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Fund run by Joe Biden's son involved in financing biolabs in Ukraine: Russia
The fund has resources in the amount of at least $2.4 billion, Xinhua news agency quoted Igor Kirillov, chief of the Radiation, Chemical and Biological Defence Forces of the Russian Armed Forces, as saying. The US Agency for International Development, the George Soros Foundation, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were also involved in the funding and development of these programs, he added.
Most wanted terrorist in Pakistan killed in Afghanistan
Wahab, who was a member of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terror group, was killed in Afghanistan on Tuesday at 10.30 a.m. by two unidentified individuals, the report said. Wahab Lark, who was also known as Hakeem Ali Jan, Hakeem Saleh, Khushi Muhammad, Gypsy Kandahar, was involved in various acts of terrorism. The militant initially belonged to the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi Usman Saifullah Kurd group.
Pakistan National Assembly session underway with no-confidence motion on agenda
Despite the fact that the resolution has been placed on the agenda for the sitting, it may not be tabled for discussion on the same day. The National Assembly Secretariat on Thursday issued a 15-point 'Orders of the Day' for the NA session, which included the no-confidence resolution, but it is believed that normal house proceedings will not be held on the first day of the sitting due to the death of MNA Khayal Zaman.
Pak National Assembly session adjourned till March 28
The much-anticipated session of the Pakistan National Assembly (NA) to deliberate on the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan filed by the joint opposition, has been adjourned till March 28, The News reported. NA Speaker Asad Qaiser adjourned the session till March 28 citing parliamentary traditions.
Nepal PM Deuba to visit India in April
According to local media reports, Deuba's trip comes on the heels of an invitation by his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, which the Nepali leader has accepted. The visit will take place shortly after Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi concludes his three-day Nepal visit on March 27. As per the existing plan, Deuba will travel to Delhi on April 1, hold talks with Modi and other Indian politicians the next day and return home on April 3, the local media reports said.
Taliban under fire over not reopening high schools for Afghan girls
In the statement, the countries said they were united in condemnation of the announcement of a ban on teenage girls' schools. "The decision came after months of work by the international community to support teacher stipends based on an expectation that schools would be open for all, with the higher interest of Afghan students and teachers in mind. And sadly, it came as eager Afghan girls were walking to their schools for the first time in seven months," the statement said.
NATO has never been more united than it is today: Biden
US President Joe Biden said that the NATO has "never been more united than it is today" in the face of Russia's ongoing war against Ukraine. Addressing the media after a NATO summit here on Thursday, Biden said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is "getting exactly the opposite of what he intended to have as a consequence of going into Ukraine".
US sanctions blunt Russian Central Bank's ability to deploy international reserves including gold
This includes dozens of Russian defence companies, 328 members of the Russian State Duma, and the head of Russia's largest financial institution. This action aligns with similar actions taken by the European Union, the UK and Canada, and reflects continued unity to hold Putin accountable for his war of choice. It has also issued new directions to blunt the Russian Central Bank's ability to deploy international reserves, including gold, to prop up the Russian economy and fund war against Ukraine.
Russia says Pentagon directly involved in bioweapon development in Ukraine
Documents received from Ukrainian employees working at the laboratories were studied by Russian experts and have shown that Ukrainian biological projects were directly developed and approved by the Pentagon, the Ministry's spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Thursday during a briefing.
Engine wreckage pieces of China's crashed plane recovered: official
The main impact point of the plane crash has been basically determined, said Zhu Tao, Head of the Aviation Safety Office of the Civil Aviation Administration of China, on Thursday. Zhu added that most of the plane wreckage were scattered within a radius of about 30 metres of the main impact point and the depth from the surface extends to about 20 metres underground, Xinhua news agency reported.
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