The Netherlands Confirms Dutchman Held By Jihadists Killed In Philippines
The Hague, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - APP - 31st May, 2019 ) :A Dutch birdwatcher held by IS-linked in the since 2012 has been killed in a gun battle between his captors and soldiers, the Dutch foreign ministry confirmed Friday.
Gov't To Offer Food Aid To N. Korea Next Week: Lawmaker
SEOUL, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - APP - 31st May, 2019 ) :The plans to provide 50,000 tons of to next week via an international organization, a ruling party lawmaker said Friday. North Korea needs more than 1.45 tons of food to resolve its food crisis, Rep. Sul Hoon of the Democratic Party said ...
Russia-Turkey S-400 Acquisition Deal Undergoing Implementation Phase - Kremlin
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 31st May, 2019) The deal on buying S-400 air defense systems by is in effect and is currently being implemented, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday. Turkish cooperation with in this area has been strongly criticized by and the , which has cited security concerns and the incompatibility ...
Russia Registers 13 Ceasefire Breaches In Syria Over Past 24 Hours - Defense Ministry
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 31st May, 2019) The side of the Russian-Turkish commission monitoring the implementation of the truce has registered 13 cases of ceasefire violation in over the past 24 hours, while the Turkish side has recorded six ceasefire breaches, the Defense Ministry said on Friday. "Over the last 24 hours, the ...
Nuclear Deal Should Be Preserved As Long As Iran Complies With Obligations - Maas
BERLIN (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 31st May, 2019) The deal should be preserved as long as fulfills its obligations under it, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Friday after talks with US Secretary of State at Villa Borzig. I once again stated why, our point of view, the viewpoint of Europeans, preserving the ...
HRW Condemns France 'outsourcing' Of IS Trials To Iraq
Baghdad, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - APP - 31st May, 2019 ) :Human Rights Watch on Friday condemned 's "outsourcing" of trials of Islamic State group suspects to "abusive justice systems", after seven of its nationals have this week been sentenced to death in . and other countries should not be outsourcing management of their terrorism suspects to ...
Paris Tourist Bus Driver Charged Over Road Rage Murder
Paris, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - APP - 31st May, 2019 ) :A of a double-decker tourist bus has been charged with and placed under arrest over a fight in the French capital that left a , prosecutors said. The , 46, has been charged with voluntary homicide and put into provisional ...
Putin To Discuss Children's Rights With Russian Ombudswoman On Friday - Kremlin
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 31st May, 2019) Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights Anna Kuznetsova will present on Friday an annual report to President , Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday.
India PM Modi Makes Major Cabinet Changes For New Term
New Delhi, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - APP - 31st May, 2019 ) :India's on Friday named his trusted aide Amit Shah to the key home affairs ministry as part of a major shakeup for his second term in office. Nirmala Sitharaman moved defence to become finance minister in a second shock, while career ...
Russia Believes Turkey Should Urge Terrorists To Cease Fire In Syria's Idlib - Kremlin
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 31st May, 2019) believes should urge terrorists 's to cease , Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday.
Malawi Opposition Chief Files Suit Against Vote 'robbery'
Blantyre, Malawi, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - APP - 31st May, 2019 ) :Malawi's leader Lazarus Chakwera on Friday rejected the of last week's presidential , saying he had launched a battle to have the annulled on the grounds of fraud. "I reject the Electoral Commission's fraudulent presidential results," Chakwera said in a ...
Normandy Four Leaders Should Meet, But Some Conditions Must Be Met - Peskov
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 31st May, 2019) Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday commenting on reports that the Normandy Four summit could be held in mid-July that the four leaders should meet, but only if certain conditions are met. At the time, in order for this top-level meeting to take place, appropriate conditions must be ripe, ...
Conflict In Ukraine Can Only Be Solved If Europe, US Cooperate - Germany's Maas
BERLIN (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 31st May, 2019) The conflict in can only be solved if and the cooperate and coordinate closely, with expected to make constructive steps, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Friday.
India PM Modi makes major cabinet changes for new term
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday named his trusted aide Amit Shah to the key home affairs ministry as part of a major cabinet shakeup for his second term in office. Nirmala Sitharaman moved from defence to become finance minister in a second shock, while career diplomat S. Jaishankar became foreign minister. Shah, 54, will now pursue Modi's ...
Iran accuses Saudi Arabia of 'sowing division'
Tehran accused Riyadh on Friday of "sowing division" in the region to Israel's advantage, after the kingdom hosted summits of Gulf and Arab leaders to rally support against the Islamic republic.
North Korea 'executed' officials after failed Trump summit: report
North Korea executed its special envoy to the United States following the collapse of the second summit between leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump, a South Korean newspaper reported Friday. The said Kim Hyok Chol, who laid the groundwork for the Hanoi meeting and accompanied Kim on his private train, was executed by firing squad for ...
’’ ایرانی تیل کے خریدار ممالک کو پابندیوں کا سامنا کرنا ہوگا‘‘
امریکا کا کہنا ہے کہ استثنیٰ کے خاتمے کے بعد ایرانی تیل کے خریدار ممالک کو پابندیوں کا سامنا کرنا ہوگا۔ امریکی نمائندہ خصوصی برائے ایران برائن ہک کے مطابق استثنیٰ کے خاتمے کے بعد ایرانی تیل کے خریدار ممالک کو پابندیوں کا سامنا کرنا ہوگا، امریکا کی پالیسی ایرانی تیل کی خریداری کو بالکل زیرو بنانے کی ہے۔ امریکا کی کچھ ...
Assange Suffering 'psychological Torture': UN Expert
Geneva, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - APP - 31st May, 2019 ) :Julian Assange has been subjected to drawn-out "psychological torture", a rights expert said Friday, accusing the , Britain, and of "collective persecution" of the WikiLeaks founder. The special rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, Nils Melzer, said he had ...
German car stocks fall early on Trump’s Mexico tariff threat
Trump said he would hit all goods coming from Mexico with a 5% tariff, adding that he would hike that further each month until it hit 25% on Oct. 1, unless Mexico takes immediate action against illegal immigration across the U.S. border.
Turkish economy shrinks 2.6pc in Q1 as recession bites
ISTANBUL: The Turkish economy contracted 2.6% year-on-year in the first quarter, in line with expectations, as the official data reinforced the country?s slide into recession after last year?s currency crisis. The data also confirmed that the Middle East?s largest economy contracted 3% year-on-year in the fourth quarter, its worst in nearly a decade, capping a year in which it ...
