New York: Joe Biden has said he expects to see a “thaw” in US relations with Beijing, even as he concluded a G7 summit in Japan that made a concerted effort to counter military and economic security threats from China. The US president said in a
London: Putting a question mark over the facade of the so-called rules-based order as advocated by most of world’s biggest economies, people across Europe and the UK held protests against India’s plans to hold G20 meeting in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIoJK). Responding to
London: The Archbishop of Canterbury is expected to introduce a series of amendments in the House of Lords to the UK government’s Illegal Migration Bill, as Tory MPs urge the prime minister to “get a grip” on the number of people entering the country. Justin Welby
Beijing: Gansu University of Chinese Medicine (GUCM) has recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with two Pakistani institutes to introduce a certificate course in acupuncture. The aim of this initiative is to promote Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practices in Pakistan. In collaboration with Pakistan’s Health
Moscow: A delegation of six African leaders set to hold talks with Kyiv and Moscow aim to “initiate a peace process,” but also broach the thorny issue of how a heavily-sanctioned Russia can be paid for the fertilizer exports Africa desperately needs, a key mediator
Moscow: Russia has implemented a ban on the entry of "500 Americans," a list that includes prominent figures such as former US President Barack Obama, late-night television host Stephen Colbert, and CNN journalist Erin Burnett. The ban is a response to the anti-Russian sanctions imposed
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Sunday warned that despite the headway over the past 75 years, progress on human health in the wake of COVID, climate change, and other challenges, was “in peril”. The UN chief, who was addressing via video-link the annual opening of the World
Seoul: South Korea and Germany will soon sign an agreement aimed at protecting military secrets to boost defense cooperation, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said as he met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Seoul. The military information agreement will help “smoothly operate the defense
London: The UK Home Office has refuted allegations of harassment, humiliation and abuse of asylum-seekers staying at hotels in and around Liverpool. Earlier, accusations were made against staff of Home Office subcontractor Serco of creating a culture of “institutional abuse” at five hotels in the Merseyside
Geneva: The economic damage of weather- and climate-related disasters continues to rise, even as improvements in early warning have helped reduce the human toll, the UN weather agency said Monday. The World Meteorological Organization, in an updated report, tallied nearly 12,000 extreme weather, climate and water-related