Brussels: President Volodymyr Zelensky had demanded $7 billion a month from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to run the government in Ukraine. It has been revealed that the United States will bear one-third of the cost, while the European Union will bear the rest. The Union has proposed to issue debt bonds worth $15 billion […]
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London: Japan and United Kingdom have agreed on a comprehensive defence cooperation agreement as a countermeasure to China’s increasingly assertive actions in Asia and the Indo-Pacific region. This is the first time Japan has signed a reciprocal access agreement with a European country. Previously Japan had signed similar defence cooperation agreements with the United States […]
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Brussels/Moscow – Slovakians and Hungary, members of the European Union (EU) have refused to accept the proposed sanctions by the EU on oil from Russia. Slovakia has demanded a timeline of minimum three years to shift to an alternative for Russian fuel. In contrast, Hungary has refused the oil embargo stating that it is not […]
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Seoul – The Korean intelligence agency announced that South Korea had been included in the cyber security group by NATO. This makes South Korea the first Asian country to be included in NATO. This could be an incitement to South Korean neighbours North Korea and China. South Korea has been officially inducted into the Cooperative […]
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Riyadh: Prince Turki, a senior member of the Saudi royal family, made vitriolic criticism ‘US cooperation was expected when the threat to the Saudi security increased. But the Biden administration has disappointed Saudi.’ Prince Turki also alleged that President Biden is preparing to outcast Saudi, as promised during his election campaign. Prince Turki Al-Faisal, who […]
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Islamabad: Some Pakistani citizens have been denied visas by Saudi Arabia, accusing them of Blasphemy. Turkey will now adopt a tougher policy for issuing visas to Pakistani citizens. Pakistan has been shocked by the decisions of its former allies, Saudi Arabia and Turkey. With Pakistani notoriety in European countries, it was already difficult for Pakistani […]
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Washington/London/Taipei: Leaders, officials and analysts from various countries, including Taiwan, have claimed that the threat posed by China to Taiwan has increased in the wake of the Ukraine conflict. Consequently, the Biden administration in the United States has initiated steps to protect Taiwan. This includes developing a comprehensive policy that brings together allies from Europe […]
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Washington: – The Biden administration has again indicated the opening of the ‘Strategic Petroleum Reserves’ ban on Russian fuel imports given the Ukraine conflict and rising inflation. An announcement to that effect is expected on Thursday. This is the third time in the last five months that the United States has used the Strategic Petroleum […]
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Jerusalem: – Five people have been killed in a terrorist attack in the Israeli city of Bnei Brak. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett warned that Israel is currently facing a ‘wave of Arab terrorism’. This is the third terrorist attack in Israel in the last seven days. The terrorist organisation IS has claimed responsibility for […]
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Washington/ London/ Brussels: – The United States, United Kingdom, and European Union have announced sanctions against Russia after it invaded Ukraine and conducted military operations. The sanctions are imposed on Russian President Vladimir Putin, senior leaders of the Russian government, affiliated businessmen, banks, and the business community. The West has targeted sanctions on Russian companies […]
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