DG ISPR: Will not allow its soil to be used against any other country

Pakistan on US-Iran: Will not allow its soil to be used against any other country

Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor on Sunday said that Pakistan will only play the role of a peacemaker and not take sides in the ongoing conflict between the United States and neighbouring Iran.

Also Read: US should stop 'abusing' use of force says China

"In this scenario, prime minister Imran Khan and the army chief have adopted a very clear stance that Pakistan will not allow its soil to be used against anyone and play its strong role for regional peace," army spokesman General Asif Ghafoor, told local broadcaster ARY News.

“Islamabad and Washington were in talks for the last four or five months over the issue and linking it as Pakistan aligning with US is Indian propaganda,” he said.

China: US should stop 'abusing' use of force

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said "not to abuse force"during a call with his Iranian counterpart on Saturday.

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"The dangerous US military operation violates the basic norms of international relations and will aggravate regional tensions and turbulence," Wang told Javad Zarif according to Chinese media, referring to the killing in Iraq on Friday of top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani.

China & Iran relations

  The two civilizations have had a history of cultural, political, and economic exchanges along the Silk Road since at least 200 BC, and possibly earlier. To this day, China and Iran have developed a friendly economic and strategic partnership.

  As of 2019, Iran has signed onto Xi Jinping's signature One Belt One Road plan, and Iran is considered to be a key part of China's geopolitical ambitions in central Asia and the Middle East, sometimes described in terms of a new Great Game.

US: Obama Says He Would Have Defeated Trump

US: Obama Says He Would Have Defeated Trump

President Obama said in an interview released Monday that he could have beaten Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump “if I had run again.” In his most pointed critique yet, Obama said Hillary Clinton's campaign acted too cautiously out of a mistaken belief that victory was all but certain.

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“If you think you're winning, then you have a tendency, just like in sports, maybe to play it safer,” Obama said in the interview with former adviser and longtime friend David Axelrod, a CNN analyst, for his “The Axe Files” podcast. The president said Clinton “understandably . . . looked and said, well, given my opponent and the things he's saying and what he's doing, we should focus on that.”

Sony tweeted on Britney Spears’s death, and blames to Hackers

Sony tweeted on Britney Spears’s death, and blames to Hackers

Britney Spears took to Twitter on Monday and posted a defiant photo collage after a hacking hoax spread rumors that she died.

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The 35-year-old pop star shared a collage of four pictures showing herself making funny faces while holding her thumb up and index finger out.

Emotional Advice for 2$, Many Sit & Felt Better

Emotional Advice for 2$, Many Sit & Felt better

Bushwick 6th grader Ciro Ortiz has been spending the last few Sundays with a stand at the Bedford Avenue L stop, giving straight talk advice to strap-hangers the way only an 11-year-old can.

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Ortiz’s mother says that he takes his profits and buys food and snacks for kids who can’t afford them. Truly, this is a child too good for both middle school and this Earth

Germany: 54,000 Residents Evacuated from Town to Defuse Massive WWII bomb

Germany: 54,000 Residents Evacuated from Town to Defuse Massive WWII bomb

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Explosives experts on Sunday defused a large World War II aerial bomb in the southern German city of Augsburg — clearing the way for thousands of evacuated residents to return to their Christmas celebrations at home.

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City police tweeted that they had "good news at Christmas" just before 7 p.m. local time Sunday. They had earlier been unable to say how long residents would have to stay away.

Russia: Technical & Pilot Error, Behind Russian Plane Crash

Russia: Technical & Pilot Error, Behind Russian Plane Crash

MOSCOW — It was the second national tragedy in less than a week, once again played out in agonizing detail on national television, once again in the shadow of Russia’s military involvement in Syria. Once again, the nation was left with more questions than answers.

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Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov says that pilot error or a technical fault were likely to blame for Sunday's crash of a Russian Tu-154 carrying 92 passengers and crew. The military plane crashed into the Black Sea on its way from the southern Russian city of Sochi to Syria. Among its passengers were members of the world-famous Russian army choir who planned to perform at a New Year's concert at the Russian military base in Syria.

Yemen: 7 Pakistani died in Yemen Airstrike on Iranian cargo ship

Yemen: 7 Pakistani died in Yemen Airstrike on Iranian cargo ship

One Pakistani sailor was killed while six others are feared dead when an unidentified fighter jet reportedly hit their ship in Yemeni waters, human rights activist Ansar Burney told The Express Tribune on Thursday.

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All the members of crew of the Iranian ship were Pakistani nationals and an officer identified as Kabir is said to have rescued his life by jumping off the vessel as it started sinking after catching fire.

Mexico: Fireworks Market Explosion Death Toll Rises to 32 & 59 Injured

Mexico: Fireworks Market Explosion Death Toll Rises to 32 & 59 Injured

Forensic investigators are continuing to scour the charred remains of a fireworks market outside Mexico City for clues to what caused a series of massive blasts that killed at least 33 people, the third fiery accident there in 11 years.

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The death toll from the massive explosion at Mexico's best-known fireworks market climbed to 32 on Wednesday as authorities worked to identify the dead and treat the dozens injured in the stunning incident.

Germany: Truck Runs Into Berlin Christmas Market, Killing 12 & Almost 50 Injured

Germany: Truck Runs Into Berlin Christmas Market, Killing 12 & Almost 50 Injured

BERLIN - German police on Tuesday described the slamming of a truck into a Berlin Christmas market, killing 12 and wounding dozens, as a “suspected act of terrorism,” as authorities carried out early morning counter terrorism raids.

