Donald Trump, adult children sued by New York attorney general for fraud

Donald Trump and his adult children were sued for fraud on Wednesday by New York state’s attorney general, who for more than three years has conducted a civil investigation into the former US president’s business practices, court records showed. The lawsuit, filed in a New York state court in Manhattan, accused the Trump Organisation of مزید پڑھیں

Putin orders Ukraine mobilisation, Nato calls nuclear threat ‘reckless’

President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian mobilisation to fight in Ukraine on Wednesday and made a thinly veiled threat to use nuclear weapons, in what Nato called a “reckless” act of desperation in the face of Russia’s looming defeat. Flights out of Russia quickly sold out following the announcement of Russia’s first military mobilisation since World مزید پڑھیں

China ready to make efforts for ‘peaceful reunification’ with Taiwan

China has proposed a “one country, two systems” model for Taiwan, similar to the formula under which the former British colony of Hong Kong returned to Chinese rule in 1997. According to international media reports, China is willing to make the utmost effort to strive for a peaceful “reunification” with Taiwan, a Chinese government spokesperson مزید پڑھیں

it was increasingly likely that the economy would shrink: German central bank

 The German central bank said Monday it was increasingly likely that Europe’s largest economy would shrink for a “prolonged” period as Russia throttled energy supplies to the continent. “The signs of a recession for the German economy are multiplying,” the Bundesbank said in its monthly report, warning of a “broad-based and prolonged decline in economic مزید پڑھیں

NGOs Report: One person dying of hunger every four seconds

One person is estimated to be dying of hunger every four seconds, over 200 NGOs warned on Tuesday, urging decisive international action to “end the spiralling global hunger crisis”. In an open letter addressing world leaders gathering in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, 238 organisations from 75 countries, including Oxfam, Save the مزید پڑھیں

PM Shehbaz meets France Emmanuel Macron, other leaders at UNGA

The prime minister met President of France Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the 77th UNGA session.  Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif interacted with his counterpart from New Zealand Jacinda Arden at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session in New York, United States. PM Shehbaz is currently in New York to attend the 77th session مزید پڑھیں

Blinken to host ‘Blue Pacific’ event amid competition with China

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will host the Partners in the Blue Pacific (PBP) countries on Thursday with the aim of better coordinating assistance to the region in the face of competition from China, a White House official said. The group was formed in June and includes the United States, Australia, Japan, New Zealand مزید پڑھیں

Powerful earthquake hits Mexico on fateful anniversary, killing at least 2

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck western Mexico on Monday on the anniversary of two devastating temblors, killing at least two people, damaging buildings, knocking out power and sending residents of Mexico City scrambling outside for safety. Two died in the Pacific port of Manzanillo, authorities said, one crushed by the facade of a department store مزید پڑھیں

Angelina Jolie arrives in Pakistan to visit people affected by floods

Humanitarian, activist and Hollywood star Angelina Jolie arrived in Pakistan on Tuesday afternoon to support and directly speak to families affected by floods. Jolie is currently in Dadu, Sindh where she is visiting surveying damage caused by the floods. According to a press release issued by the International Rescue Committee, Jolie has arrived to witness مزید پڑھیں

Ethiopi­an troops pos­si­bly com­mit­ted ‘war crimes’ in Tigray: UN

UN experts on Monday said that there are reasonable grounds to believe that “war crimes and crimes against humanity” have been committed by the Ethiopian government in the Tigray region, warning that renewed conflict there increased the risk of “further atrocity crimes”. According to international media, in its first report, the International Commission of Human مزید پڑھیں