A whole host of world leaders convened in Kyiv on Monday to mark the third anniversary of the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday that Ukraine will insist that a tribunal be set up to hold those responsible for the war accountable “even when we go to diplomacy”, as Russia’s […]
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Apart from energy and tech, the UAE is also expected to invest heavily in Italy’s defence and security sector. The deal will involve joint military production and the sharing of information.Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni has revealed that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is planning a $40 billion (€38.2bn) investment in Italy.The announcement comes following […]
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Srinagar: With an eye on the upcoming local body elections, a breakaway faction of Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir (JeI) has approached the Election Commission of India (EC) seeking registration of ‘Justice and Development Front’ (JDF) as a political party.The announcement was made at a public convention in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Sunday (23 February) […]
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The centre-right CDU’s leader has committed himself to taking a more active role in the bloc in the midst of what he says is declining transatlantic interest in Europe.After winning the German federal elections on Sunday, leader of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Friedrich Merz has no time to celebrate.His government — as soon […]
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New Delhi: India imposed 84 internet shutdowns in 2024, only one behind Myanmar, which topped the list of global internet shutdowns. However, among democratic nations, India recorded the highest internet shutdowns in 2024, a report has said.India held the record for the highest number of internet shutdowns globally for six consecutive years until Myanmar surpassed […]
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ISLAMABAD: A mob enraged by a local’s murder over a trivial parking dispute snatched the suspect, a watchman, from police and lynched him in the mountainous Galiyat region of Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday. Several police officers were wounded in the violence in a neighbourhood under the jurisdiction of Changla Gali police station, around […]
Continue ReadingGerman voters participated in Sunday’s election, with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory. Exit polls suggest Alternative for Germany (AfD) is heading for the strongest showing for a far-right party since World War II.The election occurred amidst European challenges, including relations with the Trump administration, the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, and continental security concerns.“I am aware […]
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For Austria, the political situation is unprecedented, as coalition formation talks have never taken this long.After nearly five months of an impasse, three of Austria’s biggest centrist parties in parliament on Saturday hinted they were on the verge of agreeing to form a coalition government.The move, if finalised, will bring together the conservative Austria’s People’s […]
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The Ukrainian president said would resign “immediately” if his country was offered NATO membership.President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday he would quit as Ukraine’s head of state in exchange for the country gaining NATO membership.“If there is peace for Ukraine, if you really need me to leave my post, I am ready. … I can exchange […]
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French prosecutors have said the Algerian suspect in the stabbing attack in the city of Mulhouse was already on a terror prevention watchlist. France’s interior minister later visited the city.A knife attack in the eastern city of Mulhouse, France, left one passerby dead and three police officers wounded. The suspect, a 37-year-old Algerian man, was […]
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