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India, Israel, UAE, US group's 'I2-U2' joins alphabet soup of diplomatic acronyms
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken used the I2-U2 moniker on Sunday for the four-member grouping that was launched last October at a virtual meeting comprising himself, India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and Foreign Ministers Yair Lapid of Israel and Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the UAE. I2-U2 even has a populist ring rhyming with R2-D2, a robot in the Star Wars movie franchise.
Roman Abramovich experienced symptoms of poisoning during peace talks in Kiev
The Chelsea Football Club owner was reportedly poisoned just weeks ago after a meeting in Kiev while he acted as a 'peacemaker' in the Russian war in Ukraine, reports the Wall Street Journal. Following the meeting in Kiev, Abramovich, as well as two senior members of the Ukrainian team, developed symptoms that included red eyes, painful tearing as well as peeling skin on their faces and hands, sources told the newspaper.
Russian delegation arrives in Istanbul for peace talks with Ukraine
The plane carrying the Russian representatives landed at the Ataturk Airport, which is exclusively used for diplomatic missions, it said. According to Turkish diplomatic sources, the talks are expected to begin on Tuesday morning, Xinhua news agency reported. In a phone call on Sunday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin agreed to hold the next round of negotiations in Istanbul.
US records nearly 30,000 weekly child Covid-19 infections
Reported Covid-19 cases among children spiked dramatically in 2022 during the Omicron variant surge, with over 4.9 million child cases reported since the beginning of January, Xinhua news agency reported, citing the report. Over 12.8 million children have tested positive for Covid-19 since the onset of the pandemic in the country, according to the report. Over 171,000 of these cases have been added in the past 4 weeks.
Biden's gaffe fuels claims of cognitive decline
Biden's remark is certain to revive critics' claims that the American president, a self-confessed "gaffe machine", is suffering from serious cognitive decline. The US President's comment in Warsaw, which drew a stinging response from Moscow over the weekend and overshadowed days of painstaking work to rally European allies against Russia, is not his first gaffe on the Ukraine crisis, The Times reported.
US continues traditions of Third Reich in its military biological activities: Russia
"Currently, we are completing the collection of an evidence base regarding the military biological activities of the United States on the territory of Ukraine. I have no doubt that it will be formed and the whole civilized world will finally see that America has become a ‘worthy' successor to the traditions of the Third Reich, where inhuman experiments on people were practiced," said Patrushev quoted by RIA Novosti, RT reported.
Pakistan Supreme Court takes strong exception to Imran's statement
Justice Miankhel noted that observations and questions by the judges during the hearing of the presidential reference have an impact outside the court. He also referred to the premier's statement. However, Attorney General Khalid Jawed Khan said that they should not be influenced by happenings outside the court. Another member of the bench, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, wondered as to whether the Prime Minister should restrain from giving such statements, the report said.
Nepal Prime Minister's India visit to strengthen ties
Deuba's visit comes just a few days after Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visit to Nepal. China has been pushing its Belt and Road Initiative to invest in development projects in Nepal. Wang visited Nepal weeks after Nepal's Parliament approved a contentious half-billion-dollar aid grant from the US. This US grant had irked China.
Shahbaz Sharif tables no-confidence motion against Imran
Leader of Opposition in the Pakistan National Assembly and PML-N President, Shahbaz Sharif, on Monday tabled the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan in the Lower House, Geo News reported. During the session, Deputy NA Speaker Qasim Suri asked the members of the Parliament, who are in favour of the motion, to stand up so that their numbers could be counted.
UK Foreign Secy Truss to visit India, discuss strengthening partnerships
Aiming to strengthen the bilateral partnership, UK Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss will visit India on March 31 to hold deliberations over cooperation across various sectors, it was announced on Monday. "The visit will serve to further deepen our partnership across various sectors such as trade and investment, science, technology and innovation, defence and security, climate cooperation, education and digital communications," India's Ministry of External Affairs said.
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