Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday referred to as for diversification of energy exports in the direction of Asia, caution that European international locations were destabilizing the marketplace by transferring to cut out Russian deliveries. “We need to diversify exports… step by step shift the direction of our exports to the fast-growing markets of the … Read more
It’s in Burkina Faso. Blaise Compaore, the former president of Burkina Faso, was sentenced in absentia to life in prison for his role in the killing of his predecessor, Thomas Sankara, in a coup in 1987. A military tribunal ruled on Wednesday. When Sankara, a charismatic Marxist revolutionary, was 37, he was killed in the … Read more
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky will speak before the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday, where he is expected to demand strong additional penalties against Russia for what he has called “war crimes” and “genocide” in the town of Bucha. After a sombre excursion to Bucha outside the capital, where hundreds of bodies were recovered after … Read more
Serbia’s incumbent President Aleksandar Vucic is set to win presidential vote on Sunday with 59.8% of the votes, according to a projection by pollsters Ipsos and CeSID, based on a sample of the partial polling station count. Zdravko Ponos, a retired army general representing the pro-European and centrist Alliance for Victory coalition is set to … Read more
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said Friday that he believes President Joe Biden wants to assist oppose the Russian invasion, but he cautioned that the leader of the free world won’t be able to show it unless he delivers badly needed fighter jets and missiles. In a Fox News interview, Zelensky was asked if he … Read more
Authorities claimed they discovered six mutilated remains in a truck in southern Mexico on Thursday, as President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador accused popular television shows of glamorizing the brutal drug trade. Prosecutors said the remains were discovered in plastic bags inside a car in Chilapa, Guerrero, without verifying claims that the severed heads were placed … Read more
Kais Saied, Tunisia’s president, has issued a decree dissolving parliament, which has been suspended since last year, after it defied him by voting to repeal decrees he had used to assume near total power. The parliament session and Saied’s response intensified Tunisia’s political crisis, though it was not clear if it would prompt any immediate … Read more
PARIS: Russia invaded Ukraine in the early hours of February 24, setting off the worst conflict in Europe in decades. We look back on five weeks of fighting that has killed thousands of civilians, sent four million people fleeing abroad and forced Russia to review its ambitions in the face of fierce Ukrainian resistance. … Read more
President Joe Biden spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on the phone on Wednesday, their first contact since Biden stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in office.” According to the White House, the two men spoke for about an hour on a day when Zelensky repeated his plea for formidable defensive weaponry. According … Read more
US President Joe Biden may have accidentally revealed that the US military is training Ukrainian troops in Poland. Biden was trying to justify what he said while addressing US troops in Poland on Friday last week: “You’re going to see when you’re there, and some of you have been there, you’re gonna see — you’re … Read more
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has lauded the business and traders’ community for playing an effective role in enhancing exports of the country and economic stability. Addressing the 9th Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry Achievements Awards in Karachi, he said it was a prime responsibility of the government to provide facilitates to … Read more
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky told the Doha Forum on Saturday that Russia’s “bragging” about its nuclear weapons is fueling a hazardous arms race. To oppose Russian efforts to use energy as a weapon, Zelensky also urged Qatar, which hosts the annual meeting of international political and economic leaders, to enhance natural gas output. “They are … Read more
Officials in Mariupol, Ukraine’s vital port city, said on Friday that they suspected 300 people died in a Russian hit on a theatre where hundreds were sheltering last week. “From eyewitnesses, information is emerging that about 300 people died in the Drama Theatre of Mariupol following strikes by a Russian aircraft,” Mariupol city hall wrote on … Read more
US President Joe Biden will visit a town near the Polish-Ukrainian border Friday, aiming to convey Western commitment in the face of a Russian invasion that has devolved into a stalemate. Air Force One will land in Rzeszow, Poland’s easternmost city, placing the US president within 80 kilometres (50 miles) of a war-torn country currently fighting a … Read more
