ISLAMABAD – Pakistan said on Wednesday that it will not attend a US summit on democracy. The Democracy Virtual Summit is set to take place on December 9 and 10, according to the details. The United States has not asked China or Russia to join the meeting. “We are appreciativeRead More →
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi met with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday, raising concerns about the rapidly deteriorating situation in Afghanistan and urging the international community to provide humanitarian and economic aid to the country. The meeting between the two officials took place atRead More →
WASHINGTON – The US launched a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, a measured protest of China’s human rights record that falls short of excluding American athletes from competing. The decision comes after months of deliberation in Washington about how to approach the Games, which will beRead More →
New Delhi – In India’s capital, New Delhi, Peoples Democratic Party President Mehbooba Mufti organised a sit-in protest against the killing of Kashmiris by Indian occupation troops. The demonstration was led by the PDP leader and party members at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, where they urged an end toRead More →
On Wednesday, Germany’s parliament will formally elect Olaf Scholz as the country’s next chancellor, ending Angela Merkel’s 16-year rule and ushering in a new political period led by the center-left. Scholz led his Social Democrats to victory in a historic election in September against Merkel’s conservative CDU-CSU party, as theRead More →
SUMBERWULUH, Indonesia – The disaster mitigation agency (BNPB) said on Sunday that 10 people who were trapped after Indonesia’s Semeru volcano erupted had been flown to safety, raising the death toll from the catastrophe to at least 13, with others injured. On Saturday, Semeru, Java’s tallest mountain, erupted in towersRead More →
WASHINGTON – The United States cautioned Iran on Saturday that it would not be allowed to “slow walk” international negotiations over its nuclear programme while ramping up its nuclear operations – but stopped short of shutting down talks. The warning comes a day after Washington slammed Iran, claiming that talksRead More →
JEDDAH: French President Emmanuel Macron met with Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler in Jeddah on Saturday to discuss regional security, particularly crisis-hit Lebanon, after asserting that he has not disregarded Riyadh’s record on human rights. Macron arrived in the Red Sea city following trips to the United Arab Emirates andRead More →
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa expressed outrage at the lynching of a Sri Lankan national in Sialkot on Saturday, but voiced confidence in Prime Minister Imran Khan’s determination to prosecute all those responsible. PM Mahinda Rajapaksa reacted to Twitter to denounce the tragic Friday event in which aRead More →
KUALA LUMPUR (ASIA NEWS NETWORK/THE STAR) – Malaysia’s Merdeka 118 skyscraper will be the world’s second highest structure and the tallest structure in South-East Asia. This comes after the completion of its spire and tower, which will stand at a height of 678.9m. Only the Burj Khalifa in Dubai (830m)Read More →
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