Tokyo: The unilateral Chinese activities in the East China Sea, South China Sea and the Pacific Ocean are adding to the concerns of Japan. Japan has adopted an aggressive policy and has indicated deployment of fighter jets on its aircraft carrier. The Japanese government has approved transformation of the existing helicopter carrier class ship in […]
Caracas: A banana would cost $21 in Venezuela a few months ago. But by the year-end, the ordinary Venezuelan will not even be able to buy a banana for the same price. The Venezuelan inflation index has sky-rocketed by 1.3 million%, and the value of the local currency Bolivar has nosedived as compared to the […]
Vienna: An agreement regarding migrants was passed in a special meeting of the United Nations held at Morocco in Africa. Only 164 countries attended the meeting out of the total 193. The absence of the United States and some European countries was the important feature of the meeting, and this also highlighted the differences among […]
London: The civil war that flared up in Syria 2011 and the dreadful war that followed after that has claimed nearly 560,000 lives till date. A London-based Syrian human rights organisation had published the report. The human rights organisation has clarified that the figure does not include the 88,000 people killed in prisons of the […]
Strasberg: Three people were killed in the terrorist attack on the Christmas Market in the city of Strasbourg in France on Tuesday. Although the security forces engaged the terrorist in an encounter, he succeeded in escaping, and a massive special operation to arrest him has been undertaken. Cherif Chekatt is the name of the terrorist, […]
Paris: “I have been unsuccessful in meeting the expectations of the French public, and I alone am responsible for it. I am aware that I have hurt several people with my words,” French President Emmanuel Macron yielded before the people who were protesting against him in France, with these words. At the same time, he […]
Stockholm: The stance adopted by Russian President Vladimir Putin of rapidly increasing Russia’s defence-preparedness to restore its past glory, has placed Russia at the second position in arms production, internationally. It is claimed that this is the result of President Putin’s policies which have resulted in an increased demand for Russian arms. In the meanwhile, […]
Islamabad: The World Bank has cancelled financial assistance of $250 million to Pakistan. The credit was supposed to help uplift the Pakistani economy. However, due to failed negotiations with Pakistan, the World Bank has decided to cancel the said loan. The World Bank has delivered a jolt to Pakistan with the decision as Pakistan is […]
Tokyo: The Japanese economy has sustained a massive blow due to the raging US-China trade war, with a 2.5% decrease seen in growth rate during the quarter of July-September. It is said that this is the biggest downslide since 2014. Analysts claim that the indications of a global recession have further strengthened due to this […]
London/Brussels: “There is no room for further negotiations on the Brexit issue. However, clarifications to explain the agreement better can be given. Before starting implementation of the exit agreement, a few things can be presented differently,’ said Jean-Claude Juncker, chief of the EU dismissed the possibility of renegotiations on the Brexit agreement. Since Juncker issued […]