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S.Korea to divert gas supplies to Europe over Ukraine crisis
Concerns have grown over natural gas supply disruptions in Europe amid the ongoing crisis surrounding Ukraine, as Russia is the biggest provider of gas to Europe, reports Yonhap News agency. On Wednesday, Russia's state-owned gas producer Gazprom said it had cut off natural gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria after the nations refused to pay for shipments in rubles.
Biden to travel to S.Korea, Japan in May: WH
According to a statement attributed to Press Secretary Jen Psaki, Biden will travel to the two countries from May 20-24, marking his first visit to Asia since taking office in January 2021. "This trip will advance the Biden-Harris administration's rock-solid commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific and to US treaty alliances with South Korea and Japan," Psaki was quoted as saying in the statement issued late Wednesday.
Lahore court to indict Shehbaz Sharif in money laundering case on May 14
"It is made clear that on [the] next date of hearing, charge[s] shall be framed and all the accused shall ensure their personal attendance," the written order said, Dawn reported. The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) had booked Shehbaz Sharif and his sons, Hamza and Suleman, in November 2020 under sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act and Anti Money Laundering Act. Suleman Shehbaz is absconding in the UK.
Karachi Attack: Home of female suicide bomber raided in Balochistan
Four people, including three Chinese faculty members of the Institute of Confucius Studies, were killed on Tuesday when the suicide bomber targeted the van carrying them, Samaa TV reported. Sources in the investigating team said that one family member of the suicide bomber has been detained in the raid.
Russia won't hesitate to use 'weapons no other country possesses', warns Putin
"If someone decides to intervene in the ongoing events from the outside and create unacceptable strategic threats to us, they should know that our response to those oncoming blows will be swift, lightning-fast," Putin said in an address to lawmakers on Wednesday, RT reported. "We have all the tools to do this. Tools that no one except us can brag about. But we're not going to brag. We'll use them if such a need arises," the President said, without specifying which tools could be deployed.
EU prepared for Russian gas cut-off: Von der Leyen
The Russian gas supplier Gazprom announced earlier on Wednesday that it was fully stopping its gas deliveries to Poland and Bulgaria, due to the two EU member states' "failure to pay in rubles". In a statement reacting to Gazprom's announcement, von der Leyen on Wednesday called the move "another attempt by Russia to use gas as an instrument of blackmail" in the context of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Russia warns it may cut natural gas supplies to other EU countries
His comments came after Russia halted gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria, a move that European leaders denounced as "blackmail". In a memo, the state-controlled Russian giant Gazprom said that it was cutting Poland and Bulgaria off its natural gas supply chain because they refused to pay in Russian rouble, in line with a decree issued last month by President Vladimir Putin.
Karachi police had intelligence reports of attack on Chinese nationals
In light of the intelligence reports, security was provided to the foreign nationals, he said. The statement from the Karachi Police chief came after a female suicide bomber blew herself up near a van at Confucius Institute -- a Chinese language teaching centre at Karachi University. Four people, including three Chinese nationals, were killed while four others sustained injuries.
Who was Shari Baloch, BLA's first woman suicide bomber?
Three Chinese nationals and a Pakistani citizen were killed after what appeared to be a targeted suicide bombing outside the University of Karachi's Confucius Institute on Tuesday afternoon. Many believe that such female suicide bombers, who have been previously used for carrying out 'fidayeen' attacks by other terrorist organisations, come from a oppressed background with lesser exposure, making them vulnerable to the motivational sermons of terror groups.
SL President willing to form all-party govt after PM, Cabinet resign
Gotababaya Rajapaksa has informed coalition partners that he is, in principle, ready to form an all-party government with the political parties represented in the parliament. "As a solution to the crisis facing the country right now, I agree, in principle, to an all-party government representing all parties in parliament be formed," he said. He has invited leaders of parties and independent groups that helped form his government to meet him on Friday.
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