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Pakistan to Cut Government Expenses by 15% in Austerity Drive 

The belt tightening comes as Islamabad thrashes out a deal with the IMF to secure funds worth $1 billion which have been pending since late last year over policy issues 

Russia 'Manipulated' Truth of MH17 Disaster, Says 'Iron Butterflies' Director 

International prosecutors said they had found 'strong indications' Vladimir Putin had approved the use in Ukraine of a Russian missile system which shot down the plane but that there was not enough evidence for a criminal conviction 

US Agrees to Extradite Former Peruvian President Toledo - Peru Attorney General's Office

Peru has been trying to extradite Toledo since 2018

Britain Sanctions 8 Iranians, Protests Threats Aimed at Journalists

British government summons Iran's most senior diplomat in London on Monday

Infected in the First Wave, They Navigated Long COVID Without a Roadmap

Data show that in the first two years of the pandemic women were twice as likely as men to develop long COVID, and 15% experiencing symptoms beyond 12 months

Chinese Bank Seeks to Reassure over Missing Star Dealmaker

Shares of China Renaissance Holdings 1911.HK fell by as much as 5%, following a record low in previous session after investment bank said it could not contact its founder, chairman and CEO Bao Fan

Tunisian Police Summon Opposition Leader for Questioning, Says Party Spokesperson

Rached Ghannouchi, head of the Islamist Ennahda party and speaker of an elected parliament that Saied formally dissolved last year, has been asked to present himself at a Tunis police station on Tuesday

Italy Faces New Drought Alert After Another Dry Winter

Weeks of dry winter weather have raised concerns that Italy could face another drought after last summer's emergency, with the Alps having received less than half of their normal snowfall, according to scientists and environmental groups

Congo Opposition Parties Say Voter Registration Flawed, Favors Ruling Coalition

The CENI election commission on Friday said an unspecified number of centers in the first registration zone of 10 provinces had missed an interim deadline that had already been extended by 25 days   

Scottish Finance Minister Kate Forbes to Run for Leadership

Iran's Currency Falls to Record Low as Sanctions to Continue  

Mauritius Halts Flights, Madagascar Braces for Floods as Cyclone Freddy Nears

The cyclone, packing gusts of up to 120 km per hour (75 miles per hour), posed a 'direct threat' to Mauritius, its weather service said

At Job Fairs in China, Employers Are Thrifty, Applicants Timid

Employment anxiety is widespread

IAEA Talks to Iran After Reports of High Uranium Enrichment

Move follows Bloomberg News report that it had detected uranium enriched to 84% purity, which is close to weapons grade

US Envoy Tells Israel’s Netanyahu to Take It Slow on Judicial Changes

Critics say the overhaul endangers the country's democratic checks and balances

Burkina Faso Marks End of French Military Operations on Its Soil

In January, Burkina Faso gave France one month to withdraw its troops as it ended a military accord that allowed French troops to fight insurgents on its territory, citing a wish for the country to defend itself

Head of Sudanese Paramilitary Force Says Still Committed to Single Army

The RSF is Sudan's largest paramilitary group; it emerged from the 'janjaweed' militias accused of atrocities during the early 2000s conflict in Darfur

IEA's Birol Warns of Tighter Energy Supply Next Winter

International Energy Agency head Fatih Birol warns of possible energy shortages next winter as relatively little new liquefied natural gas is coming to market while China's consumption is set to rise this year

Berlinale Film Charts Boris Becker's Career From 'Boom Boom' to Bust 

One of the greatest tennis players in history who won six Grand Slam titles, Becker's on-court brilliance was matched by an inability to manage his affairs off it, that saw him pile up personal disasters from sleeping pill addictions to a prison sentence 

New Zealand's Cyclone Death Toll at 11, Thousands Still Missing

Cyclone hit island's northernmost region on Feb. 12 and tracked down the east coast, inflicting widespread devastation