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New Delhi: Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said differences over the disputed boundary and 'recent setbacks' in ties should not impact the overall Sino-India relationship but did not give any indication about the way forward to resolve the ongoing border friction in eastern Ladakh. Wang did not give a timeline for the disengagement of troops on...
New Delhi: A delegation of senior Opposition lawmakers in Pakistan submitted a no-trust motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan with the National Assembly Secretariat, PML-N spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb said, Dawn reported. The confirmation from her came after a delegation of Opposition lawmakers, including Rana Sanaullah, Ayaz Sadiq, Shazia Marri, and Marriyum Aurangzeb, reached the Parliament House...
New Delhi: Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina has thanked her Indian counterpart for evacuating nine citizens of her country from war-torn Ukraine. India has rescued stranded citizens, mostly students, of several other nations, including Pakistan, Nepal, and Tunisia, under its evacuation mission, titled ‘Operation Ganga’ ever since Russia invaded Ukraine two weeks ago. Earlier in the...
Islamabad: Pakistan has expressed its desire to play a role in the de-escalation of tensions between Russia and Ukraine via mediation and table talks amid the ongoing Moscow-Kyiv war. Taking to Twitter, Khan said: "Earlier today I spoke with EU Council President Charles Michel about the Ukraine situation. Shared concern over continued military conflict highlighted its...
The Russian government has issued a list of countries that are "taking unfriendly actions against Russia, Russian companies, and citizens," and has imposed sanctions against Moscow. The list refers to nations that have introduced economic sanctions in response to the special military operation of Russian forces in Ukraine. The list includes the United States and...
New Delhi: Due to its war on Ukraine, Russia has become the most sanctioned in the world, according to a New York-based sanctions watchlist site. Castellum.AI said that sanctions were first imposed by the US and its allies on Russia on February 22 a day after President Vladimir Putin declared the two Ukrainian rebel regions of...
New York: North Korea will continue to stage missile tests to develop and advance its missile capabilities but also to drive a wedge between South Korea and the United States, a US government report said. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) also said North Korean leader Kim Jong-un believes his nuclear weapons are...
NATO members refused to send fighter jets to Ukraine to fight against Russia despite the US giving a "green signal". Zelensky sought help from NATO countries in the fight against Russia, but they refused to send jets or directly engage in war. Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky was also pushing to declare his country a no-fly zone...
