NDTV News:- The US has made Pakistan “a slave” without invading it, ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan claimed, asserting that the people will never accept an “imported government”. Mr Khan, the 69-year-old cricketer-turned-politician, was voted out of power last month through a no-confidence motion, which he alleges was plotted by the US with the help […]
Three soldiers and three children were killed in northwest Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan when an attacker detonated an explosive near a security forces vehicle, the military said in a statement. In a separate attack, gunmen shot dead two minority Sikhs in Pakistan’s city of Peshawar, a police officer said. A Pakistan military statement […]
ABC News:- Its military bogged down in a grinding conflict in eastern Ukraine, Russia lost diplomatic ground over the weekend as two more European nations moved closer to joining NATO. Finland announced Sunday that it was seeking to join the alliance, saying Russia’s invasion of Ukraine nearly three months ago had changed Europe’s security landscape. […]
BBC News:- Ukraine has “likely won the battle of Kharkiv” – according to the Institute for the Study of War. In its latest assessment of the conflict, the respected military analysts say Russia was prevented from encircling Ukraine’s second city – and has now given up on attempts to do so. Kharkiv, in the north […]
On Zhabdrung Kuchoe, His Majesty The King, His Majesty the Fourth Druk Gyalpo, His Holiness the Je Khenpo and the Royal Family graced the ceremony to commemorate 400 years of the Zhung Dratshang at Punakha Dzong on May 11, 2022. Ministers and senior government officials were in attendance for the ceremony. His Majesty, His Majesty the Fourth […]
His Majesty The King granted Dhar to the Chairpersons of the Dzongkhag Tshogdu of twenty dzongkhags at Lingkana Palace in Punakha on May 11, 2022. The Chairpersons (Thrizin) of the Dzongkhag Tshogdu, which is the highest decision making body in the dzongkhag, are elected from among the local government leaders of the dzongkhag. Elaborating on […]
BBC News:- Hundreds of Australians have been told to evacuate their homes as Queensland faces another flooding emergency. More than a dozen warnings were issued on Friday, telling residents in several regions to prepare their homes and evacuate if needed. One person died in flooding in the state’s north earlier this week. The storm system […]
BBC News: North Korea has confirmed its first death from Covid-19, with state media adding that tens of thousands more are experiencing fever symptoms. Six people died after suffering a fever with one testing positive for Omicron, state media reported on Friday. It said 187,000 people with a fever were being “isolated and treated”. While […]
BBC News:- Finland’s president and prime minister have called for the country to apply for Nato membership “without delay”. Sauli Niinisto and Sanna Marin said in a joint statement they expected a decision in the next few days. The move comes amid a surge in public support for Nato membership following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. […]
BBC News:- Sri Lankans have criticised a Wednesday night speech by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa where he ignored calls to resign and vowed to restore order. In his first national address since protests began last month, he offered to cede some of the presidency’s power to parliament, but set no timetable. Sri Lankans who have been […]