London/Geneva: The United Nations has fired a salvo of criticism at the Refugee Deal signed between the United Kingdom and Rwanda, saying using a human being as a commodity is not right. The UN Refugee Commission has also said that the concerned deal violates the promises made by the United Kingdom on the international level. […]
Moscow: It has become difficult for Russia to carry on with the trade with its friendly countries, given the harsh sanctions imposed by the United States and the western countries. The New Development Bank (NDB), started by the BRICS, has stopped Russian transactions. NDB clarified that this decision had to be taken given the uncertainties. […]
Ankara/Jerusalem: – The European countries are negotiating with countries from the Middle East and Africa to reduce their dependence on Russian fuels. But these negotiations have not been entirely successful. In this scenario, discussions have started between Israel and Turkey for a fuel gas pipeline. Sources from Israel and Turkey said this would be an […]
Brussels: While the Russian military is dominating in the Ukraine conflict, the European Union is looking up to Israel with high hopes. Advisor to the European Union appealed, ‘Israel with a strong democracy, value-based society and defence preparedness should consider joining NATO.’ At the same time, the EU advisor said that the Israeli defence preparedness […]
Washington/ Paris: Over the last few years, Mali’s military regime has sought the help of Russian contract soldiers to fight against terrorist outfits. Mali deployed contract soldiers of Wagner company by saying that the French soldiers had failed their mission until now. US AFRICOM Chief General Stephen Townsend imparted its information. However, General Townsend warned […]
London: – The Russia-Ukraine conflict affects food grain prices in the international markets. The prices of legumes along with wheat have sky-rocketed. This could lead to Arab Spring-like violence, riots and instability in certain countries. Analysts claimed that these would include Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Pakistan, Turkey, and Bangladesh. Moreover, the Middle East, Africa, […]
Mogadishu: – Insufficient rains since the last few years and the raging conflict between the government and the terrorist groups have caused a horrific escalation of the drought situation in Somalia. The United Nations informed that more than 4 million Somalians are facing food crisis and starvation. Mercy Corps, a volunteer organisation, has warned that […]
Paris/Beijing: A French think tank accused Chinese companies of looting Gold from the African country DR Congo. The French think tank IFRI said that the Chinese companies illegally produce and export Gold from the mines in the Kivu Province in southern DR Congo. While this report has surfaced, a court in DR Congo has ordered […]
Jerusalem – Morocco has now signed the Abraham Accord with Israel, following the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. Morocco signed a defence agreement worth $600 million with Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI) to purchase an air defence system. Under this agreement, it will buy Barak missiles from Israel. It is being said that Morocco has taken […]
Washington – The intensity of the Coronavirus pandemic has increased in the United States. More than 2,000 deaths are being reported per day. Such a huge number of deaths have been reported for four successive days. Besides, 3,564 deaths were reported on Friday. In the last 24 hours, 879,877 new Coronavirus cases were reported from […]