| Reuters | (2023-04-21). China's foreign minister: Both sides of the Taiwan Strait belong to China. tribune.com.pk 
China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang said on Friday that both sides of the Taiwan Strait belong to China, and that it is right and proper for China to uphold its sovereignty. | Qin made the remarks at the Lanting Forum in Shanghai, where he discussed a wide range of topics from debt, the global economy, and Taiwan. | "Recently there has been absurd rhetoric accusing China of upending the status quo, disrupting peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait," Qin said. "The logic is absurd and the conclusion dangerous." | He added that "fair-minded people can see who is engaged in hegemonic bullying and high-minded…
| news.desk | (2023-04-21). Putin extends Eidul Fitr greetings to Muslims. tribune.com.pk 
Russian President Vladimir Putin extended Eidul Fitr greetings to Russian Muslims on Friday and praised the contribution of Muslim organisations to maintaining dialogue between ethnicities and religions. | "This holiday, which is especially revered by Muslims across the globe and marks the end of the holy month of Ramazan, bears an important spiritual meaning as it embodies people's aspirations to achieve moral progress, show mercy and feel compassion," Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia quoted Putin as saying. | "It is with great satisfaction that I note how the adherents of Islam in our country show deep…
| Anadolu Agency | (2023-04-21). Around 120,000 Muslims do special prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque. tribune.com.pk 
Nearly 120,000 Muslims early Friday did special prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem, which remains under Israeli occupation. | For Muslims, Al-Aqsa represents the world's third-holiest site, and today is the start of the Eid al-Fitr holiday, directly following the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. | Since the early morning, Palestinian Muslims of all ages set out to pray at the Al-Aqsa Mosque. | In a written statement, the Jerusalem Islamic Waqf Administration announced that around 120,000 Muslims did Eid prayers in the mosque. | After the prayers, Muslims in the mosque's compound exchanged Eid greetin…
| REUTERS | (2023-04-21). Biden considering launching re-election bid on Tuesday. tribune.com.pk 
US President Joe Biden may announce his re-election campaign by video as soon as Tuesday, two people familiar with the matter said on Thursday, setting the stage for a possible rematch with his Republican predecessor Donald Trump. | A Tuesday announcement by Biden, 80, would come four years to the day after his 2020 campaign launch. One of the sources on Thursday cautioned that the exact timing could change. | "We'll announce it relatively soon," Biden told reporters last Friday of his campaign announcement. "I told you my plan is to run again." | Biden is the oldest person to have occupied the White House and…
| REUTERS | (2023-04-21). Activists mark Earth Day as scientists warn of more extreme weather. tribune.com.pk 
Volunteers in dozens of countries are set to plant trees, clean up trash and urge governments to do more to combat climate change to mark Earth Day, as scientists warn of more extreme weather and record temperatures this year. | The run-up to the 54th annual celebration of the environment, officially marked on Saturday, has included a week of conservation and clean-up activities around the world, and festivals were due to begin in Rome and Boston on Friday. | Thousands were expected to gather in London on Friday to begin four days of events known as the "Big One", organised by the Extinction Rebellion activist…
| AFP | (2023-04-21). Heavy gunfire in Sudan as Eid ceasefire calls ignored. tribune.com.pk 
Sudan's warring forces battled on Friday with heavy gunfire and explosions in the capital Khartoum and elsewhere in the country, as they ignored appeals by world powers for an end-of-Ramazan ceasefire. | More than 300 people have been killed and thousands wounded since the fighting erupted Saturday between forces loyal to Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, the commander of the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) who is commonly known as Hemeti. | The Central Committee of Sudan Doctors said that overnight, as the Eidul Fitr celebrations marking the end o…
| News Desk | (2023-04-21). UK PM Sunak felicitates Muslims on Eidul Fitr. tribune.com.pk 
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Friday extended Eid greetings to the Muslim community in the United Kingdom and abroad. | "Eid is a timely opportunity to acknowledge the shared values which bind us together, particularly your compassion and dedication to contribute to charity and philanthropy," he said paying tribute to the "outstanding response" of the Muslim community in extending support to the victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria. | Sunak also applauded the contributions the Muslim community makes to the UK. | "Whether it be in business, sports, media, our public services, or of course our N…
| Reuters | (2023-04-21). Dominic Raab resigns as UK deputy PM over bullying complaints. tribune.com.pk 
British Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab resigned from the government on Friday following an independent investigation into complaints that he bullied colleagues, the latest scandal to force out one of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's top ministers. | The loss of the third senior minister over their personal conduct in the last six months will damage Sunak's efforts to revive the governing Conservative Party's fortunes and is a major embarrassment as he had entered Downing Street in October promising a government of integrity. | Raab resigned in a letter to the prime minister before the report was made public, a…
| News Desk | (2023-04-21). Nawaz, Maryam meet Saudi Crown Prince Salman. tribune.com.pk 
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif and daughter Maryam Nawaz met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, it was reported on Friday. | According to Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb, the PML-N leaders discussed further developing Saudi-Pak brotherly relations, and solutions to the problems faced by Pakistan, the minister added. | Moreover, Nawaz expressed good wishes for the Saudi leadership. | ŸÇÿßÿ¶ÿØ ŸÖÿ≠ŸÖÿØ ŸÜŸàÿßÿ≤ ÿ¥ÿ±€å…
| Reuters | (2023-04-20). At least 78 killed in stampede for donations in Yemen. tribune.com.pk 
At least 78 people were killed in a stampede in the Yemeni capital Sanaa as hundreds gathered in a school to receive aid, witnesses and Houthi media said on Thursday. | Several people were injured including 13 who were in critical conditions, Al Masirah TV television news outlet run by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement reported, citing the director of health in Sanaa. | The stampede took place during the distribution of charitable donations by merchants in the final days of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the Houthi-controlled Ministry of Interior's spokesperson said in a statement. | Hundreds of people had c…
| news.desk | (2023-04-19). WATCH: UAE astronaut shares video of Makkah, Madina from space. tribune.com.pk 
Sultan al-Neyadi, an astronaut from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has released footage of Saudi Arabia's Makkah and Madina captured from the International Space Station (ISS), Al-Arabiya reported. | In a tweet, he described the video as "a gift for Salman's children on these blessed nights" and dedicated it to "the country of the Two Holy Mosques, the landing site of revelation and the land of the message, the kingdom of Saudi Arabia." | The footage displayed Makkah and Madina illuminated, with the Grand Mosque of Saudi Arabia shining in the dark. Al-Neyadi has been sharing ISS footage regularly since he sta…