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International aid alone will not stop Afghan crisis
In an exclusive interview with TOLO News, head of the organisation, Alain Deletroz, said that humanitarian aid alone will not prevent the crisis in Afghanistan and that the country's economy needed to become healthier as more money was provided. "As a humanitarian organization we avoid commenting on political issues, but what we keep saying and telling our donors, if there is no money coming to Afghanistan at all, the humanitarian situation will be increasing," he said.
Russia holds strategic deterrence exercise amid tensions with Ukraine
Putin on Saturday watched the exercise from the situation centre at the Kremlin together with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Xinhua news agency quoted an official statement as saying. Russia's Aerospace Forces, the Southern Military District, the Strategic Missile Forces, the Northern and Black Sea Fleets were involved in the drills, according to the statement. The Aerospace Forces launched Kinzhal hypersonic missiles.
Germany urges citizens to leave Ukraine; Lufthansa to suspend flights
"A military conflict is possible at any time... Leave the country in good time," The German Federal Foreign Office said in its security instructions on its official website, Xinhua news agency reported. Meanwhile, Lufthansa, the flag carrier and largest airline of Germany, announced that it will suspend its regular flights to Kiev and Odessa until the end of February. Certain flights will still operate Saturday and Sunday, in order to offer travel options to those who have already booked.
Kamala Harris slams Russia in maiden appearance on a big stage
"We will impose significant and unprecedented economic costs," she stated, spelling these out as "economic sanctions and export controls". She also put Moscow on notice that the western alliance will not stop at commercial measures. "We will further reinforce NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a cold war military association since 1949) allies in eastern Europe," she said.
Pak Jamaat-e-Islami terms Imran-led govt as worst in country's history
Haq was addressing the third public sit-in at Gujranwala on Friday, in connection with the proposed 101 sit-ins against the PTI government's 'bad governance, putting the State Bank under IMF's control, IMF-dictated economic policies, causing continuous inflation and bringing mini-budgets to meet IMF's demands, massive corruption and unemployment'.
Russia backed Ukraine's rebels in military mobilisation
Men of fighting age in the self-declared people's republics of Donetsk and Luhansk are being put on stand-by, the report said. Monitors report a "dramatic increase" in attacks along the line dividing rebel and government forces. US President Joe Biden says he is convinced Russia will invade Ukraine, an allegation Moscow denies.
Indian-American Judge sends Pak man to 12 yrs in jail in healthcare fraud
In addition, judge Shah in the Northern District of Illinois in the US ordered the forfeiture of a $2.4 million cashier's check and over $1 million in cash, the Department of Justice (DoJ) said in a statement. According to court documents, Ateeq worked in the Islamabad office of Home Health Care Consulting, an entity that controlled Medicare billing and maintenance of electronic medical records for over 20 home health agencies.
Port of Los Angeles reports busiest Jan in its 115-year history
January's record numbers followed a historic year in 2021, during which North America's leading seaport by container volume and cargo value saw a 13 per cent increase over its previous record year in 2018, reports Xinhua news agency. POLA facilitated $259 billion in trade during 2020.
Trump's Truth Social app launch delayed until March: Report
However, it is currently listed on the App Store with an "expected" February 21 launch date (Presidents' Day), the Verge reported. On the other hand, media reports also suggest that the app has already rolled out to about 500 beta testers. Meanwhile, screenshots from the App store, reveal that Truth Social looks like it will be quite similar to Twitter.
ISI chief photoshopped from Imran Khan-Bill Gates luncheon picture
As seen in the picture, Khan and Gates are sitting with several senior government officials at the main table. If one takes a close look at the picture, someone between Faisal Sultan and Mahmood Khan seems to be missing, as per media reports. In December 2021, Anjum has asked all authorities concerned not to release to the media his picture or video footage, made during any official meeting, The News reported.
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