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The incident had echoes of the deadly truck assault in the French city of Nice in July that killed 86 people and was claimed by the Islamic State.

Yemen: 40 soldiers died in suicide blast

Yemen: 40 soldiers died in suicide blast

A suicide bomber killed at least 43 soldiers in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden on Sunday, officials there said, a week after an attack by the militant Islamic State (IS) group killed 50 troops nearby.

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The morning blast targeted soldiers waiting to collect their salaries outside a Yemeni coast guard installation near Aden’s Solaban military base, according to the officials. It followed a Dec. 10 car bombing outside the base that killed more than 50 soldiers also lined up to collect payments.

US: 'We Need To Take Action. And We Will' says Obama On Russian Hacking

US: 'We Need To Take Action. And We Will' says Obama On Russian Hacking

US President Barack Obama said Russia "in fact" had "hacked into the DNC," but that the actual voting process was not compromised. The White House was just trying to "let people know" what was going on, and the media interpreted the reasons, he said.

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In an interview with NPR's Steve Inskeep that is airing Friday on Morning Edition, Obama said, "I think there is no doubt that when any foreign government tries to impact the integrity of our elections ... we need to take action. And we will — at a time and place of our own choosing. Some of it may be explicit and publicized; some of it may not be."

Pakistan: Will not rest till blood of APS martyrs is avenged, says Gen Bajwa

Pakistan: Will not rest till blood of APS martyrs is avenged, says Gen Bajwa

PESHAWAR –  The second anniversary of a terrorist attack on Army Public School (APS) in Peshawar is being observed today (Friday).

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Two years ago today, on December 16, 2014  147 people, including 132 schoolchildren, were massacred in the deadliest terrorist attack in Pakistan’s history when terrorists stormed Army Public School in Peshawar Cantonment and started indiscriminately killing everyone in sight.

Egypt: Traces of explosives found on victims of Egypt air MS804 crash

Egypt: Traces of explosives found on victims of Egypt air MS804 crash

The Egyptian Aviation Investigation Committee found traces of explosives on remains of victims from crashed Egyptair flight MS804, it said on Thursday.

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No one has claimed to have attacked the plane. The crash came seven months after a Russian airliner crashed in the Sinai Peninsula shortly after taking off from an Egyptian Red Sea resort, killing all 226 people on board.

US: Unarmed 73-year-old man killed by police in Bakersfield

US: Unarmed 73-year-old man killed by police in Bakersfield

An unarmed 73-year-old man whose family said was in the initial stages of dementia was shot and killed early Monday by a Bakersfield police officer, authorities said.

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When police arrived, a witness pointed to a man in the driveway of a residence. An officer fired several rounds at the man, who was pronounced dead at the scene.

China & Mexico is building 'increasingly successful' ties

China & Mexico is building 'increasingly successful' ties

MEXICO CITY - Mexico and China have forged an "increasingly successful" relationship, Mexico's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Carlos de Icaza Gonzalez

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China and Mexico pledged on Monday to deepen ties at a meeting between their top diplomats following last month's U.S. presidential election victory of Donald Trump, who has tested Washington's relationship with both countries.

Eid Milad-un-Nabi (P.B.U.H.) being celebrated today across the Muslim World

Eid Milad-un-Nabi (P.B.U.H.) being celebrated today across the Muslim World

Muslims across the world celebrate the birth of Holy Prophet (PBUH) on the third month (Rabi ul Awal) of the Islamic lunar calendar. Muslims are celebrating the day with religious zeal and fervor. The way in which the occasion is celebrated depicts several colours of local traditions, besides touch of their religion and their association to the Holy Prophet (PBUH).

Pakistan

The day dawned with 31 gun salute in the federal capital and 21 gun salute in all the provincial capitals to pay homage to the last Prophet (SAW). It is a public holiday today (Monday).

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Turkey: Bomb Blast kills 38

Turkey: Bomb Blast kills 38

ISTANBUL: 38 people were killed and 166 wounded in Istanbul on Saturday when twin bombings struck the heart of the city close to the stadium of football giants Besiktas after a major game, Turkish interior minister said.

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A car bomb detonated outside the Vodafone Arena football stadium on the shores of the Bosphorus after the Super Lig match between Besiktas and Bursaspor while less than a minute later a suicide attacker struck a nearby park, officials said.

America: Muslims Are Not Secure In U.S.A

America: Muslims Are Not Secure In U.S.A

Yasmin Seweid, an 18-year-old Long Island resident who was allegedly attacked by three Trump supporters in a Manhattan subway station last week, has gone missing. According to police, her disappearance came just a week after the attack.

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Nassau County Police didn’t say where Yasmin Seweid, 18, has been the last few days.

Colombia: Brazilian football team plane crashes in Colombia, killing 76+ passengers.

Colombia: Brazilian football team plane crashes in Colombia, killing 76+ passengers

A Plane carrying 81 people, most belonging to Brazilian football team Chapecoense, crashed just after midnight in central Colombia on its way to the international airport near Medellín.

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A charter plane carrying 81 people, including players from a rising Brazilian soccer team headed for a championship match, has crashed en route to Medillin’s airport in Colombia, according to authorities. Five passengers survived and the rest were killed, the Associated Press reported, citing Colombian police. It was uncertain whether that was a final count, however, as the figures had fluctuated during the night.