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UPDATE - Constantinople Denies Arrival of Patriarch in Kiev for Unification Council - Reports

Trump's revolving door: Zinke is latest senior White House departure

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke will be leaving by the end of the year, US President Donald Trump announced Saturday.

Nations inch towards climate deal at marathon UN summit

Nations on Saturday inched towards a deal to implement the Paris climate goals, after all-night negotiations over a plan to limit global temperature rises exposed a range of conflicts.

Turkey Doubts US May Halt Transfer of F-35 Jets to Ankara - Erdogan's Aide

Ankara doubts that the United States may cancel the deliveries of its F-35 fighters to Turkey if the latter buys the Russian air defense system S-400, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's aide Ibrahim Kalin told reporters Saturday on the sidelines of the Doha Forum.

Nations inch towards climate deal at marathon UN summit

Nations on Saturday inched towards a deal to implement the Paris climate goals, after all-night negotiations to hammer out a plan to limit global temperature rises exposed a range of conflicts.

Govt prepared detailed plan for welfare of merged districts: Akbar Ayub

The provincial minister for Communication and Works department Akbar Ayub khan Saturday said that the government has prepared a detailed plan for the welfare of merged districts and will timely complete the ongoing schemes.

Israel army razes home of Palestinian 'attacker' in night-long raid

Israeli troops demolished the home of a Palestinian accused of the May killing of a soldier on Saturday, completing a night-long incursion into the Palestinian-controlled city of Ramallah.

Ms. Sadia submits PhD thesis in Biotechnology

Ms Sadia, PhD Research scholar has submitted her thesis on " phytochemical evaluation and bioassay screening of breberis lycium royle" to University of Peshawar, in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D ) in Biotechnology.

Sh Rashid fears financial indiscipline under Shehbaz as PAC Chairman

Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad here on Saturday expressed apprehension that the appointment of Opposition Leader Shehbaz Sharif as Chairman of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) would lead the country to financial indiscipline and economic chaos.

Intervention of Politicians Further Divides Church in Ukraine - Ukrainian Orthodox Church

Intervention of politicians in church affairs further divides the Ukrainian church, the head of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP), Metropolitan Onufriy of Kiev and all Ukraine, said Saturday.

Minister urges divided UK MPs to find Brexit consensus

A senior government minister called Saturday for British MPs from all parties to "forge a consensus" on Brexit to avoid a potentially damaging "no deal" withdrawal from the EU in March.

Constantinople Denies Arrival of Patriarch in Kiev for Unification Council - Reports

Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew did not travel to Ukraine to attend the unification council of the Ukrainian Orthodox churches on Saturday, local media reported, citing sources in the patriarchate.

Israel army razes home of Palestinian attacker in night-long raid

Israeli troops demolished the home of a Palestinian accused of the May killing of a soldier on Saturday, completing a night-long incursion into the Palestinian-controlled city of Ramallah.

Palestine Condemns Australia's Decision to Recognize Jerusalem as Israeli Capital

Saeb Erekat, the secretary general of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), on Saturday slammed Australia's Middle Eastern policy, as well as Canberra's recent decision to recognize West Jerusalem as Israel's capital, noting that the status of the city was a matter of negotiations of the parties to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Across China: short films aid rural poverty alleviation

There are various ways to help people out of poverty, but Bai Wenjun, a poverty relief cadre, has created a way of his own, shooting short films.