America, Great Britain and Australia have signed a submarine agreement, Photo: File Beijing: China strongly criticized the US, UK and Australia’s submarine agreement, calling this security deal a sign of the Cold War mentality. According to the World News Agency, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Wang Wenbin accused the three Western allies of inciting an arms…
File photo The Chinese government is considering gradually increasing the retirement age in view of the country’s growing elderly population. According to Chinese state media, a senior expert at the Ministry of Human Resources said that China will take a progressive, simple and different path on the issue of retirement age. Jin Weigang, president of…
Kuwaiti Ambassador to the US Sheikha Al Zain Al Sabah, file photo Sheikha Al-Zain Al-Sabah of Kuwait was sworn in as ambassador to the United States on Monday. Sheikha Al-Sabah received her bachelor’s degree in Communication from Boston University in 1996. He also holds a Masters Degree in Filmmaking from the University of Southern California….
Former Punjab Chief Minister Parvez Elahi has decided to contest the election from his native constituency, his wife Qaisara Elahi has also submitted nomination papers from two constituencies. Parvez Elahi submitted nomination papers from PP 34 constituency of Gujarat. Monis Elahi will participate in the election from two constituencies, he has submitted nomination papers from…
Bollywood actor Sonu Sood has reacted to claims of ego or personality clash with Salman Khan. He says that I used to have a method or standard that ok you may have more scenes than me but I will try my best in the rest of the role and make it better. Sonu Sood expressed…
Bangladesh swept the world champions England in the three-match T20 series. In the last T20 match of the series, Bangladesh defeated England by 16 runs. Chasing 159 runs in this match played in Mirpur Dhaka, the English team could score 150 runs in the allotted 20 overs. England’s David Malan scored 53 runs and Jos…
“The national duty to investigate torture is alarmingly, universally, under-implemented,” said Alice Edwards, UN Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment. ‘Take ownership’ “Despite the impressive growth in international criminal courts and tribunals and our collective commitment to those entities, their capacity to deal with the scale and scope of…
She added: “We want to make sure that street children are an issue of the past. That’s what we will be working for day-in and day-out.” Recognizing the unprecedented economic hardship that people in Lebanon are facing and renewing the UN’s commitment to supporting Lebanon to respond to increasing needs, are two main issues addressed…
The Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition in Europe and Central Asia 2022 report is a joint effort by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); Agricultural Development fund, IFAD; the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF); the UN Development Programme (UNDP); the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE); the World Food Programme (WFP); the World Health…
Some 12.1 million Syrians are food insecure, while nearly three million more are at risk of sliding into hunger, the UN agency warned, highlighting the urgent need for increased humanitarian assistance. Malnutrition is also on the rise, with stunting rates among children at 28 per cent, according to recent data. Maternal malnutrition is also reaching…
