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Russia, West disagree on essential issues during negotiations: Kremlin
"Negotiations were initiated in order to get specific answers to specific fundamental questions raised. It is on these fundamental issues that disagreements have been recorded," the RIA Novosti news agency quoted Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Thursday. "This is bad. This can only be counted in the negative points of the two rounds that took place," he added.
US Supreme Court blocks federal vaccine mandate for large businesses
The High Court ruled 6-3 to block the vaccine-or-test mandate for private employers, with its conservative majority basing their ruling on the argument that the White House has overstepped its authority by imposing the rule devised by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on businesses with 100 or more employees, since Congress has not given OSHA the power to enact such a rule. The mandate would have affected more than 80 million people, Xinhua news agency reported.
Baloch groups unite to take on Pakistani forces
In a news article on Tuesday, The Balochistan Post reported that BRA spokesman Beebagr Baloch and UBA spokesman Mureed Baloch announced in a joint statement that the councils of the two organisations met in Balochistan to discuss the political situation in the province and how to take forward their resistance against the Pakistani forces.
China constructing villages at disputed Bhutan territory
The revelation came after high-resolution satellite imagery surfaced with the security establishments. Sources said the Chinese villages within the disputed territory in Bhutan are likely to be used for both military and civilian purposes.
Rishi Sunak bookmakers' favourite to be UK Prime Minister
The odds on Sunak are 9/4, according to Oddschecker, a comparison site compiling prices from leading British bookmakers. Liz Truss, the present Foreign Secretary, is second favourite at 22/5. The others in the running as per the betting opportunities are senior backbench MP and former foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt, who put up a good fight against Johnson in the Conservative party leadership contest in 2019. He is quoted at 11/1.
India may evade US sanctions for buying Russian defence gear, Biden nominee hints
James O'Brien, the nominee for Coordinator for Sanctions Policy, said on Wednesday that in considering sanctions on India, "there are important geostrategic considerations, particularly with the relationship to China" and "so, I think, we have to look at what the balance is".
Pakistani passport 4th worst in the world
The Henley Passport Index, which is a ranking of all the world's passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa, placed Pakistan on the 108th position, The News International reported. Henley & Partners firm's "Henley Passport Index" has been regularly monitoring the world's most travel-friendly passports since 2006.
Senate Minority Leader rejects request seeking cooperation in Capitol riot probe
The rejection from McCarthy, the top Republican in the House, came just hours after the panel sent a letter notifying him of an intention to interview him and acquire records in his possession related to the deadly attack on January 6, 2021, reports Xinhua news agency."This committee is not conducting a legitimate investigation," McCarthy said in a statement, citing the fact that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has rejected his nominees to serve on the committee as the reason for the illegitimacy of the probe.
Blackout in Kabul as Uzbekistan power supply goes down
Spokesperson of DABS Hekmatullah Maiwandi in a video clip said that Uzbekistan has made the decision unilaterally and they have not been informed. Maiwandi said that Uzbekistan has cited technical problems for the decrease and added that the issue will be resolved in two or three days.
Taiwan buys Lithuanian rum as China ups diplomatic battle with the Baltic state | All you need to know
In July 2021, Lithuania became the first European Union member to permit Taiwan to open its de-facto representative outpost in Vilnius using its own name. A Majority of countries across the world avoid establishing official diplomatic channels with Taiwan in order to preclude a diplomatic backlash from China. When the office was officially inaugurated in November, China officially downgraded its diplomatic relations with Lithuania as well as imposed an informal trade embargo on goods from the Baltic state
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