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An 11-member Swedish parliamentary delegation attended the 63rd-anniversary celebration of the Tibetan Democracy Day on Saturday and expressed solidarity with Tibetans. The delegation, led by Margareta Elisabeth Cederfelt, also met the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama and stressed the importance of his message advocating for peace. The 2nd of September marks...
Gilgit-Baltistan , April 25: The Gilgit-Baltistan government in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir has begun an operation to remove illegal electricity connections and special transmission lines to government offices. The decision has been taken as local residents face up to 18-hour-long power outages. The Gilgit-Baltistan water and power department in cooperation with district...
Moscow , March 13: A group of Russian wives and mothers have called on President Vladimir Putin to stop sending their husbands and sons "to the slaughter" by forcing them to join assault groups without adequate training or supplies. Independent Russian Telegram channel SOTA shared a video in which women...
BEIJING/TAIPEI: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang pledged “peaceful reunification” with Taiwan on Sunday as well as resolute steps to oppose Taiwan independence, with Taipei responding that Beijing should respect the Taiwanese people’s commitment to democracy and freedom.   China, which claims democratic Taiwan as its own territory, has increased its military activity...
Sharjah , April 17: Students at the American University of Sharjah (AUS) will have even more opportunities to broaden their global outlook, as the university will commence offering Korean language courses in the Fall Semester of 2023. The announcement comes after AUS signed an agreement with the Korea Foundation, a South Korea-based non-profit organisation...
The Hamas group shocked the world in October this year as it unleashed a completely new modus operandi of death, destruction and havoc. While the concept of violent non-state actors gained widespread traction in international relations post 9/11, the breach of Israeli sovereignty, in which gunmen went from home...
English hospitals were braced Thursday for the latest doctors’ strike to hit the state-run health service with managers warning it will leave “routine care virtually at a standstill”. The two-day strike by consultants, and hospital-based dentists comes amid record patient waiting times due to a vast pandemic backlog and multiple...
Over the last two months, a series of senior Chinese generals have disappeared from public view, including the defense minister and the leadership of the force responsible for China’s intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). These disappearances are surprising given the perception that Chinese President Xi Jinping dominates the People’s Liberation...
China has upped the ante on its military pressure on Taiwan, intensifying military drills east of the self-governing island to prepare for a blockade aimed at forcing eventual reunification.   This month, China has dramatically increased military drills simulating a blockade of Taiwan since former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited...
Tel Aviv , December 2: "We are the sword of Mohammed Deif," declared Roda Abu Agamiya, referring to Hamas' shadowy terror chief in the Gaza Strip. Abu Agamiya is one of more than 200 Palestinian terrorists Israel has released over the last week as part of the ceasefire deal with...