Left-wing Palestinian group re-elects Ahmad Saadat as secy-general

21 May, 2022

Ramallah, May 21 (IANS) The left-wing Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) announced that it re-elected Ahmad Saadat, who is serving a term of 30 years' imprisonment in an Israeli prison, as its secretary-general.

MORE NEWS

Imran under fire for 'sexist comments' against Maryam Nawaz (21 May, 2022)

Islamabad, May 21 (IANS) After former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan issued an objectionable statement against PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz during his Multan address, politicians, journalists, and civil society members have censured Khan for his "sexist and misogynist" comments.

Australians vote in tightly-contested federal election (Ld) (21 May, 2022)

Canberra, May 21 (IANS) Voting for Australia's federal election is underway on Saturday, where either the ruling Liberal-National Coalition or the opposition Labor party need to garner a majority in a close-run contest to form the new government.

US Berkeley schools reinstate indoor mask mandate (21 May, 2022)

San Francisco, May 21 (IANS) Students at public schools in Berkeley, in the western US state of California, will be required to wear masks in indoor spaces starting from Monday through the school year which ends on June 3, as Covid-19 cases surge in the community, according to an announcement from Berkeley Unified School District officials.

Russian forces 'completely liberate' Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol (21 May, 2022)

Moscow, May 21 (IANS) Russian forces have "completely liberated" the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, the Russian Defence Ministry said.

Zelensky accuses Moscow of 'attempting to kill as many Ukrainians as possible' (20 May, 2022)

Kiev, May 20 (IANS) Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian forces have 'completely destroyed' Ukraine's eastern Donbas region and accused Moscow of trying to 'increase pressure' with 'brutal' and 'senseless' bombardments, the media reported.

Indian diplomat calls Bilawal Bhutto's UNSC statement 'Pavlovian response' (20 May, 2022)

United Nations, May 20 (IANS) An Indian diplomat has described Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari's off-topic reference to India at the Security Council as a "Pavlovian response".

Imran's plans to turn Pak PM House into university to be axed (20 May, 2022)

Islamabad, May 20 (IANS) Pakistan Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal said on Friday that the PML-N-led coalition government would put an end to projects started during the PTI's tenure that are "unimportant" and "political in nature" and described Imran Khan's plans to turn the PM House into a university as one of them, the media reported.

Pak: 25 PTI dissidents de-seated for voting in Hamza Shehbaz's favour (20 May, 2022)

Islamabad, May 20 (IANS) The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday declared 25 dissident members of PTI de-seated while announcing its verdict in a case pertaining to the dissident members of the Pakistan Punjab Assembly (MPA), the media reported.

Talk of caretaker govt in Pakistan as military leadership meets technocrats (20 May, 2022)

Islamabad, May 20 (IANS) Pakistan remained in the grip of speculation that the country's "establishment" had started consultations over the formation of an interim government, ahead of possible early elections, media reports said.

Russia won't export food to the detriment of its own market (20 May, 2022)

Moscow, May 20 (IANS) Russia will not export food to the detriment of its own market, Deputy Chairman of Russias Security Council and former President Dmitry Medvedev said.