JERUSALEM (AFP) – Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett called for the “rapid halt” of the restarted nuclear talks between Iran and Western nations in Vienna on Thursday, accusing Iran of “nuclear blackmail.” Bennett, who has been a strong opponent of the 2015 accord that the powers are attempting to resurrect,Continue Reading
RIGA (AFP) – NATO foreign ministers will meet on Tuesday to discuss ways to resist a Russian military buildup on Ukraine’s border, amid worries that the Kremlin is planning an invasion. The long-planned meeting in Latvia’s capital Riga comes at a dangerous time on NATO’s eastern border, as members copeContinue Reading
(Reuters) – NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s parliament passed a bill on Monday to abolish three laws aimed at deregulating agricultural markets, caving in to farmer demands that the regulations be repealed after a year of protests. Last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration used an executive order, which isContinue Reading
CHITTAGONG (AFP) – In their first Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong on Monday, Pakistan scored 109-0 in their second innings at stumps on the fourth day, chasing a goal of 202. After bowling out the hosts for 157 earlier in the day, both openers Abid Ali (56) and Abdullah ShafiqueContinue Reading
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The U.S. The US, led by President Joe Biden, will restart indirect talks with Iran in Vienna on Monday, but is significantly less hopeful than it was in the spring about the chances of salvaging the Iranian nuclear agreement. And if negotiations fail, its options for preventingContinue Reading
The federal cabinet has accepted a deal to hold $3 billion in Saudi Arabian funding in Pakistan’s State Bank. The transaction was approved by the Cabinet via a dissemination summary on Saturday. The Saudi government agreed to keep a $3 billion reserve at the State Bank. The help will beContinue Reading
CHATTOGRAM – Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bat first against Pakistan in the opening Test in Chattogram on Friday. Yasir Ali earned his first cap for Bangladesh, and Abdullah Shafique will make his debut for the visitors. Bangladesh’s batting line-up is expected to be led by captain MominulContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD – On Thursday, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that peace in Afghanistan’s war-torn country was critical to achieving the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s goal of regional connectivity (SCO). Shah Mahmood represented Pakistan in the SCO Council of Heads of Government (CHG) 20th anniversary meeting, which was held in aContinue Reading
YANGON, Myanmar (Reuters) – A shallow and powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 shook the Myanmar-India border region early on Friday (November 26), but no damage was reported. The quake struck at a depth of 12 kilometres and was around 140 kilometres from Aizawl in northeastern India, according toContinue Reading
THE HAGUE (AFP) – On Thursday, the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine was approved in Europe for children aged five to eleven, paving the path for immunisation in a cohort where the virus is rapidly expanding. A panel of experts “suggested awarding an extension of indication for the Covid-19 vaccination Comirnaty toContinue Reading
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