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Pakistani police on Sunday raided the home of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in the eastern city of Lahore and arrested 61 people in connection with a corruption case. The raid was conducted by a team of around 100 policemen led by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). The arrestees were identified as Sharif’s aides, including […]

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed on Friday to strengthen ties and cooperate on the development of a resilient global supply chain in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. During a phone call, Abe and Merkel both expressed their support for the rules-based international order, and agreed to cooperate on […]

Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited the annexed Crimean peninsula for the first time since 2014, despite the threat of an arrest warrant from Ukraine. Putin arrived in Crimea on Friday for a meeting with regional and federal officials to discuss the region’s development. He praised the ongoing investment in the region, which has been […]

Kazakhs are preparing to vote in parliamentary elections on Sunday that will likely bring new faces to the legislature and potentially usher in a period of greater political stability. The elections come after months of political upheaval, as the government cracked down on opposition activists and forced out long-time leader Nursultan Nazarbayev. Under the new […]

Security guards at Heathrow Airport are planning to strike for 10 days over Easter in a dispute over pay and working conditions. The Unite union said the strike is due to start on Thursday 18th April and will involve over 500 security guards employed at the airport by global outsourcing firm Mitie. The union said […]

The streets of Paris are mostly calm, with police presence remaining minimal. There have been no reports of any significant protests or other disturbances. However, the city is still dealing with the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. Garbage is piling up in the streets as the waste management system has been disrupted. The city has […]

Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Monday visited Cairo for the first time since the two countries downgraded diplomatic ties in 2013, in an effort to mend relations after years of tension. Cavusoglu met with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, in a bid to improve strained ties between the […]

British Immigration Minister Caroline Nokes has visited Rwanda to reinforce the UK’s plans to strengthen deportation plans for failed asylum seekers and other migrants. Ms Nokes met with the Rwandan Minister of Internal Security, Richard Tusabe, and other government officials to discuss the UK’s program to make it easier to remove people with no right […]

On April 5, 2021, two South Sudanese journalists who were arrested in February 2021 for filming a video of President Salva Kiir were released after reaching a plea deal with prosecutors. The two journalists, Dengdit Ayok and Deng Juliet, from the Eye Radio station, were charged with filming without permission and spreading false information. The […]

On March 18, 2021, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Crimea to mark the sixth anniversary of the Black Sea peninsula’s annexation from Ukraine. Putin arrived in the Crimean capital of Simferopol to commemorate the region’s forced annexation in 2014. During the visit, Putin attended a military parade in Sevastopol and spoke to a crowd at […]