‘US mulling options to monitor N Korea’
n The United States and its allies are discussing options “both inside and outside the UN system” to create a new mechanism for monitoring North Korea over its nuclear weapons programme, the American ambassador to the United Nations said on Wednesday. Russia last month vetoed a UN resolution in a move...
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Taliban suspend TV stations in Af for neglecting Islamic value
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US navy flies aircraft through Taiwan Strait after rare US-China talk
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Lanka Easter bombing victims to be honoured
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UK lawmakers back landmark bill to phase out smoking
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Swedish Parl votes to ease gender change process
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Pak’s ruling PML-N party loses two seats after LHC ruling
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Sharif optimistic Saudi delegation visit will boost Investments
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New Indian envoy meets Sergey Lavrov
India and Russia on Wednesday discussed “contemporary regional and global issues” ahead of the high-level bilateral exchanges that would further strengthen the special and privileged strategic partnership between the two countries. India’s newly appointed Ambassador to Russia, Vinay Kumar called on Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov here, days after Prime...
‘IS detainees in Syria subjected to widespread abuse’
Amnesty International said on Wednesday it has documented widespread abuses, including torture and deprivation of medical care, in detention facilities holding thousands of suspected Islamic State members and their relatives in northeast Syria. The centers and camps hold about 56,000 people — the majority of them children and teens — and...
Biden seeking higher tariffs on Chinese steel
President Joe Biden is calling for a tripling of tariffs on steel from China to protect American producers from a flood of cheap imports, an announcement he planned to roll out on Wednesday in an address to steelworkers in the battleground state of Pennsylvania. The move reflects the intersection of Biden’s...
Suu Kyi moved from prison to house arrest
Myanmar’s jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest as a health measure due to a heat wave, the military government said as it freed more than 3,000 prisoners under an amnesty to mark this week’s traditional New Year holiday. Suu Kyi, 78, and...
Leaked graft report sparks conntroversy against Muizzu
(): Ahead of the parliamentary polls in the Maldives, the opposition parties have demanded a probe and impeachment of President Mohamed Muizzu following the leaked report of his alleged corruption from 2018, a charge dismissed by him. Elections to the Majlis are to be held on Sunday and the atmosphere has...
Russian missiles slam into Ukraine killing 14
Three Russian missiles slammed into a downtown area of the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv on Wednesday, hitting an eight-floor apartment building and killing at least 14 people, authorities said. At least 61 people, including two children, were wounded in the morning attack, Ukrainian emergency services said. Chernihiv lies about 150...
With calls for sanctions on Iran, Italy seeks G7 message of restraint as mins meet
Group of Seven foreign ministers are meeting on the Italian resort island of Capri, with calls for new sanctions against Iran over its attack against Israel and more aid to Ukraine to fight Russia’s war topping the agenda. Under Italy’s rotating stewardship, the G7 leaders are expected to issue a...
