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January 31, 2018 5:26 AM

Russia to send home all North Korean migrant workers by 2019

Russia will send home all migrant workers from North Korea by the end of 2019 to comply with sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council. <br/><br/>Russian ambassador to North Korea Alexander Matsegora said that countries are required to send all North Korean workers home within two yea...

January 31, 2018 12:43 AM

Top US diplomat visits Kabul, reaffirms support to Afghanistan

A top American diplomat today visited Kabul to reaffirm the Trump administration's strong support to Afghanistan after a series of horrific terrorist attacks in the war-torn country. <br/>&apos;<br/>On January 20, Taliban men armed with Kalashnikovs and suicide vests attacked the la...

January 30, 2018 11:15 PM

Peers line up to debate EU bill

The House of Lords is packed as members line up to debate the government's crucial Brexit bill. <br/><br/>The European Union, EU Withdrawal Bill is aimed at ensuring a smooth transition when Brexit happens and EU law no longer applies in the UK. <br/><br/>It has already ...

January 30, 2018 7:50 PM

US lifts ban on refugees from 11 countries

The United States has announced it was lifting its ban on refugees from 11 "high-risk" countries, but said those seeking to enter the US would come under much tougher scrutiny than in the past. Applicants from 11 countries, unnamed but understood to include 10 Muslim-majority nations plus ...

January 30, 2018 7:13 PM

Nine killed in Kasai clashes in DR Congo

Two days of unrest in the Democratic Republic of Congo's southern opposition stronghold of Kasai have left nine people dead. Local administrator Jacopo Pembe Longo today said, the anti-government Kamwina Nsapu militia killed four people yesterday in the village of Bata Ishama in Kasai province....

January 30, 2018 2:06 PM

US releases list of Russians eligible for sanctions: Treasury

The US Treasury has released a list of Russian officials and business leaders eligible for sanctions under a law designed to punish Moscow for its alleged meddling in the Presidential elections that brought Mr Donald Trump to power. <br/><br/>The list was published yesterday. It features...

January 30, 2018 12:46 PM

Seven killed as car hits landmine in Pakistan

In Pakistan, at least seven people, five of them women, were killed when a car they were travelling in hit a landmine in upper Kurram Agency bordering Afghanistan today. <br/><br/>Police said the incident occurred in Maqbal Mata Sangar area. One person was also injured. The security offi...

January 30, 2018 12:33 PM

UNSC members clear on existence of terror safe havens in Pak: Afghan envoy

Afghanistan's Ambassador to the United Nations, Mahmoud Saikal has said, there is unanimity more than ever and clarity among Security Council members about the presence of terrorist safe havens in Pakistan. <br/><br/>In an interview to news agency PTI, Mr Saikal said, the Afghan gov...

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