DHAKA : ( AFP ) -According to a senior US ambassador now in Bangladesh, sanctions on an elite Bangladeshi police unit suspected of arbitrary murders won’t be lifted until the force is reformatted. Last week, State Department Counselor Derek Chollet travelled to the South Asian nation where he spoke withRead More →
GENEVA (AP) — After a financially successful 2022 World Cup in Qatar, FIFA had approximately $4 billion in reserves, and rising hospitality and ticket sales for the 2026 event in North America are likely to add billions to FIFA’s profits. FIFA disclosed “exceptionally solid” finances in its 2022 annual report,Read More →
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) – Danila Ganich, the Russian ambassador to Pakistan, said that US worries about former prime minister Imran Khan’s visit to Moscow and “severe internal domestic difficulties” led to Khan’s removal from office. Mr. Khan visited Russia in February of last year and was criticised for doing soRead More →
GENEVA (AP) — A guy wearing a bulletproof vest and carrying explosives was apprehended at one of the entrances of the Swiss Parliament on Tuesday, prompting the Swiss capital’s police to evacuate Parliament and adjacent institutions. Berne police said in a statement that in the early afternoon, “federal security personnelRead More →
ANTAKYA (Reuters) – Nine survivors were recovered from the debris in Turkey on Tuesday, more than a week after a major earthquake hit, as the emphasis of the assistance effort moved to assisting those without shelter or sufficient food in the freezing cold. With a cumulative death toll of overRead More →
BERLIN -(Reuters) – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg’s tenure will be extended again, Welt am Sonntag said on Sunday, citing anonymous diplomatic sources, as the alliance strives to preserve stability throughout the Ukraine conflict. Members will extend Stoltenberg’s tenure until April 2024 in recognition of his “excellent accomplishments” and toRead More →
(Reuters) According to media reports and an unconfirmed official document, individuals “loyal to the state” will soon be able to apply for licences to carry weapons in military-ruled Myanmar. Reuters and other media outlets looked into the stolen material, which was allegedly created by the home ministry. It outlined requirementsRead More →
WASHINTON: Violence against Muslims has increased dramatically in India under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, frequently going unpunished. According to a column in the New York Times, the Indian government has enacted laws and policies that discriminate against Muslims, including alterations to citizenship laws that disfavour them andRead More →
(Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin stated on Tuesday that certain medications were in limited supply in Russia and that costs had risen, despite the nation generating more of its own treatments. While prescription pharmaceuticals are free from Western sanctions imposed as a result of the Ukraine conflict, their distribution toRead More →
(Reuters) – Russia’s defence ministry claimed on Sunday that a major rocket attack on two facilities in eastern Ukraine temporarily hosting Ukrainian military killed more than 600 Ukrainian personnel. Reuters was unable to confirm the military ministry’s claim immediately. There was no immediate response from Ukraine to Russia’s allegation, howeverRead More →
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