Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron indicated a substantial increase in defence expenditure by saying, ‘Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, France has become a war economy. The situation could continue in France for the next many years.’ The French President has issued instructions that taking into account the significant changes in the geopolitical equations of […]
Jerusalem: Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid said that, like other Arab countries, cooperation with Saudi Arabia can be established and it will be in Israel’s interest. Israel is working for that. Israel, Saudi Arabia and Egypt have reportedly agreed to a deal to transfer the islands of Sanafir and Tiran. Meanwhile, a large delegation of […]
Washington: The Biden administration in the United States has decided to relax the sanctions imposed by the previous Trump administration on Venezuela and Cuba. Former President Donald Trump had imposed harsh economic and diplomatic sanctions against the government of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro. Whereas, action had been initiated against Cuba, citing human rights issues. After […]
Moscow: The Russian Central Bank’s use of the digital Ruble is a priority plan. Elvira Nabiullina, Governor of the Russian Central Bank, indicated that preparations are being made to start using the following year in Russia. Nabiullina said that efforts are being made to increase the use of Mir Banking Cards and digital Ruble even […]
Moscow/Tokyo: Western countries have imposed heavy sanctions against Russia following the attack on Ukraine. Japan also has joined the action of imposing sanctions, and the Japanese government has targeted Russian companies, entrepreneurs and officials. An intense reaction has been received from Russia over the unilateral Japanese action. Russia has announced that the peace talks to […]
Ottawa: – Researchers at the McGill University in Canada have claimed that it may be possible to reach Mars from Earth in just 45 days. As of now, this travel has taken nearly nine months. But as per researchers in Canada, this journey could be completed in one and a half months using Laser Thermal […]
London/Canberra: – The United Kingdom and Australia have signed a historic free trade agreement. It is said that the deal is expected to boost trade between the two countries by more than $13 billion. This is the first free trade agreement proposed and achieved by the United Kingdom since its withdrawal from the European Union. […]
Kabul/Beijing – A team comprising members of five Chinese companies has reached Afghanistan in search of rare earth minerals worth trillions of dollars. This was reported by China’s official mouthpiece, the Global Times. International analysts have warned that China is trying to find lithium reserves, one of the rarest minerals. China had rushed in with […]
London: – The effects of Brexit are becoming apparent on the British fuel sector. There has been a fuel shortage in the United Kingdom for the last two days, and there are serpentine queues outside fuel stations. The tanks at more than two-thirds of the fuel stations are empty, and the customers have started rioting […]
Islamabad: – Thousands of US troops that left Afghanistan have reached Islamabad, the Pakistani capital. Pakistan’s opposition leaders have accused the Pakistani government of booking rooms of US troops in hotels in Islamabad. While India is a strategic ally of the US, why are US troops stationed in the Pakistani capital? Opposition parties and the […]
