BERLIN, Germany (AP) — Top American and European officials are gathering in Berlin on Thursday to present a united front to Russia amid fears that it is contemplating an invasion of Ukraine. Russia has amassed an estimated 100,000 soldiers near Ukraine, and US Vice President Joe Biden stated on WednesdayContinue Reading
MOSCOW (AFP) – During a meeting in Moscow on Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi praised bilateral ties as pressure increases for a vote on the Iran nuclear agreement. Raisi stated that he had handed draught agreements on strategic cooperation to Moscow, which would cementContinue Reading
(AFP) – On Wednesday, Taliban Prime Minister Mohammad Hassan Akhund urged Muslim nations to be the first to recognise the government that seized power in Afghanistan in August. No country has yet recognised the Taliban administration, and the world is waiting to see how the Taliban will govern this time.Continue Reading
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Prime Minister Imran Khan praised Russian President Vladimir Putin’s stance that insulting the Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) is a breach of religious freedom rather than an expression of creative freedom. In a telephonic chat with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Binali Yilmaz remarked thatContinue Reading
BRUXELLES (AFP) – On Wednesday, NATO and Russia confronted their stark divide over European security, with the allies challenging President Vladimir Putin to withdraw troops from Ukraine and join talks to reduce the threat of open conflict. Meeting with senior Kremlin envoys at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Western ambassadors saidContinue Reading
(AFP) BEIJING – According to state media, five million residents of a central Chinese city began home confinement on Tuesday as part of a new lockdown to combat the spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the coronavirus. As it prepares to host the Winter Olympics next month, BeijingContinue Reading
GENEVA (AFP) – During tense talks on Monday, Russia told the US that it had no plans to invade Ukraine, and the two sides agreed to step up efforts to keep tensions from escalating into a full-fledged conflict. After more than seven hours of talks in Geneva, Russian and USContinue Reading
YANGON (AFP) – A Myanmar junta court convicted Aung San Suu Kyi of three criminal charges on Monday, sentencing her to four years in prison in the latest of several cases against the ousted civilian leader. The Nobel laureate has been imprisoned since February 1, when her government was deposedContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Monday that India’s government of Narendra Modi’s extremist agenda posed a “real and present threat” to regional peace. He urged the international community to take note of India’s discrimination against religious minorities. “It is past time for the international community to takeContinue Reading
MOSCOW, Russia (AP) — Authorities stated Thursday that security forces killed dozens of protestors and 12 police officers during extremely violent demonstrations in Kazakhstan, which saw government buildings assaulted and set ablaze. In mounting turmoil in the Central Asian nation, one police officer was found beheaded, posing a significant challengeContinue Reading
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