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Pakistan extends nuclear umbrella to S Arabia

RIYADH, Sept 22 (AFP): Pakistan's nuclear umbrella will cover Saudi Arabia, a source close to the kingdom's government told AFP on Sunday, days after the two allies signed a surprise mutual defence treaty.The source told AFP that the deal had been in the works for years and that Saudi Arabia...

Kim open to US talks if he can keep nukes

SEOUL, Sept 22 (AFP): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says he has "fond memories" of US President Donald Trump and is open to future talks with the United States-if he can keep his nukes.Kim met Trump three times for high-profile summits during Trump's first term, before talks collapsed in...

Palestinian state should come after talks

FRANKFURT, Sept 22 (AFP): Germany on Monday reaffirmed its position that it would not recognise a Palestinian state until the Israelis and Palestinians negotiate a two-state solution.The comments came ahead of the United Nations general assembly, where France is expected to become the latest country to recognise a Palestinian state,...

Eight Swedish glaciers disappear in 2024

STOCKHOLM, Sept 22 (AFP): Eight of Sweden's 277 glaciers melted completely during 2024 and are now extinct due to global warming, the head of the Tarfala Research Station in northern Sweden told AFP on Monday.Another 30 glaciers are at risk, glaciology professor Nina Kirchner said.The extinct glaciers "won't come back...

Trump voters bid farewell to Charlie Kirk

GLENDALE, Sept 22 (AFP): At the memorial event for slain US right-wing activist Charlie Kirk on Sunday, President Donald Trump and his supporters celebrated the 31-year-old's life using the language of religious fervor."He's a martyr now for American freedom," Trump said of Kirk, who was killed on September 10 at...

Nigerian women protest for reserved seats in parliament

ABUJA, Sept 22 (AFP): Hundreds of women protested in the Nigerian capital Monday to push for a bill that would add women-only seats in the Senate and House of Representatives.Several African countries, from Senegal to Rwanda, have increased the number of women legislators by using quota systems.Nigeria, which has no...

Air raid kills 23 in Pak border region

PESHAWAR, Sept 22 (AFP): Pakistan police and security sources said aerial bombing in a remote border region killed at least 23 civilians on Monday in an area where militancy has been rising."The jets targeted four houses, which were completely destroyed," a senior police officer in the area told AFP on...