Jerusalem: ‘Our policy vis-a-vis Ukraine will not change — we will continue to support and stand with the West, we will not provide weapon systems,’ declared Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz. Russia warned two days ago that if Israel supplies weapons to Ukraine, the relations with Russia will end. Israel had clarified that their country […]
Moscow/Kyiv: The exchange of prisoners of war (POWs) between the two countries came to light as the Russia-Ukraine conflict intensified. Russia has released over 200 Ukrainian prisoners of war. At the same time, Ukraine is said to have released 55 Russian soldiers and pro-Russian Ukrainian citizens. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Turkey and Saudi […]
Moscow: President Vladimir Putin has approved a new policy that signals an emphasis on safeguarding the interests of the ethnic Russian community living abroad. It has been mentioned as the ‘Concept of the Humanitarian Policy’. It states that relations with European ‘Slavic’ communities will be strengthened. The new policy was approved just six months into […]
Moscow/ Washington: By attacking Ukraine, Russia has deprived millions of people around the world of food. The United States has accused Russia of using food as a weapon. However, Russia has counter-accused the United States of trying to seize food supplies from Ukraine. Russia has warned that the US action could lead to global food […]
Washington: Over the past month, the Taliban has made burqa compulsory for Afghan women and banned girls’ education. The issue reached the UN Security Council. Security Council member states have criticized the Taliban policy on Afghan girls and women as ‘Oppression’. At the same time, the Security Council indicated that it would be making some […]
Geneva / United Nations / Washington: India refrained from voting on the anti-Russian resolution moved by the UN Human Rights Commission on the Ukraine conflict. India decided to remain absent during the voting on the resolution on Thursday. At the same time, US White House Media Secretary Jen Psaki has said that the US will […]
London/Moscow: – Jonathan Shaw, the former British defence official, warned, ‘The mindset of the western countries and their population regarding the Ukraine war is wrong. The western population will have to pay dearly for the sanctions imposed against Russia for a long period.’ He also claimed that the western leadership has preferred geopolitical equations over […]
Rome – Insufficient rain for three successive years has created a dangerous famine situation in the countries in the Horn of Africa. The World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that more than 12.5 million people have faced the food shortage and starvation crisis given the famine. Michael Dunford, a senior official at the WFP, pointed […]
Kabul: – Afghans in dire starvation have been forced to sell their children. A news agency reported that Afghans, who have nothing left to sell, have to sell their children for food and medicines. Earlier, the UN had clearly warned that a terrible humanitarian crisis would hit Afghanistan under the Taliban regime. According to a […]
Islamabad: – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has claimed that a meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), which brings together Arab-Islamic countries around the world, was convened successfully. The Pakistani government claimed the UN has announced assistance for Afghanistan given the meeting. The criticism against the failure of this meeting has come from […]