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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has kicked off nationwide public participation forums on proposed election campaign financing rules and spending limits, in preparations for the 2027 General Election.

MIRPUR: Responding to PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif’s recent jibe, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday said that whether it’s Kashmir or Kashmore, Mirpur or Mirpurkhas, their residents were “not ready to bargain away their rights”. Bilawal’s response comes a day before the first phase of elections in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) is set to begin, with Mirpur voting on Monday. It also comes a

Through August, our newsroom and contributor community will collaborate with different Indigenous activists, civil society groups, and collectives to tell stories about their challenges and strategies for asserting and preserving their rights.

LAHORE: Heavy monsoon rains caused widespread water accumulation across Lahore on Thursday, disrupting routine life, slowing traffic and creating difficulties for commuters as rainwater remained stagnant on major roads, intersections and underpasses in several parts of the provincial capital. Despite claims by the district administration and the Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) Lahore that drain

Larga Kitikmeot, which provides accommodation for Inuit travelling to Yellowknife for medical care, has listed its current boarding home for sale as a larger replacement could open next summer.  The three-storey boarding home at 5602 50 Ave.

Balendra Shah’s government spent 100 days performing sovereign equality with foreign envoys. Then someone had to actually go get an invitation.

Israeli cities open shelters Multiple Israeli municipalities announced the opening of air raid shelters in preparation for potential Iranian escalations over the weekend, Israeli media has reported. Ramat Gan municipality was the first to open its city's shelters, followed by those of the Upper Galilee, Eilat and Beersheba, among others.

Western city of Oradea again says no to Pride Parade for fourth consecutive year – adding to concerns about backsliding on LGBTQ+ rights in the EU-member country.

[New Zimbabwe] Government says more than 15,000 Zimbabweans who have returned from South Africa have already been registered for employment, as the number of returnees under the ongoing repatriation programme surpassed 108,000.

High repatriation costs, legal hurdles and policy gaps leave families with no choice but to bury their loved ones overseas.

Heavy, acrid smoke blanketed the eastern United States on Saturday, marring preparations for the weekend’s highly awaited World Cup final to be held in an open stadium in New Jersey. Wildfires burning in Canada have sent the noxious smog billowing across the border, with residents in New York, Washington and the US Midwest urged to stay indoors due to dangerously low air quality. At one point on S

Sometimes the past juts into our present like a disturbing and admonishing wedge. The so‑called “Werk Tanne” near Clausthal‑Zellerfeld is part of this past — a past that does not fade, that unsettles and warns. Built shortly after the Nazis seized power, the explosives factory was among the five largest plants in the German Reich producing TNT. The extremely polluting production methods have left

Pakistan on Friday chaired and hosted the 12th meeting of the Heads of Border Services of the Competent Authorities of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), the Foreign Office (FO) said. The meeting was attended by the heads and representatives of the border services of Belarus, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, along with the Executive

[SAnews.gov.za] New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has reflected on former President Nelson Mandela's enduring legacy, the importance of solidarity in confronting injustice, and the responsibility of leaders and citizens to build societies rooted in dignity, freedom and equality.

Nigeria has completed the voluntary repatriation of its citizens from South Africa after weeks of xenophobic attacks and anti-immigration protests, the Nigerian foreign ministry said on Thursday.

[New Zimbabwe] The South African Home Affairs Department has said a Zimbabwean woman who passed away on Tuesday after she collapsed at the Beitbridge Border Post in Limpopo was not part of those who were being repatriated.

• Officials having to rely on ‘less credible sources’ in the absence of river flow information from India• Action to clear Ravi riverbed of ‘temporary encroachments’ on the cards LAHORE: The Punjab government has asked the irrigation department to prepare for flooding under the ‘high-alert category’, amid prevailing uncertainty about river flows due to India’s unilateral suspension of the Indus Wa

Today, visitors to Celestia will find little more than a forest, a few traces of old foundations, and a historical marker along Route 42. In the mid-1800s, however, this mountaintop was intended to become something far more ambitious: a sacred city built in preparation for Christ's return. Founded by religious leader Peter E. Armstrong, Celestia was established as a community of millennialists who

[SNA] Khartoum -- Director General of the Sudan Cotton Company, Lieutenant General Dr. Nasreddin Abdel Fattah, on Thursday inspected the company's external facilities to review the progress of rehabilitation work on war-damaged assets under the company's recovery plan. During the visit, he was briefed on projects being implemented by the company's Engineering Unit in preparation for the current ag