month earlier, the Labour Ministry said on Tuesday, as joblessness fell for the third straight month and in all major sectors. Unemployment dropped by 84,075 people to 3.08 million, the lowest number of people out of work in the month of May for 10 ...
Rural Afghans bear brutal cost of endless war
As 10 children from the same family were walking to school last year, they came across an unexploded mortar bomb ? a common sight in Afghanistan, where war still rages between the Taliban and US-backed national forces. ?I feel very sad when I see other girls walk towards school and I cannot walk like them,? 10-year-old Rabia Gul, who ...
‘Calm before the storm’ on Tripoli’s front lines
As meat sizzled on a barbeque in a Tripoli suburb, Libyan fighters defending the capital from a military offensive rested during ?the calm before the storm? on the front lines. ?We don?t deprive ourselves of anything,? said a fighter who travelled some 200 kilometres (120 miles) from the city of Misrata to join pro-government forces. ?But it?s the calm ...
New Israeli election highlights tense ties to ultra-Orthodox
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu?s prospective government collapsed last week over the issue of military draft exemptions for ultra-Orthodox men, a source of longtime resentment among the secular majority of Jewish Israelis who are required to serve. After appearing to win April 9 elections, Netanyahu was blocked from forming a governing coalition by his political ally turned rival Avigdor Lieberman, ...
Memorial honors Khashoggi, other journalists slain in 2018
Twenty-two journalists killed in 2018 had their names added to a Washington memorial Monday as media rights defenders warned of growing threats to freedom of the press around the world. Among the names added to the Journalist Memorial at the Newseum were Jamal Khashoggi, the exiled Saudi dissident killed in Turkey, and AFP photographer Shah Marai, among 25 people killed in ...
Suspected Indonesian militant wounded in failed suicide bombing
An Indonesian militant suspected of being influenced by Islamic State was seriously wounded when he tried to blow himself up in a suicide attack outside a police station, authorities said on Tuesday.
Groups call on Pelosi, Dems to do more to impeach Trump
Progressive groups are expressing ?deep disappointment? over House Democrats? unwillingness to start impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump and are calling on Speaker Nancy Pelosi to act, according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press. The groups said in a letter being released Tuesday that voters gave Democrats control of the House ?because they wanted aggressive oversight of ...
‘Grudges’ remain as Qatar marks second year of embargo
?At least they?re meeting at the highest level in two years, but so many grudges (remain),? said a Western ambassador in Doha. ?Where is it amid the continuation of Qatar?s blockade?? he added, rejecting the gathering?s position on Iran. Riyadh?s minister of state for foreign affairs Adel al-Jubeir fired back on Monday, criticising Doha for backtracking ?after the end ...
White House Instructed 2 Former Officials To Defy Congressional Subpoena - US Congressman
"As part of President 's continued obstruction of , the has instructed both Hope Hicks and Annie Donaldson not to turn over records in response to subpoenas issued by our [Judiciary] Committee last month," Nadler said. On Wednesday, former Special Counsel Robert Mueller said he could not conclude that committed a act by allegedly obstructing the ...
