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Kiev demands more sanctions
Russia will soon have more than 120,000 troops on Ukraine’s border, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said yesterday, calling for new Western economic sanctions to deter Moscow from “further escalation”.
20 April 2021, 18:00 PM
‘World wants justice, not hegemony’
Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday called for a rejection of hegemonic power structures in global governance, amid growing tensions between Washington and Beijing over a widening range of issues including alleged human rights abuses.
20 April 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Dire warning’ for the planet
Climate-changing CO2 emissions are set to surge by the second-biggest amount in history this year as the global economy recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic, the IEA warned yesterday, a day after UN chief warned days before a major climate summit.
20 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Chad President Idriss Deby killed on frontline, son to take over
Chad's President Idriss Deby, who ruled his country for more than 30 years and was an important Western ally in the fight against Islamist militants in Africa, has been killed on the frontline against rebels in the north.
20 April 2021, 13:58 PM
Bangladesh 152nd out of 180 countries in World Press Freedom Index
Bangladesh has slipped one notch in this year’s World Press Freedom Index, by Reporters Without Borders, also known as Reporters sans frontières (RSF).
20 April 2021, 06:36 AM
Radical Pak party releases 11 police hostages after protests
Eleven Pakistani police officers seized by supporters of a radical Islamist group as part of their campaign to get the French ambassador expelled have been released, officials said yesterday.
19 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Threat ‘moved’ from Afghanistan
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday defended the US decision to withdraw from Afghanistan, saying the terror threat had moved elsewhere and that Washington needed to refocus resources on challenges such as China and the pandemic.
19 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Pak, Indian FMs in crossover visits to UAE
The foreign ministers of India and Pakistan made crossover visits to the United Arab Emirates this weekend, after it was revealed the Gulf nation has been mediating between the hostile neighbours.
19 April 2021, 18:00 PM
150,000 Russian troops massed around Ukraine
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said yesterday that Russia has massed over 150,000 troops along the Ukrainian border and in the annexed Crimea peninsula.
19 April 2021, 18:00 PM
India to fund capacity boost at Serum Institute
India is set to accept the Serum Institute of India’s (SII) request for a 30 billion rupee ($400 million) grant to boost its capacity to make the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, a government source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
19 April 2021, 18:00 PM
EU sanctions 10 junta officials
The EU yesterday imposed sanctions on 10 Myanmar junta officials and two conglomerates linked to the military over the coup and bloody crackdown on protesters, European officials said.
19 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Malawi president fires minister over Covid-19 funds
Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera on Sunday fired Labour Minister Ken Kandodo for diverting $800 worth of Covid-19 funds to pay for a government trip, part of a wider embezzlement scandal.
19 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Cuban President Diaz-Canel made Communist Party leader, ending Castro era
Cuba's ruling Communist Party elected President Miguel Diaz-Canel to succeed Raul Castro as party first secretary, the most powerful position in the country, on the final day of its congress on Monday.
19 April 2021, 17:06 PM
Beijing huddles with friends, seeks to fracture U.S.-led ‘clique’
China is shoring up ties with autocratic partners like Russia and Iran, as well as economically dependent regional countries, while using sanctions and threats to try to fracture the alliances the United States is building against it.
19 April 2021, 05:52 AM
Biden says he will raise US cap on refugee admissions
President Joe Biden said on Saturday he will raise the cap on the number of refugees admitted this year to the United States, a day after he drew
18 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Iran asks Interpol to arrest Natanz ‘sabotage’ suspect
Iran has asked Interpol to help arrest a suspect in a sabotage attack on its Natanz nuclear facility which it blames on Israel, a local newspaper reported
18 April 2021, 18:00 PM
US warns of ‘consequences’ if Navalny dies in Russia jail
The United States yesterday warned Russia of “consequences” if the hunger-striking Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny dies in prison, as the opposition
18 April 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Clear red lines’ should be drawn with Russia: France
World powers should draw “clear red lines” with Russia and consider possible sanctions when they are crossed, French President Emmanuel Macron
18 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Saudi, Iran held talks to ease tensions: sources
Saudi and Iranian officials held direct talks this month in a bid to ease tensions between the two foes, a senior Iranian official and two regional sources said, as Washington works to revive a 2015 nuclear pact with Tehran and end the Yemen war.
18 April 2021, 18:00 PM
US, China commit to climate cooperation
The United States and China are “committed to cooperating” on the pressing issue of climate change, the two sides said Saturday, issuing the pledge days ahead of a key summit hosted by President Joe Biden.
18 April 2021, 18:00 PM