Month: March 2023
Debt trap? Now, China is lending billions to bail out ‘BRI countries’
NEW DELHI: China has emerged as the “lender of last resort” to the very same countries that already owe massive amounts of debt to Beijing,…
Ukraine: Ukraine hits Russian-held city deep behind front as talk of counteroffensive grows
KYIV: Ukraine struck a railway depot and knocked out power in the Russian-occupied city of Melitopol, deep behind the front line, on Wednesday amid growing…
Philippine Police Seize Large Stash Of Drugs: Philippine police seize large stash of drugs in tea bags
BAGUIO: Philippine police seized more than 500 kilograms (more than half a ton) of suspected methamphetamine concealed in tea bags Wednesday and arrested a suspected…
Biden Pledge For Democracy Programs: Biden starts summit with $690M pledge for democracy programs
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden is opening his second Summit for Democracy with a pledge for the U.S. to spend $690 million bolstering democracy programs…
Saudi Agrees To Partner With China: Saudi agrees to partner with China-led security bloc
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has agreed to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization as a “dialogue partner”, state media reported on Wednesday, the latest indication of closer…
Senior Women For Climate Protection: Swiss seniors take government to European court over climate
STRASBOURG: A group of Swiss pensioners took their government to a top European court Wednesday over what they claim is its failure to take stronger…
No talks with Imran Khan unless he apologises: Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ruled out any talks between the government and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan unless the former premier admits…
Taliban: Calls mount for Taliban to free girls’ education activist
ISLAMABAD: Calls mounted Wednesday for the Taliban to free a girls’ education activist arrested earlier this week in Kabul, as a government minister defended the…
Prayers At Kyiv As Eviction Deadline Expires: Prayers at Kyiv monastery as eviction deadline expires
Kyiv: Hundreds of worshippers attended a service Wednesday at a historic Kyiv monastery accused of maintaining links with Moscow as the deadline for the eviction…
South Korea to host third ‘Summit for Democracy’- joint statement
SEOUL, South Korea will host a third “Summit for Democracy”, President Yoon Suk Yeol said in a statement with U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday….