EU to provide $5.48 billion for military support to Ukraine

March 15, 2024

The European Union has agreed to provide five billion euros ($5.48 billion) for military support to Ukraine, as part of a revamp of an EU-run assistance fund, reported Al Jazeera. In a move to extend military support to Ukraine as its forces struggle against Russia’s invasion, the EU stated that...

China: Death toll rises to 7 in deadly gas explosion; 27 injured

March 15, 2024

Seven people have been killed and 27 injured in a deadly explosion that took place in a building in Yanjiao town in China on Wednesday, reported Global Times. According to the latest notice published by the local authorities, the death toll has risen from two to seven killed in the...

Imran condemns ‘rigged polls’, predicts Lanka-like situation in Pakistan

March 15, 2024

Incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, slamming the 2024 general elections, has predicted that Pakistan will witness a Sri Lanka-like situation as the nation’s hopes were shattered by “stealing the mandate”, Geo News reported. Imran Khan, during an informal interaction with journalists in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail, said, “My all...

Pak National Assembly recognises ‘injustice’ in Bhutto’s conviction

March 15, 2024

The National Assembly convened Wednesday to pass a pivotal resolution, acknowledging the trial and subsequent conviction of former Prime Minister and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) founder, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, as “a gross miscarriage of justice,” as reported by ARY News. Following the recent announcement of the Supreme Court’s reserved opinion...

Poland’s president calls on NATO allies to raise spending on defence to 3% of GDP

March 13, 2024

Poland’s president on Monday called on other members of the NATO alliance to raise their spending on defense to 3 per cent of their gross domestic product as Russia puts its economy on a war footing and pushes forward with its invasion of Ukraine. President Andrzej Duda made his call...

Trump says he will free US Capitol rioters if re-elected

March 13, 2024

Donald Trump on Monday pledged to free people jailed for taking part in the 2021 attack on the US Capitol as one of his first actions if reelected, calling them “hostages.” The rioters -- egged on by the then-president and fueled by his false claims of voter fraud -- stormed...

Israel slams UN Secy Gen for ‘unacceptable’ response to Hamas massacre

March 13, 2024

Israel’s Foreign Minister, Israel Katz, sent a letter of rebuke to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres over his response to the atrocities committed by the Hamas terrorist group during the massacre of October 7, 2023. “Your response to the atrocities committed by Hamas terrorists is unacceptable,” wrote Katz. “The indifference...

Shehbaz Sharif vows to eliminate IMF dependency

March 13, 2024

Amid the economic crisis, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif vowed to get his country out of foreign debt, declaring that the country would get rid of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Geo News reported. “We will get rid of IMF, InshaAllah,” the premier said while addressing the maiden meeting of...

Dubai Foundation for Women outlines 2024 strategic vision

March 12, 2024

The Dubai Foundation for Women and Children (DFWAC) has unveiled its comprehensive plans, strategies, and a range of programmes, proposals, and initiatives set for rollout in 2024 to improve the quality of lives of both women and children. During the “Leadership Meeting,” an annual event chaired by Sheikha Saeed Al...

Social media storm over Kate Middleton’s latest pic released by UK royals

March 12, 2024

Controversy surrounds the first official photo of Britain’s Princess Kate Middleton released since her abdominal surgery. Several news agencies have dropped the photo of the Princess with her three children, saying it was found to have been manipulated. The Kensington Palace had released the photo on Sunday to mark Mother’s...