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February 23, 2025 8:15 PM February 23, 2025 8:15 PM

Polling for federal elections underway in Germany

In Germany, voting is underway to decide to decide who will govern the eurozone’s largest economy. It will decide the composition of the next Bundestag, the country's lower house of parliament. Around 59 million Germans are eligible to vote in a snap election. Polling stations close at 10:30 pm Indi...

February 23, 2025 5:54 PM February 23, 2025 5:54 PM

Pakistan threatens to deport Afghan refugees awaiting resettlement in US

Pakistan has warned that Afghan refugees not accepted for resettlement by the United States would be treated as illegal immigrants and face deportation. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said that while Pakistan was open to negotiations with the US on the matter, refugees whose re...

February 23, 2025 2:08 PM February 23, 2025 2:08 PM

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22 Indian fishermen released from Pakistan custody

22 Indian fishermen had been repatriated by Pakistan, last evening. They entered India from Attari-Wagah Joint Check Post. They were caught while fishing in 2021-22 when they inadvertently entered Pakistan waters.      They have been repatriated after completing their sentence. He informed that 18 o...

February 23, 2025 1:56 PM February 23, 2025 1:56 PM

Pope Francis rested during night, says Holy See Press Office 

Pope Francis spent a stable ninth night in the hospital, the Holy See Press Office announced this today in its latest update.      The 88-year-old Pontiff remains in critical condition at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital, where he is being treated for double pneumonia following a severe respiratory crisis th...

February 23, 2025 1:39 PM February 23, 2025 1:39 PM

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Afghanistan: Women’s radio station to resume broadcasts after Taliban lifts suspension

In Afghanistan, a women’s radio station is set to resume broadcasts after the Taliban lifted its suspension.      The station, with the name Radio Begum, had been shut down for allegedly providing content to an overseas TV channel without authorization and for improper use of its broadcasting licens...

February 23, 2025 1:01 PM February 23, 2025 1:01 PM

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Italian PM Giorgia Meloni slams Left in CPAC address

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has criticized the Left, arguing that conservatives worldwide are unfairly portrayed as a threat to democracy.      Speaking via video link at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in the United States, Ms Meloni remarked that when Bill Clinton and...

February 23, 2025 12:27 PM February 23, 2025 12:27 PM

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DOGE’s Elon Musk says federal employees must document their work or resign

In the US, head of the White House's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Elon Musk, has announced that federal workers must document their activities from the past week or face resignation.      The directive, issued by the Tesla billionaire in a social media post on X yesterday, requires fed...

February 23, 2025 9:13 AM February 23, 2025 9:13 AM

Voting underway in Germany

Germans are voting today in an early election after Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition collapsed in November last year.      The campaign focused on the economy and migration, but polls have remained steady, with opposition leader Friedrich Merz's centre-right Union bloc leading.     Merz promises t...

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