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18 July, 2019 MEXICO/ NEW YORK: A US judge has sentenced Mexican drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán to life in prison plus 30 years. Guzmán, 62, was found guilty of 10 charges, including drug trafficking and money laundering, by a federal court in New York in February. He escaped …

17 July, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies HAGUE/ ISLAMABAD: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has asked Pakistan to review its order of death sentence awarded to Kulbhushan Jadhav, on charges of espionage and conspiracy against Pakistan. As the ICJ put the death sentence of Kulbhushan Jadhav on hold, …

17 July, 2019 WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives has voted to condemn President Donald Trump after a series of attacks aimed at four congresswomen. The symbolic resolution denounced Mr Trump’s “racist comments that have legitimized fear and hatred of New Americans and people of color”. Trump had been accused …

17 July, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies CANBERRA/ BEIJING: The Australian government has called on China to allow an ethnic Uighur mother and son to leave the country, following a public plea from the child’s father. Rights groups say China is holding about a million Uighurs and other Muslims …

17-07-2019 TEHRAN/ WASHINGTON: In a marked sign of a potential change in Iran’s policy, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the country’s missile program could be a topic for negotiation with the United States. The unprecedented remarks contradict previous statements by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who on various occasions …

17-07-2019 WASHINGTON/ ISLAMABAD: The United States on Tuesday (local time) welcomed the construction of the Kartarpur corridor for Sikh pilgrims, saying it is “incredibly supportive” of steps that boost people-to-people ties between India and Pakistan. On July 14, India and Pakistan had held the second round of bilateral talks to …

17 July, 2019 LONDON: The three London Bridge attackers, who killed eight people in 2017, were lawfully killed by police, an inquest has found. Khuram Butt, 27, Rachid Redouane, 30, and Youssef Zaghba, 22, ploughed into pedestrians on the bridge before stabbing people around Borough Market. They were shot dead …

16 July, 2019 By SJA Jafri + Agencies MELBOURNE/ WASHINGTON: At last, the whole world especially United States of America (USA) has not only recognized the term “WHITE TERRORIST’ introduced by Messenger’s Bureau Chief for Australia (this correspondent) but also become famous across the world (the details and historical references …

15 July, 2019 NEW DELHI: India’s mission to land a rover on the surface of the moon was called off due to a “technical snag” less than an hour before take off Monday. The lunar mission, called Chandrayaan-2, which means “moon vehicle” in Sanskrit, would have been a first for the …

“JOURNALISM IS NOT A CRIME” 15 July, 2019 By SJA Jafri + ABC News CANBERRA/ SYDNEY: After the raids at home of an Australian journalist and a media outlet neither there is any press freedom nor safety and security of journalists remain in Australia while the value and importance as …