Swedish Flag Raised Over NATO Headquarters

The Swedish flag was raised for the first time over NATO headquarters in Brussels Monday ahead of the formal ceremony welcoming the Nordic country as the 32nd member of the alliance. At a news conference immediately after, Swedis ...

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Monday, 11 March 2024
Taliban’s decrees on Afghan women cost country over USD 1 billion annually

Kabul [Afghanistan], March 11 (ANI): US special envoy for Afghan women, Rina Amiri, emphasised that the Taliban’s restrictive decrees on women and girls in Afghanistan are costing the nation more than USD 1 billion annually, reporte ...

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Monday, 11 March 2024
PM Modi participates in Sashakt Nari-Viksit Bharat programme in Delhi

New Delhi [India], March 11 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday participated in the Sashakt Nari-Viksit Bharat programme in the national capital. Namo Drone Didis from 10 different locations across the country participa ...

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Monday, 11 March 2024
President Asif Zardari’s daughter to become first lady of Pakistan: Report

Islamabad [Pakistan], March 11 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Zardari will announce the formal recognition of his daughter, Asifa Bhutto, as the First Lady of the country, ARY News reported, citing sources. Notably, this will be ...

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Monday, 11 March 2024
Biden, Trump trade barbs during visits to swing state Georgia, U.S.

WASHINGTON, March 10 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump launched the general election campaign with competing events on Saturday in Georgia, a hotly contested battleground state. In close prox ...

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Sunday, 10 March 2024
Ukraine seizes apartment of 80-year-old Russia supporter media

The court also sentenced the elderly woman, who left the country years ago, to four years in prison A court in the Ukrainian city of Vinnytsa has mandated the confiscation of the apartment of an 80-year-old woman for posting pro- ...

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Sunday, 10 March 2024
Thousands of devotees throng Ubon Ratchathani, pay respect to Lord Buddha’s relics

Ubon Ratchathani [Thailand], March 10 (ANI): Thousands of devotees paid respects to the holy relics of Lord Buddha and his two disciples at Wat Maha Wanaram in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand, on Sunday. A solemn ceremony was held in ...

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Sunday, 10 March 2024
Pakistani journalist Imran Riaz granted bail in Zaman Park attack case

Islamabad [Pakistan], March 10 (ANI): Pakistan’s anti-terrorism court granted bail to Pakistani journalist Imran Riaz on Saturday, who was arrested in the Zaman Park attack case. Journalist Riaz was arrested in March last year in ...

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Saturday, 09 March 2024
Shipload of Aid in Cyprus Prepares to Leave for Gaza

A ship loaded with 200 tons of food aid is expected to depart the Cyprus port of Larnaca sometime Saturday, bound for Gaza as a pilot run for a maritime aid corridor for the embattled enclave. The ship is owned by the Spanish non ...

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Saturday, 09 March 2024
China Vows To ‘Safeguard’ National Security With New Laws at Conclave

Beijing — China will adopt wide-ranging security laws in 2024 to ‘resolutely safeguard’ its sovereignty, a top lawmaker vowed at a key legislative meeting Friday, as President Xi Jinping’s government seeks to eliminate perceived thr ...

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Saturday, 09 March 2024
China wants Russia at Ukraine peace talks media

Beijing reportedly told EU officials that no settlement can be discussed without Moscow China and Switzerland are working behind the scenes to get Russia invited to proposed Swiss-hosted talks aimed at ending the fighting between ...

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Saturday, 09 March 2024
EU Pushes to Open Maritime Aid Corridor to Gaza

The European Commission president said a maritime corridor to Gaza could be operational as soon as this weekend, part of an international effort to deliver humanitarian relief to the besieged territory. Ursula von der Leyen told ...

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Saturday, 09 March 2024