A month after Russia’s surprise incursion, Ukraine’s president called for global street protests and a gathering of US-led allies in Brussels on Thursday to drastically increase weaponry supply. While Kyiv and Western intelligence agencies report combat victories over the Russians, the UN said that more than half of all children in Ukraine had been displaced … Read more
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Thursday expressed confidence that Pakistan would gain an influence in the world by making its economy stable and maintaining a strong defence line. “Through its integrity, economic stability, strong defence and national unity, Pakistan will emerge as a country with an impact in the world,” he said in his … Read more
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday said ease of doing business and use of innovative strategies by incorporating digital technology was essential to ensuring sustainable business activities in the country. Addressing the event of Asaan Karobar Programme in Islamabad, the president emphasised a regulatory yet conducive environment that facilitated the businessmen to easily launch … Read more
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday urged the universities to broaden the scope of their education systems by promoting virtual dissemination of knowledge to increase the number of graduates in the country. “Besides the conventional brick-and-mortar system, our higher education system needs a paradigm shift to focus on online education as well to match … Read more
Taiwan’s government has denounced one of its Olympians after the speed skater was seen in an online video wearing the suit of the Chinese national team, with one lawmaker calling her attire the “uniform of the enemy”. The 33-year-old was the flagbearer for the ‘Chinese Taipei’ team at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games opening … Read more
COLOMBO – Sri Lanka has begun work on a tech park in Galle in the southern part of the country, the first in a series of five, to attract foreign investments and transform certain areas as a global tech hub, local media reported here Friday. Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa inspected the site of the … Read more
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Thursday conferred the Award of ‘Hilal-e-Pakistan’ on Co-Chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Bill Gates in recognition of his support for poverty alleviation and health care. A special investiture ceremony to this effect was held in Islamabad which was attended by federal ministers, senior officials and members … Read more
After hearing that an 11-year-old girl with Down syndrome had been bullied at school, the President of the Republic of North Macedonia escorted her to class. The president is being praised for taking such a significant step toward inclusiveness. The President interacted with the girl’s family to learn about the challenges they face on a … Read more
The Asian Cup win of China’s women’s football team has generated calls for equal pay on social media, with critics contrasting their performance with that of the men’s team. Xiao Yuyi’s stoppage-time goal gave China a 3-2 victory over South Korea in the final, giving them a record eighth Asian title. Fans on social media … Read more
Senegal’s President Macky Sall declared Monday a public holiday to commemorate the national football team’s first-ever African Cup of Nations triumph over Egypt, according to official television. Sall, who had been due to visit Comoros at the end of a trip that took in Egypt and Ethiopia, cancelled the last leg in order to welcome … Read more
TEGUCIGALPA – Honduran President Xiomara Castro tweeted on Sunday that she has tested positive for COVID-19. Despite receiving a negative test on Saturday, a test on Sunday returned positive, she said, adding that she will work from isolation with mild symptoms. Castro’s husband Manuel Zelaya, who served as Honduran president from 2006 to 2009, tested … Read more
African football supremo Patrice Motsepe says an “inexplicable” decision to keep an entry gate closed was responsible for the deadly stampede which killed eight people before an Africa Cup of Nations match in Cameroonian capital Yaounde on Monday. “That gate was supposed to be open because if it was open they would have walked through, … Read more
Imran Khan’s suspicious smile on the question about reverting to a presidential form of government during a recent programme called “Aap Ka Wazir-e-Azam, Aap Kay Saath”, a televised conversation with public over telephone, has triggered a long forgotten debate. When a caller asked where he stands on the debate on presidential form of government for … Read more
Peshawar Zalmi skipper Wahab Riaz will not be a part of the squad for the team’s opening match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2022 against Quetta Gladiators, the franchise confirmed. Wahab was tested positive for Covid-19 two days back and is now currently in quarantine, according to the franchise. The franchise further added that … Read more
