China accuses US of raising tensions on Ukraine issue

China on Wednesday accused the United States of “raising tensions” and “creating panic” over the Ukraine crisis, shortly after Washington announced sanctions against Moscow and said it would continue to supply weapons to Ukraine against a Russian invasion. Beijing has trod a cautious line on Ukraine as Moscow has massed thousands of troops on the مزید پڑھیں

US President announces ‘first’ sanctions on Russia over Ukraine

US President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced sanctions against Russian banks and the country’s wealthy elite after what he said was Moscow’s launching of an invasion against Ukraine. “This is the beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine,” Biden said in a televised speech at the White House. Biden stressed that the measures were only مزید پڑھیں

Trump’s ‘Truth Social’ becomes most downloaded app on Apple Store: report

Truth Social app, the brainchild of former US President Donald Trump, has become the most downloaded app on the Apple app store just one day after it was initially launched. Donald Trump has been banned from all major social media accounts for encouraging violence on Capitol Hill, India Today reported. Shortly after its formal announcement, مزید پڑھیں

Putin recognises Ukraine’s rebel regions, infuriates West

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday recognised two Moscow-backed rebel regions of Ukraine as independent, in a move that could set off a potentially catastrophic war with Kyiv’s Western-backed government. In an often angry 65-minute televised national address, Putin railed against Russia’s ex-Soviet neighbour Ukraine as a failed state and “puppet” of the West, repeatedly مزید پڑھیں

Trump’s Truth Social app launches on Apple App Store

Donald Trump’s new social media venture, Truth Social, launched late on Sunday in Apple’s App Store, potentially marking the former US president’s return to social media after he was banned from several platforms last year. The app was available to download shortly before midnight ET and was automatically downloaded to Apple Inc devices belonging to مزید پڑھیں

Suisse secrets: Hundreds of Pakistanis included in Swiss bank leak

A leak from a Swiss bank has revealed the hidden wealth of its clients, including hundreds of Pakistanis, ranging from business people to politically exposed individuals and those who have been investigated, and in some cases convicted, in connection with various criminal actions. The data reveals that 1,400 Pakistani citizens are linked to approximately 600 مزید پڑھیں

Queen Elizabeth says ‘I can’t move’ during ceremony

Queen Elizabeth II complained Wednesday about mobility issues, as she carried out her first in-person official engagements since fears emerged that she could have contracted coronavirus last week. In video footage released of the 95-year-old monarch receiving two senior Royal Navy officers at her Windsor Castle residence, she could be heard remarking “as you can مزید پڑھیں

Russian planes intercepted US Navy aircraft over Mediterranean: Pentagon

Three US Navy aircraft were intercepted by Russian planes in an “unprofessional” manner over the Mediterranean Sea last weekend, the Pentagon said Wednesday. “While no one was hurt, interactions such as these could result in miscalculations and mistakes that lead to more dangerous outcomes,” US Navy Captain Mike Kafka said in a statement. The three مزید پڑھیں

Seven dead, 14 missing as Spain trawler sinks off Canada

At least seven fishermen died and another 14 were missing after a Spanish trawler sank in rough seas off eastern Canada on Tuesday, Spanish and Canadian officials said. “We have now recovered seven deceased individuals and three survivors,” Brian Owens of Canada’s Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) told AFP. There were 24 crew members on مزید پڑھیں