Russia tells US: don’t lecture us on nuclear deployment

Russia on Saturday dismissed criticism from US President Joe Biden over Moscow’s plan to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, saying Washington had for decades deployed just such nuclear weapons in Europe. According to interantional media reports, Russia said on Thursday it was pushing ahead with the first deployment of such weapons outside its borders مزید پڑھیں

Saudi Arabia & Canada restore diplomatic ties ends 2018 rift

Saudi Arabia restored diplomatic relations with Canada on Wednesday, the country’s foreign ministry said in a statement, ending a five-year rift over Riyadh’s jailing of activists that damaged trade and relations with both countries. The decision follows discussions between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last November on the مزید پڑھیں

World failing to protect civilians caught in conflict: UN chief

The world is failing to protect civilians as the death toll of people caught up in conflicts surged more than 50 percent from the previous year, the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Security Council “to live up to its commitments” to protect civilians as enshrined in international humanitarian مزید پڑھیں

Situation in Pakistan is being monitored by US; State Department

US State Department Spokesman Matthew Miller says that the US is monitoring the situation in Pakistan. Attacks on oil and gas installations in Pakistan are regrettable. During a press briefing in Washington, he said that we have no position on any political candidate or party. The implementation of democratic values, freedom of expression and the مزید پڑھیں

50 Palestinians displaced by Israeli demolitions in past 2 weeks: UN

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, or OCHA, revealed that Israel has seized and demolished 42 buildings in the occupied West Bank over the past two weeks, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Tuesday. The OCHA said that demolitions displaced 50 Palestinians, including 23 children, and impacted the livelihoods of more مزید پڑھیں

Russia says F-16 supply to Ukraine raises NATO involvement in conflict

The transfer of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine would raise the question of NATO’s involvement in the conflict, Russia’s Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov has said. “There is no infrastructure for the operation of the F-16 in Ukraine and the needed number of pilots and maintenance personnel is not there either,” Antonov said مزید پڑھیں