BBC News: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has said his country needs more time to launch a much-anticipated counter-offensive against Russian forces, as its military awaits the delivery of promised military aid. The expected attack could be decisive in the war, redrawing frontlines that, for months, have remained unchanged. It will also be a crucial test […]
Reuters: BEIJING, May 11 – French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna and her Chinese counterpart Qin Gang agreed on the need to “develop an economic relationship that is both stronger and more balanced”, the foreign ministry in Paris said after they met on Wednesday. The meeting followed French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to China in April […]
Reuters: GENEVA, May 11 – The number of internally displaced people (IDPs) reached a record 71.1 million worldwide last year due to conflicts such as the war in Ukraine and climate calamities like the monsoon floods in Pakistan, according to data published on Thursday. The Geneva-based Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) said that figure represented […]
Reuters: ISLAMABAD, May 11 – Pakistani authorities arrested a senior leader of former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party on Thursday as the government deployed the army to help end deadly unrest sparked by Khan’s arrest three days ago. Shah Mahmood Qureshi, who served as foreign minister in Imran Khan’s cabinet during his four year premiership, […]
BBC News: WhatsApp has asked users to block and report suspicious accounts after several Indians complained about receiving calls from unknown international numbers. Indian WhatsApp users have been sharing screenshots of such audio and video calls on social media. With 487 million users, India has WhatsApp largest userbase. A government spokesperson said “service providers have […]
BBC News: India’s imports of Russian oil rose tenfold last year, according to Indian state-controlled lender Bank of Baroda. The figures show Asia’s third largest economy saved around $5bn (£4bn) as it ramped up crude purchases from Moscow. It comes as Western countries have been cutting their imports of energy from Russia after its invasion […]
Reuters: LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia, May 10 – Southeast Asian leaders pledged on Wednesday to crack down on online scams operated by human traffickers to prey on vulnerable job seekers, particularly in the poorest countries of the region. Meeting in Indonesia for a summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the leaders called for a […]
NDTV News: The Mumbai Police have issued a look out circular (LOC) against an Indian student pursuing medical education in the United Kingdom for allegedly sending a threatening email to Bollywood actor Salman Khan, an official said. The police have initiated the process to bring the student back to India as he has been identified […]
NDTV News: The fate of the country’s fourth-largest carrier Go Airlines (India) Ltd and its 7,000 employees is set to be decided on Wednesday, in a bankruptcy plea ruling that will also have major implications for foreign lessors trying to repossess planes. The low-cost carrier, recently rebranded as Go First, has said its financial crisis […]
Reuters: May 10 – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has said the prospect of tensions escalating over Taiwan was a “grave concern” to Southeast Asian leaders and discussions about it were inevitable at this week’s summit in Indonesia. “Considering that we agree on the concept of ASEAN centrality when it comes to regional concerns, that […]