When the Taliban took power in Kabul in August 2021, Pakistani Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed held a “victory press conference” at the Torkham crossing with Afghanistan. He said the Taliban’s rapid rise to power would be able to forge a “new alliance” and the region would become globally important. Pakistan’s then Prime Minister Imran […]
Read MoreThe Maldives welcomed its two millionth visitor of the year on Thursday – making 2024 a record year for Maldivian tourism in terms of tourist arrivals. Astrid Dirnegger, an Austrian woman on holiday with her husband and two children, arrived at the Velana International Airport (VIA) on Thursday morning on Austrian Airlines flight OS 045-6. […]
Read MoreSnowfall has been occurring in the mountainous districts of Karnali Province including Humla since Friday night. Simkot, the district headquarters of Humla, and Namkha rural municipality have witnessed the snowfall till this morning. A local Gaugora Bohara, however, said farmers were elated with snowfall for third time in the district saying the blizzard was beneficial […]
Read MoreRussian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with President Ilham Aliyev about the crash of an Azerbaijani Airlines plane in Kazakhstan. At the same time, he apologized and expressed condolences for the tragic incident. The Kremlin said in a statement on Saturday. The statement said that Vladimir Putin apologized for the tragic incident that occurred […]
Read MoreNineteen Pakistani soldiers were killed in a bloody clash between border guards of the two countries in the border area of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Three Afghan civilians were killed during this time. Xinhua News. Citing the Afghan Ministry of National Defense, Tolo News reported that clashes are still ongoing in Afghanistan’s Khost and Paktia provinces […]
Read MoreMyanmar’s armed rebel groups are liberating one area after another from the junta. This time, another state has been lost to the ruling party. A commander of a junta battalion has fled from the town of Mansi in Myanmar’s northern Kachin state. The junta’s 319 and 601 infantry battalions and 523 artillery battalion are currently […]
Read MoreThe United States recently announced significant military assistance and arms sales to the Taiwan Strait. In response, China has imposed sanctions on 7 US military companies and relevant senior officials. China’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday. The Chinese Foreign Ministry announced that it will take retaliatory measures against 7 US military companies […]
Read MoreChinese President Xi Jinping will visit Russia in 2025, Moscow’s ambassador to Russia Igor Morgulov confirmed to Russian state-run RIA News on Friday morning. Igor Morgulov said, “As far as I can tell, the appropriate plans are being prepared. It is no secret that the Chinese president will visit Russia next year.” China’s Foreign Ministry […]
Read MoreIndia is considering cutting income tax for individuals making up to 1.5 million rupees ($17,590) a year in February’s budget to provide relief to the middle class and boost consumption as the economy slows, two government sources told Reuters. The move could benefit tens of millions of taxpayers, especially city dwellers burdened by high living […]
Read MoreChina will launch an investigation into beef imports, the commerce ministry said on Friday, as the world’s biggest meat importer and consumer grapples with an oversupplied market that has sent domestic prices to multi-year lows. Any trade measures to try to reduce beef imports would hit China’s largest suppliers, Brazil, Argentina and Australia. China’s total […]
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