WORLD
Jaishankar in Manila, holds talks with Filipino counterpart
This is Jaishankar's first visit to the Philippines as the External Affairs Minister and it comes following the Quad Foreign Ministers' meeting in Melbourne held over the weekend. Taking to Twitter, the Minister said that he held "productive discussions" with Locsin Jr., as "we are entering a new phase of our partnership. Its basis is the mutuality of national security and development aspirations".
Europe closer to war than it's been for 70 years
James Heappey, the UK's Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces, said that he believes Europe is closer to war than it has been for 70 years, the BBC reported."There's 130,000 Russian troops around the borders of Ukraine, thousands more on amphibious shipping in the Black Sea and the Azov Sea," he told the BBC.
Police make progress towards reopening key Canada-US border bridge
The blockade of the bridge connecting the Canadian city of Windsor and the US city of Detroit is likely to end after protesters were cleared out on Sunday, with 25-30 arrests made, said Windsor Police. In a press conference on Sunday, Police Chief Pamela Mizuno said the focus of the police is to reopen the bridge and restore traffic flow in a "safe and sustainable" way, reports Xinhua news agency.
Foreign Minister Jaishankar accuses China of violating written pacts, triggering military stand-off at LAC
“… it’s (border standoff) an issue in which a lot of countries legitimately take interest, particularly if they are from the Indo-Pacific region. And because the situation has arisen due to the disregard by China in 2020 of written agreements with us, not to amass forces at the border. So, when a large country disregards written commitments, I think it’s an issue of legitimate concern for the entire international community,” EAM said in a joint press brief after a bilateral meeting with his Australian counterpart.
Chinese, not SpaceX rocket, set to crash into Moon on March 4
Gray earlier said that the Moon will get a fresh crater thanks to a chunk of a SpaceX rocket that blasted off seven years ago and was abandoned in space after completing its mission and is on a collision course with the lunar surface.
Biden speaks to Zelensky, reaffirms commitment to Ukraine's sovereignty
The White House said that during the call on Sunday, Biden made clear that "the US would respond swiftly and decisively, together with its Allies and partners, to any further Russian aggression against Ukraine". The two leaders further agreed on the "importance of continuing to pursue diplomacy and deterrence" over Russia's military move.
Karzai says US should retreat on decision over Afghanistan's assets
Karzai said that the international community should return the money to the Afghan people."We are cooperative with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan when it comes to the release of Afghanistan's assets but the money should be reserved in Afghan Central Bank when it is unfrozen. This reserve belongs solely to the Afghan people not to any government," said Karzai.
Pak govt to take legal action for 'insulting statements' against Bushra Bibi
Special Assistant to the Pak Prime Minister on Political Communication Shahbaz Gill said "strict legal action will be taken against those who spread false news about the First Lady", the report said. A journalist had claimed a day ago that Bushra Bibi had "got into a fight with PM Imran Khan" and left Bani Gala for Lahore where she would be staying at her friend Farah Khan's house, the report said.
Biden's decision to compensate 9/11 victims with Afghan assets unfair: Taliban official
"The recent decision of US President Joe Biden on the handling of the foreign exchange reserve of Afghanistan is a hasty, unfair revenge, which demonstrates the US extreme darkened morality," Samangani was quoted as saying by Xinhua news agency. Following the pullout of its troops from Afghanistan in August 2021, the US has frozen nearly 10 billion US dollars worth of assets of Afghanistan's central bank, which worsened the economic crisis and poverty in the war-torn Asian country.
Reports surface of differences between Imran Khan, wife
Taking to Twitter on Sunday, Farah Khan (close aide of Bushra bibi) said that Bushra Bibi is living at Bani Gala, PM Imran's residence in Islamabad, contrary to reports suggesting that she was staying at Farah Khan's residence. "Fake propaganda was being spread about the couple," she added, the report said. Farah further said that one should not stoop so low in politics that they start to spread lies about the personal lives of people.
Don't Miss
Advertisement