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London , January 23: After carrying out another round of strikes against Houthis, UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron said that Britain will continue to degrade the ability of Houthis to conduct attacks. Speaking to broadcasters on Tuesday, David Cameron noted that Houthis have carried out more than 12 attacks on...
Islamabad , January 23: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has questioned the transparency of the elections set to be conducted on February 8 and added that the 'preferential treatment' meted out to a single political party had turned these polls into the 'mother of all selections'. He asked Pakistan...
Geneva , January 23: China's human rights record is facing international scrutiny during the fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, taking place from January 22 to February 2. This review is a unique opportunity for member states to hold China accountable...
Islamabad , January 23: Nawaz Sharif's party, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), has announced that it will officially unveil its party manifesto on January 27. The PML-N created the manifesto committee in October 2023 to develop the party's vision, which is overseen by Senator Irfan Siddique. The PML-N, which is led by...
Taipei , January 23: Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen called for support for Taiwan's participation in the Washington-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) during a meeting with an American business group in Taipei on Tuesday. "Taiwan will continue to express its willingness to play a role in this initiative," Tsai said of...
BEIJING — China’s working age population is shrinking as a share of the total number of people in the country, according to official data released Wednesday. People ages 16 to 59 accounted for 61.3% of mainland China’s population last year, down from 62% the prior year, National Bureau of Statistics...
Last fall, a coalition of rebel groups known as the Three Brotherhood Alliance launched a rapid-fire offensive across Myanmar’s northern Shan state, quickly overrunning more than 100 military outposts and seizing several key towns along the country’s border with China. This in itself was not unusual. Myanmar’s military government has...
New York , January 19: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that he is "deeply concerned" about the exchange of military strikes between Iran and Pakistan. He called on both nations to exercise maximum restraint to avoid a further escalation of tensions. According to a statement released by UN Chief...
Davos , January 19: In a major breakthrough, India has successfully set up a “Global Alliance for Global Good- Gender Equity and Equality” to push women’s empowerment and gender equality during the 54th Annual Meeting of World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday. The announcement was made in the presence...
The Philippines' Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro on Wednesday blasted Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning for her "gutter level talk" against Philippine President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. over the latter's congratulatory message for Taiwanese president-elect Lai Ching-te. "It is unfortunate that the PRC (People's Republic of China) Ministry...