Washington: US State Department spokesman Ned Price said that Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri was sheltered in Kabul by senior leaders of the Haqqani network in the Taliban. This reveals the connection between the Haqqani network and Al Qaeda. The death of Zawahiri in Kabul exposed the cooperation between the Taliban and Al Qaeda, and […]
Washington/Moscow: Western countries imposed heavy sanctions on the Russian economy after the start of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The objective was to stop the conflict by rocking the Russian economy via economic and other sanctions. But instead of Russia, the West started feeling the jolts of these sanctions. Therefore, Western countries have started withdrawing or easing […]
Tehran: US sanctions have made it difficult for Iran to trade in dollars. In such a situation, Iran has started using cryptocurrency for its imports. Alireza Peyman-Pak, Deputy Minister of Industry, Minerals and Trade of Iran, informed that Iran had ordered imports worth $10 million through cryptocurrency. This decision of Iran is being claimed to […]
Washington/Pretoria: On Monday, the United States announced a new Africa Strategy to counter the efforts of Russia and China to increase their influence in the African continent. The objective of this new Africa Strategy would be to engage with African communities with a liberal mindset in an effort against the activities of China, Russia, and […]
Washington: US economist Michael Hudson has concluded that the sanctions imposed on Russia by America and European countries have boosted the Russian economy. These sanctions have ended the dependence on the Russian economy. In addition, Hudson claimed that Russia’s efforts to de-dollarize to stop transactions in dollars have succeeded beyond imagination. After the United States […]
Moscow/Kyiv: The Russian army destroyed about 45,000 tons of ammunition, which NATO sent to the Ukrainian army. Russia has informed that its forces have destroyed five more ‘arms depots’ of the Ukrainian army. Along with this, there is a startling revelation that only 30% of the weapons worth billions of dollars sent by the United […]
Honiara/Tonga: By mentioning the Russian attack on Ukraine and ongoing Chinese military exercises targeting Taiwan, US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman warned that some of the world’s hegemonic regimes might use oppression and coercion on island countries in the Pacific region. Sherman is currently on a tour of the Pacific region; this time, she […]
Washington/Beijing: China, the second largest economy in the world, continues to suffer shocks. Last month, it was revealed that China’s economic growth rate had dropped to 0.4 per cent. After that, international investors are also turning their backs on China. According to a US-based Institute of International Finance (IIF) report, foreign investors withdrew large amounts […]
Washington: There is a significant shift in the stance of the Biden administration, which denied air defence systems to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over the last year, citing human rights violations. The US State Department informed that it would provide advanced air defence systems such as Patriot and THAAD to Saudi […]
Washington: The record inflation in the United States is taking a heavy toll on ordinary citizens. Faced with inflation, unemployment and recession, American citizens are now turning their march toward food banks. In the last few months, the number of citizens in food banks run by voluntary and social organizations has increased by 20%. At […]