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Deputy PM of Russia arrives in India for trade talks

17 Apr 2023 10:28 AM IST

Denis Manturov, Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade, arrived in New Delhi on Monday to co-chair the Intergovernmental Russian-Indian Commission, which aims to strengthen trade ties between the two countries. Taking to Twitter, the Russian Embassy in India posted, “Denis Manturov arrived in the Republic of

Kazakhstan to reopen Afghan Embassy, Consulate, claims Taliban Dy PM

17 Apr 2023 04:21 AM IST

Acting First Deputy Prime Minister of Afghanistan for Economic Affairs under the caretaker Taliban regime, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has said that Kazakhstan’s deputy prime minister and Minister of Trade and Integration Serik Zhumangarin has pledged to reopen Afghan Embassy, Consulate in Kazakhstan, Afghanistan based Tolo News reported. As per

Afghanistan Freedom Front confirms death of its Senior Commander Akmal Ameer

17 Apr 2023 04:20 AM IST

Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) has confirmed the death of its Senior Commander, Akmal Ameer, on Sunday, Afghanistan-based Khaama Press reported. Akmal Ameer, a former commander of the Afghan Special Forces, and his seven companions were killed during a clash with the Taliban in southern Salang, Parwan province. AFF is an

Japan: 2 people from missing SDF chopper off Okinawa confirmed dead

16 Apr 2023 22:54 PM IST

Following a deep-sea dive in search of a Japanese Self-Defense Forces helicopter, two people were confirmed dead on Sunday, the Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) said, in the first official announcement of deaths resulting from the incident since the chopper lost contact in early April, Japanese News Agency Kyodo reported. Earlier

World Bank suggests Pakistan end subsidies amid dangerous fiscal deficit and debt

16 Apr 2023 22:53 PM IST

Global financial institution World Bank on Sunday raised concern over Pakistan’s “dangerous” fiscal deficit and debt rise suggesting Islamabad end subsidies, reported The Express Tribune. To improve Pakistan’s economy, the World Bank, in its review report, has recommended several suggestions to the country to counter the problem — starting with

French President Macron signs pension reform into law

16 Apr 2023 22:38 PM IST

French President Emmanuel Macron, despite severe protests across the country, has signed a pension bill into law to raise the country’s retirement age by two years, Al Jazeera reported on Saturday. The key retirement-age legislation was accepted by France’s Constitutional Council on Friday, which came after months of opposition to

G7 vows to step up shift towards renewable energy, zero carbon

16 Apr 2023 22:36 PM IST

Energy and environment ministers of the Group of Seven wealthy nations vowed on Sunday to work to hasten the shift toward cleaner, renewable energy, but set no timetable for phasing out coal-fired power plants as they wrapped up two days of talks in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo. The

Military violence worsening amid fierce resistance and international ambivalence

16 Apr 2023 22:34 PM IST

In the early days of a brutal 2021 military crackdown on anti-coup protesters in Myanmar, members of the nascent resistance movement began asking “how many dead bodies” it would take for the world community to act. More than two years on from a coup that installed military rule in the

Poland to ‘temporarily’ prohibit grain imports from Ukraine

16 Apr 2023 22:31 PM IST

In an effort to support its farmers, who claim they are losing a lot of money as a result of an oversupply of Ukrainian grain on the market, the Polish government announced it will temporarily forbid grain and other food imports from Ukraine, according to Al Jazeera. The administration declared

Death toll climbs to 11 from Russian missile strike in Sloviansk

16 Apr 2023 22:30 PM IST

The death toll from a Russian missile strike that hit Ukraine’s Sloviansk on Friday has climbed to 11, New York Times reported. After a Russian missile attack on a residential neighbourhood in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk, rescuers retrieved additional dead bodies from the debris on Saturday. A 2-year-old

State Secretary Anthony Blinken calls for end to violence in Sudan

16 Apr 2023 22:28 PM IST

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday that he was deeply concerned about reports of escalating violence between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the country’s main paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces and urged to stop the violence immediately. Taking to Twitter, Blinken said, “Deeply concerned about

S. Korea repels n. Korean patrol boat after sea intrusion

16 Apr 2023 22:25 PM IST

South Korea’s military says it fired warning shots to repel a North Korean patrol vessel that temporarily crossed the countries’ disputed western sea boundary while chasing a Chinese fishing boat. The North Korean patrol boat crossed the so-called Northern Limit Line at around 11 am on Saturday while pursuing the