India’s war frenzy has grown further, with defense output rising 12 percent to $12 billion last fiscal year. According to a foreign news agency, this is the first time that India’s defense production has crossed 12 billion dollars (one trillion rupees). The government is reducing its dependence on defense equipment from other countries. India has…
Chinese Special Representative Li Huai. China has stepped up efforts to mediate the Ukraine war, China will send its special representative to Ukraine and Russia. China’s Eurasian Affairs Ambassador Li Hui will visit Ukraine, Poland, France, Germany and Russia from May 15. Lee Hui has also been ambassador to Russia. The spokesperson of the Ministry…
The heads of Armenia and Azerbaijan will hold EU-mediated talks; Photo: File Nagorno-Karabakh: Clashes have started again on the border between the forces of Azerbaijan and Armenia and shelling is being done by both sides. According to the World News Agency, Armenia has accused Azerbaijan of a drone attack in which 2 officials were also…
Russian and Polish fighter jets face off; Photo: File Warsaw: A Russian jet intercepted a Polish Border Force fighter jet flying over the Black Sea, forcing the Polish plane to make an emergency landing in Romania. According to the World News Agency, a Russian fighter jet intercepted a Polish plane patrolling for the European Union’s…
Beijing: The Chinese president has called the Ukrainian president for the first time since the Russia-Ukraine war. AFP Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke on the phone with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday, the first known call between the two leaders since the start of the Russian invasion, according to reports. According to the…
Prince Harry, file photo Britain’s Prince Harry explained the reason for leaving the Afghan war in the middle. The Duke of Sussex revealed in his book ‘Spear’ that when the British Army decided to pull him out of the Afghan mission, he was willing to beg to stay in Afghanistan until the mission was completed….
If confirmed, the actions would breach the rules of war, and could amount to a war crime. In a briefing on Tuesday in Geneva, OHCHR Spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani pointed to audio that emerged on Sunday on several Telegram channels, which urged combatants not to bother taking POWs, or to summarily execute those captured. Take no…
—File photo The wreckage of the ship ‘Monte Video Maru’, which was destroyed in the Second World War, has been found 4000 meters deep in the sea near the Philippines after 81 years. According to a foreign news agency, in July 1942, there were more than 1,000 Australian passengers on this ship, most of whom…
More than 300 diplomats and foreign nationals from different countries were expelled; Photo: Reuters Khartoum: The civil war between the country’s army and rebel paramilitary forces intensified in Sudan, prompting the safe return of foreign diplomats and citizens to their homeland. According to the World News Agency, Saudi Arabia and the United States recalled about…
Fighting between the army and paramilitary forces in Sudan has entered its second week, following which the evacuation of foreign nationals from Sudan has begun. According to reports, the evacuation of more than 150 citizens of 12 countries, including Pakistanis, has been completed. Diplomats, international officials and civilians have been flown to Jeddah by the…
