Shehbaz Sharif sworn in as 24th Prime Minister of Pakistan

March 5, 2024

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Shehbaz Sharif was on Monday sworn in as the 24th Prime Minister of Pakistan, Dawn reported. The swearing-in took place amid protests in different parts of the country by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) which has alleged rigging in the general elections held last month. Shehbaz was...

‘Millions will be killed’ without US aid to Kyiv: Ukrainian President Zelensky

March 1, 2024

“Millions” could die in Ukraine’s war with Russia if US lawmakers don’t approve President Joe Biden’s $60 billion aid request for Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told a US based media house. Asked about a claim made by the US Senator J.D. Vance that the outcome of the war would...

‘Mob Rule’ replacing democracy in UK, need to change that: Sunak to top cops

March 1, 2024

Britain is descending into “mob rule” and police will do more to protect the country’s democracy, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday, after the government announced extra funding to keep lawmakers safe. Many British lawmakers have said the abuse directed at them has become more intense since the Oct....

West sending troops to Ukraine could lead to nuclear war: Putin

March 1, 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that any deployment of Western troops in Ukraine would have “tragic” consequences. He stated this while giving his annual state of the nation address, two weeks before Russia’s 2024 presidential election. He covered a range of key issues while speaking for about two hours. Putin...

Imran Khan writes to IMF, urges Feb 8 polls ‘audit’

March 1, 2024

Urging it to conduct an “audit” of at least 30 per cent of the national and provincial assembly seats to unearth the brazen “intervention and fraud” during the elections before considering any further bailout talks with the cash-strapped country. The 71-year-old Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party founder had announced last week...

‘Israel’s response to Hamas ‘too far’ but severing ties won’t help’

March 1, 2024

Israel’s military response to the Oct 7 Hamas attack has “gone too far”, but severing diplomatic ties with the country would not resolve the situation nor reduce the suffering of Palestinians, Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan said in parliament on Thursday (Feb 29). Dr Balakrishnan was responding to MPs’...

Palestinian deaths in Gaza pass 30,000 as Israel fires on crowd

March 1, 2024

Israeli troops fired on a crowd of Palestinians waiting for aid in Gaza City on Thursday, witnesses said. More than 100 people were killed, bringing the death toll since the start of the Israel-Hamas war to more than 30,000, according to health officials. Hospital officials initially reported an Israeli strike...

Water crisis getting worse in South Africa’s biggest city Johannesburg

February 29, 2024

Water crisis getting worse in South Africa’s biggest city Johannesburg. Actually, the water allocation for each province is based on the amount available in the dams (which must also supply our future needs) and the number of people in that province. Currently the Vaal Dam is 70 percent full. Rand...

Bill to make abortion constitutional right goes to vote in French Senate

February 29, 2024

France’s Senate is to vote on Wednesday on a bill meant to enshrine a woman’s right to an abortion in the constitution, a measure promised by President Emmanuel Macron following a rollback on rulings in the United States. Wednesday’s vote comes after the lower house, the National Assembly, overwhelmingly approved...

Trump defeats Indian-American in Michigan primary, Biden wins Democratic primary

February 29, 2024

Voters handed decisive victories to US President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump in their respective parties’ presidential primaries in Michigan on Tuesday, increasing the chances of a 2020 rematch between the two leaders in the race for the White House in 2024. Trump easily defeated his main rival,...