China “fully” respects Denmark’s sovereignty and territorial integrity on the Greenland issue, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Denmark’s Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen in Beijing on Monday. China hopes Denmark will “continue to support China’s legitimate position on issues concerning China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,” Wang said, according to a ministry statement, days after […]
Read MoreKathmandu, Nepal – May 19, 2025 – A 15-member national chapter of the South Asian Climate Change Journalists’ Forum (SACCJF) was officially launched today in Kathmandu. The newly formed chapter will work in close coordination with the regional level SACCJF, established in 2022, which unites journalists from Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Afghanistan […]
Read MoreTarique Rahman, the acting chairperson of BNP, has called on everyone to remain vigilant so that no one can conspire to monopolise the right to vote. He made the remark today (10 May) while virtually joining a party event organised to exchange greetings with Buddhist community members on the occasion of Buddha Purnima. Tarique said, […]
Read MoreChinese Vice Premier He Lifeng resumed talks with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Saturday afternoon in Geneva in a tentative first step towards defusing a trade war that is disrupting the global economy. Bessent and He were meeting in Geneva after weeks of growing tensions in which duties on goods imports between the world’s […]
Read MoreChina’s President Xi Jinping pledged on Friday to support Myanmar in its rebuilding efforts following the Southeast Asian nation’s deadliest earthquake in recent years, Reuters reported today (10 May) citing Chinese state media Xinhua. Xi met with Myanmar’s junta chief, Min Aung Hlaing, in Moscow and discussed several initiatives. The natural disaster has bolstered the […]
Read MorePakistan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has confirmed that Pakistan and India have agreed to a ceasefire with immediate effect. “Pakistan has always strived for peace and security in the region, without compromising on its sovereignty and territorial integrity!” he said in a post on X. https://x.com/MIshaqDar50/status/1921175494633943541 His statement follows US President […]
Read MoreIndian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said Pakistan called the Director General of Military Operations of India, during which both sides agreed to halt all military action on land, at sea, and in the air starting at 5pm today (10 May). “Pakistan called Indian Directors General of Military Operations at 15:35 hours earlier this afternoon. It […]
Read MoreUS President Donald Trump said on Saturday that India and Pakistan had agreed to a “full and immediate ceasefire” after a fourth day of strikes and counter-strikes against each other’s military installations. Pakistan’s foreign minister also said both countries had agreed to a ceasefire “with immediate effect” and India’s foreign ministry said it would start […]
Read MoreIndia and Pakistan accused each other of launching drone and artillery attacks overnight into Friday morning, as tourists and villagers fled the third day of the worst fighting between the nuclear-armed neighbours in nearly three decades. Sirens rang out in cities in the conflict’s Kashmir flashpoint and beyond and people were told to stay indoors. […]
Read MoreKazakhstan has experienced its most significant electricity imbalance in recent years. According to data from Energyprom.kz, the gap between electricity production and consumption reached 2.4 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) in 2024, an increase of 200 million kWh from 2023, when the shortfall stood at 2.2 billion kWh. While the country’s total generation amounted to 117.9 billion […]
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