Australia PM confirms China visit, Li says ready to resume exchanges

Australia’s prime minister confirmed on Thursday he will visit China later this year after talks with China’s premier, who said Beijing was ready to resume bilateral exchanges after years of friction. The announcement by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on the sidelines of a Southeast Asia summit in Indonesia came after a years-long break in مزید پڑھیں

NATO says no sign of intentional Russian attack on Romania

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday there was no sign Russia had launched a deliberate attack on alliance member Romania, after possible drone debris was found near its border with Ukraine. According to international media reports, Stoltenberg said Romania on Wednesday informed its NATO allies of the discovery and that it “demonstrates the risk of مزید پڑھیں

No military equipment left behind by our forces in Afghanistan: US

The United States National Security Council spokesman John Kirby has reacted sharply to the suggestion that military equipment left by American forces in Afghanistan fell into the hands of militants and created security problems for countries in the region including Pakistan. However, the spokesperson said that Washington would work with Pakistan to counter the threat مزید پڑھیں

Russian airstrike in east Ukraine market kills 17 including one kid

A Russian airstrike in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, left at least 17 dead, as disclosed by President Volodymyr Zelensky. The attack, termed by Zelensky as “heinous,” unfolded hours after an unexpected visit to Kyiv by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who ardently pledged support for Ukraine in its battle against Russia. The incident unfolded مزید پڑھیں

UN warns of ‘climate breakdown’ after record heat

“Climate breakdown has begun”, the United Nations chief has warned as the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported that the world went through its hottest Northern Hemisphere summer on record. According to international media reports, the WMO, citing data from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), said on Wednesday that August was the hottest مزید پڑھیں

UK to ban Russia’s Wagner Group as ‘terrorist’ organization: reports

Britain is to ban Russian mercenary outfit the Wagner Group as a terrorist organization, media reports said on Tuesday, quoting Home Secretary Suella Braverman. The UK was set to make the Wagner Group a “proscribed” organization under anti-terror laws, putting it on a par with Islamic State and Al-Qaeda, a report in an international newspaper مزید پڑھیں

Indian Supreme Court to consider occupied Kashmir’s direct rule

India’s Supreme Court concluded its hearing on Tuesday on a challenge to New Delhi’s 2019 imposition of direct rule in occupied Kashmir, a snap decision that led to protests and mass arrests. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government suspended Article 370 of the constitution that guarantees limited autonomy to the disputed region, home to a long-running مزید پڑھیں

Myanmar won’t be allowed to lead ASEAN in 2026

Southeast Asian leaders have decided that Myanmar will not take over the rotating leadership of their regional bloc as scheduled in 2026. According to international media reports, the decision revealed on Tuesday at an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders’ summit taking place in Indonesia, is the latest blow to efforts by Myanmar’s ruling مزید پڑھیں