Reading Time: 2 minutes Khartoum, May 30 (IANS) The Sudanese Army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have agreed to a five-day extension of a ceasefire agreement the two warring sides signed on May 20, as relevant parties, including the African Union (AU), are hammering out a road map to ending the protracted conflict. While the two sides affirmed […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes By Hamza AmeerIslamabad, May 30 (IANS) At a time when Pakistans economic condition continues to worsen and inflation levels remain on a consistent high, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has taken a note of the political developments in the country, urging Islamabad to follow the constitutional laws of the land. In a latest development, the […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Seoul, May 30 (IANS) The number of foreign travelers to South Korea surged by sevenfold in April from a year earlier on eased travel restrictions amid efforts to return to pre-Covid normalcy, data showed on Tuesday. A total of 889,000 foreign travelers visited South Korea last month, up nearly 600 per cent from the 128,000 […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Sydney, May 30 (IANS) Police in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) on Tuesday said that drugs worth A$14 million ($9.2 million) were seized in Sydney and a man has been charged with narcotics supply and money laundering related offences. According to a statement by the NSW Police Force, at about 12.15 p.m. […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Beirut, May 30 (IANS) A Saudi Arabian citizen was kidnapped in Beirut, Lebanese caretaker Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi said. Mawlawi said in a tweet that Lebanon will work “on liberating any citizens who are exposed to any harm on Lebanese soil”, reports Xinhua news agency. “What happened affects Lebanon’s relationship with its brothers, and the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes London, May 30 (IANS) COP28 president, Sultan Al Jaber has been accused of attempting to “greenwash” his image after it emerged that members of his team had edited Wikipedia pages that highlighted his role as CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), the media reported. Work by Al Jaber’s team on his and […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Sanaa, May 30 (IANS) Yemen’s Houthi militia has accused Saudi border forces of fatally shooting two citizens and injuring two African migrants in the rebel-held province of Saada. The incident occurred on Monday when Saudi artillery shelled areas of the province, the Houthi-controlled al-Masirah TV reported, adding the militia condemned the Saudi forces for their […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Moscow, May 30 (IANS) Moscow Governor Andrey Vorobyov on Tuesday claimed that several drones targeting the Russian capital city were shot down. “This morning, residents of some districts in the Moscow region could hear the sounds of explosions. It was our air defence in operation. Several drones were downed on their course to Moscow,” the […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Athens, May 30 (IANS) A runoff election has been scheduled in Greece for June 25, after no single party could secure a parliamentary majority in the May 21 polls. Despite the ruling conservative New Democracy party winning the first round with 40.79 per cent of the votes, the runoff was scheduled since there was no […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Islamabad, May 30 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif strongly criticised Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan over his comments about the economy, saying the latter’s “understanding of the economy and the broader environment in which it operates is quite limited”. “(Khan) also conveniently forgets his own role in deepening economic challenges. From scrapping the […]
