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Iran's Vice President Urges China, Other Friendly Countries to Buy Oil
China's crude oil imports from Iran sank almost 60% in June from a year earlier, Chinese customs data showed on Saturday, following the end of a waiver on US sanctions at the start of May.
Ready to Talk Brexit When You Shift Position: British PM Boris Johnson Tells EU
Since becoming prime minister last week, Boris Johnson has spoken to several EU leaders but he has yet to say when he will make his first visits abroad.
International Tiger Day 2019: 10 Interesting Facts to Know about the Big Cats
International Tiger Day was first established in 2010 at Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit in Russia to raise awareness about the decline of wild tiger numbers and to encourage the work of Tiger conservation.
In Tit-for-Tat Move, Iran Brings in 'Nuclear Deal Breach' Clause to Justify British Tanker's Seizure
British authorities detained an Iranian tanker off the UK overseas territory of Gibraltar in early July on allegations it was breaching EU sanctions on Syria.
UK Police Enter Bahraini Embassy in London as Protester Scales Roof
Video footage posted on Twitter shows the man, named by fellow protesters as Moosa Abd Ali, scaling on the roof before disappearing from view.
Greenland Ice Sheet Could See Record Melting As Temperatures Soar in Europe
In only July, surface of the ice sheet roughly the size of 64 million Olympic-sized swimming pools was lost in Greenland.
Tunisia's First Democratically Elected Leader, President Beji Caid Essebsi, Dies at 92
The Tunisian President has been hospitalised with a severe illness in late June and was returned to intensive care on Thursday.
‘Hearing a National Embarrassment’: Trump after Mueller Says His Report Didn't Exonerate President
Mueller told the hearing he would have sought Trump's indictment were it not for a Justice Department policy against charging a sitting president.
No IS Link to Sri Lanka Easter Attacks, Local Bombers Drew Inspiration from Jihadi Group: Investigator
Ravi Seneviratne, the head of the Criminal Investigations Department, said the local group identified as National Thowheeth Jama'ath (NTJ) had persuaded IS to claim the attack two days after the deadly events in Sri Lanka.
'Safe': Swedish Owner Makes First Contact with Indian-Majority Crew of Seized British Oil Tanker
The Stena Impero and its crew were taken by Iran's Revolutionary Guard five days ago in the Strait of Hormuz.
'Compulsive Liar, An Advocate of Terrorists': Pakistan Opposition Slams PM Imran Khan over US Visit
Reacting to Khan's address to US think tanks, the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) secretary general Nafisa Shah said that Khan was regarded as 'Taliban Khan without beard' by the victims of terror activities.
Pak PM Imran Khan Faces Protests by Religious, Ethnic Minorities During Maiden US Visit
The Mohajirs and the Balochs are accusing the Pakistani security agencies of engaging in human rights violations against the minority communities.
Pakistan Govt Fails to Appoint Lawyer for Musharraf in Treason Case, Court Adjourns Hearing
The court had also barred Musharraf's lawyer Salman Safdar from arguing on his behalf and directed the law ministry to appoint a defence lawyer for him.
Two Afghan National Arrested in Sonipat, 50 Kgs Heroin Seized in Ongoing Operation Against Drugs
The police have busted a new modus operandi where the drug is concealed in double layered cartons. In an ongoing operation against drugs, Police have recovered 200 kgs of drugs.
'Felt Humiliated, Our Ally Did Not Trust Us': Imran Khan on US Strike to Kill Bin Laden
'Never did I feel more humiliated because here was a country which was supposed to be an ally and our ally did not trust us', said Imran Khan in response to a question.
Donald Trump Says US Working with Pakistan to Find Way Out of Afghan War
The United States views Pakistan's cooperation with a deal to end the 17-year-old war as essential but the two countries have a complicated relationship.