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Meanwhile, President Donald Trump insisted the United States had not abandoned its Kurdish allies who were a crucial ally against IS.

Xi Jinping said China is ready to work with Pakistan to forge a closer China-Pakistan community of shared future in the new era.

Asked by MSNBC about the stance of his present-day successor, who has rejected the congressional probe into his dealings with Ukraine as a 'kangaroo court,' the Democrat, who just turned 95, had strong words for Trump.

Asim Umar, who was in early 40s, was designated as a 'global terrorist' by the US which placed the AQIS on the list of 'foreign terrorist organisation' in 2016.

Three scientists will share the 9-million kronor (USD 918,000) cash award, a gold medal and a diploma.

Chief of Army Staff Bajwa and Pak PM Imran Khan will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang later in the day.

Export blacklisting means that suppliers will be barred from providing technology that originates in the US to the Chinese firms without a license.

In a letter intended for the 37,000 employees at the UN secretariat and obtained by AFP, Guterres said on Monday unspecified 'additional stop-gap measures' would have to be taken to ensure salaries and entitlements are paid.

'Pakistan faces high risks of money laundering and terror financing and it needs to improve the understanding of these risks, the APG report said.

William G Kaelin, Peter J Ratcliffe and Gregg L Semenza received the award jointly for their discoveries of 'how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability,' the Nobel Committee announced Monday.

Sahar Tabar was detained over charges of 'cultural crimes and social and moral corruption', reports The National, quoting semi-official Tasnim news agency.

Pakistan was placed on the grey list in June last year and given a plan of action to complete it by October 2019 or face the risk of being placed on the blacklist with Iran and North Korea.

The intelligence official 'has first-hand knowledge of some of the allegations outlined in the original complaint' against the US President.

No one has been arrested in the shooting. Authorities do not know if there is more than one shooter. The motive for the shooting is also unknown.

Consular officers will only be allowed to issue visas to prospective immigrants who can prove they "will not impose a substantial burden" on the US health care system, according to a proclamation authored by Donald Trump.

Several local and international media outlets had reported that prime minister Khan and the Taliban Political Commission (TPC), led by its head Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, discussed the Afghan peace process during a meeting.

Prosecutor-General Ruslan Ryaboshapka told reporters there were about 15 cases, but stressed that they were not necessarily connected to Biden's son, Hunter Biden.

At least one metro station in the vicinity of the building, which is close to Notre-Dame cathedral and other major tourist attractions, was closed.