New Delhi: India, backed by China, is trying to build a consensus within the G20 group to let countries choose a roadmap to cut carbon emissions instead of setting a deadline to end the use of fossil fuels, three Indian government officials said. India, the current
Beijing: China is equipping its nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines with advanced JL-3 submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) that are capable of targeting the continental United States, according to the U.S. Defense Department. China is ahead of schedule in equipping its Jin-class nuclear-powered submarines with advanced JL-3 submarine-launched
Beijing: Researchers at Gansu Academy of Agricultural Sciences (GAAS) have successfully developed technology that can not only avoid resource waste and effectively save water but also improve soil fertility and reduce evaporation at the soil surface. Muhammad Ali Raza, a Pakistani doctor, who is among those
United Nations: United Nations Peacekeeping launched a special photo exhibition at UN Headquarters in New York to honour the service and sacrifice of uniformed and civilian peacekeepers as it marks its 75th anniversary. The exhibit is part of a year-long global campaign, under the theme ‘Peace
Beijing: China is increasingly barring people, including foreign executives, from leaving the country, according to a report and research. Scores of Chinese nationals and foreigners have been ensnared by exit bans, according to the report from the rights group Safeguard Defenders, while a Reuters analysis has
Khartoum: The United Nations warned that the conflict in Sudan could force 800,000 people to flee the country as battles between rival military factions persisted in the capital despite a supposed ceasefire. Hundreds of people have been killed and thousands wounded over 16 days of battles
Beijing: Chinese lunar scientist has said that China will be landing on the Moon by 2030, without any problem, reported Chinese media CCTV. Ahead of Chinese “space day” which falls on April 24, Wu Weiren, chief designer of China's lunar exploration program, told CCTV that "by
Geneva: Several nations voiced concern at the United Nations over police violence, including against protesters, in France, as the country headed into another day of mass demonstrations. Attacks on migrants, racial profiling and religious intolerance were also raised during the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) – which
United Nations: A United Nations Security Council committee has accepted a Pakistani request to allow the acting Afghan Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, to travel to Pakistan next week to meet with the foreign Ministers of Pakistan and China, according to Ambassador Munir Akram. “The Security
London: United Kingdom’s shortest-serving prime minister Liz Truss has refused to pay back the British government £12,000 over the disappearance of bathrobes and slippers from the Chevening estate, reported The Daily Mail. Truss was sent a £12,000 bill by UK’s Cabinet Office to cover the expenses