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ISTANBUL: Turkey and Iran have condemned the deal between Israel and Bahrain to normalise their relations. Turkey described the US-brokered deal as a “fresh blow” to the Palestinian cause. For its part, Iran accused Bahrain of stirring instability in the region. US President Donald Trump on Friday announced the “peace deal” between Israel and Bahrain, which became the second Arab country to …

ast LONDON: Pharma giant AstraZeneca and Oxford University on Saturday said they had resumed a Covid-19 vaccine trial after getting the all-clear from British regulators, following a pause caused by a UK volunteer falling ill. “Clinical trials for the AstraZeneca Oxford coronavirus vaccine, AZD1222, have resumed in the UK following confirmation by the Medicines Health Regulatory Authority (MHRA) that it …

LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson has accused the European Union of threatening to tear the UK apart by imposing a food “blockade” between Britain and Northern Ireland, throwing new fuel on the fire of simmering Brexit talks. Writing in Saturday’s Daily Telegraph newspaper, Johnson said the EU’s stance justified his government’s introduction of new legislation to rewrite its Brexit withdrawal treaty — a bill …

ISLAMABAD: Experts at a webinar termed the 9/11 incident as the outcome of the hybrid war that intensified 5th generation warfare around the globe. It was a human tragedy and the incident changed the entire landscape of peace and prosperity globally, especially causing an irreparable dent to Pakistan and Afghanistan. The webinar was organised by the Development Communications Network on …

NEW DELHI: Delhi summoned Facebook’s India chief on Saturday to answer allegations that the social media giant failed to remove dangerous content in its biggest market globally. India is the US-based firm and its messaging service WhatsApp’s biggest market in terms of users, and the company is under pressure worldwide over the policing of hate speech. Facebook has been embroiled …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday voiced support for China on resumption of ‘Code of Conduct’ (CoC) negotiations in South China Sea. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, while virtually participating in the 27th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Regional Forum (ARF), reaffirmed “Pakistan’s support for the ongoing negotiations of Code of Conduct and underlined that the concerned parties may find solution …

MUMBAI: Oxygen supply has grown scarce in some parts of India hard hit by coronavirus, hospital and local government officials said, as India reported a record daily jump in cases for a second consecutive day, logging 97,570 new infections on Saturday. With total cases of more than 4.65 million, India is the world’s second worst affected country, trailing only the …

• Pompeo lists American expectations from dialogue • Afghan peace council chief Abdullah says Kabul joining negotiation with ‘good intentions’ • Taliban political office director Mullah Baradar reaffirms commitment to agreement with US • Speaking through video link, FM Qureshi cautions world against repeating mistakes of past ISLAMABAD: The talks between the Afghan warring factions for ending the 19-year-old conflict …

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may be the most popular public figures across the globe, but the two have their fair share of critics as well. The couple has sparked fury once again as a royal expert attacks them over their recently-leaked list of demands for events, that includes them choosing who gets to moderate the events they take part …

LESBOS ISLAND: Greece ramped up efforts on Friday to build a new shelter for thousands of migrants left homeless by fires that destroyed the notorious Moria camp on Lesbos island this week, as entire families with small children continued to sleep rough on roadsides. In a sign of growing frustration days after the blazes, hundreds staged a protest on the …