Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Russia warns Lithuania after ‘blockade’

Lithuania

Lithuania has blocked rail transport of commodities subject to EU sanctions to Kaliningrad. Russian foreign ministry summons Lithuanian chargé d’affaires in Moscow. Russia could respond with “painful” actions that would be “extremely painful” for Lithuania. Russia has warned Lithuania of retaliation after the Baltic state blocked rail transport of commodities subject to EU sanctions to … Read more

Sudan protesters blockade roads to key Red Sea port

Sudan

Sudanese protesters blocked major roads leading to the vital Red Sea port. The eastern Beja people of Sudan have criticized parts of the agreement. Sudan has been reeling from deepening unrest. Sudanese protesters blocked major roads leading to the vital Red Sea port on Monday to demand that parts of a 2020 peace deal relating … Read more

Trudeau slams trucker protests as copycat convoys spread

Justin

OTTAWA – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lambasted trucker-led protests that have shut down central Ottawa in anger at Covid-19 health rules, as France and New Zealand moved Thursday to stop their own copycat convoys. Police in Canada have threatened to arrest protesters who have joined the blockade of the Ambassador Bridge that links Windsor and the … Read more

North Korea pursuing arms despite Covid blockade: UN

SEOUL. North Korea has continued to pursue its weapons development programmes despite facing a worsening economic situation due to its self-imposed coronavirus blockade, a new United Nations (UN) report has said. Pyongyang was under multiple sets of international sanctions over its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes, which had seen rapid progress under current leader Kim Jong-un. The … Read more

Suez Canal blockage could affect the smartphones industry

canal

Egypt’s Suez Canal which is one the most important sea route was blocked by Panama-registered vessels. As per reports, the blockage has delayed for almost a week and has left many of ships waiting on both sides of the canal which is a 200km shortcut from Asia to Europe, connecting the Red sea to the … Read more

JUI-F’s Plan B to execute today, motorways will remain blocked

JUI-F's plan B to execute today

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman announces that the protests would now spread across Pakistan as Plan B and to end the Azadi March sit-in in the federal capital. According to the details, a blockade has been imposed to block Multan to Sukkur motorway, Peshawar, Rawalpindi, GT Road, Quetta to Karachi Highway and … Read more

Security tightened for Ashura processions

The provincial government has announced a ban on pillion riding across Sindh, including Karachi, on the 8th, 9th and 10th Muharram. There will be a ban on pillion riding from the night of the 8th of Muharram until Ashura in order to maintain law and order and avoid any untoward incident. The Sindh government has … Read more

PM Imran addresses thousands in Huston through video link

PM addresses ISNA

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday addressed the 56th Convention of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) through video link. The premier briefed the American Muslims of what is currently happening in the Occupied Kashmir where the fascist Narendra Modi government has imposed curfew and has cut all the communication lines to suppress the … Read more