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'Develop elite force to fight and win wars': Xi Jinping issues new mobilisation order to Chinese army
President Jinping, who has been serving since 2012 as the General-Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party as well as the Chairman of the Central Military Commission, the country's highest defence organisation , issued the new mobilisation order for 2022 which has laid down the principles and fundamentals of training and exercises of the armed forces.
Pakistan received $39 bn from Beijing's financial diplomacy
A report by AidData analyses Beijing's efforts to cultivate and deepen economic, social, and network ties with 13 countries in SCA over two decades. These ties have the potential to both empower and constrain SCA countries, while threatening to displace or diminish regional rivals such as Russia, India, and the US, the report said. Beijing has a deep but narrow financial diplomacy footprint, concentrating outsized investments in a small number of strategically important communities.
Covid situation continues to worsen in France
Speaking to the press on Wednesday, government spokesperson Gabriel Attal said that the fight against the pandemic in France is "far from over", reports Xinhua news agency "In two weeks, the incidence rate has tripled and has exceeded 1,800 cases per 100,000 inhabitants," he said.
2 soldiers, 2 terrorists killed in Pak clashes
The troops conducted intelligence-based operations in Dera Ismail Khan and South Waziristan districts on the reported presence of terrorists, the military's media wing Inter-Services Public Relations said in the statement. "During intense exchange of fire, two terrorists got killed, three terrorists were apprehended and one terrorist surrendered to security forces," Xinhua news agency quoted the statement as saying.
UN calls for restraint in Kazakhstan amid riots
"We are obviously following with concern and are monitoring the situation in Kazakhstan. I think it's very important for all involved in these current events to exercise restraint, refrain from violence, and promote dialogue in addressing all of the pertinent issues," Xinhua news agency quoted Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, as saying.
PTI govt returned favour to donor by awarding luxury hotel contract
The security firm claims it has provided around 15,000 specialised non-combat security personnel to the American forces in the Iraq war. The PTI-led government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa returned the ‘favour' to its donor by awarding a multi-million dollars contract to build a luxury hotel in scenic and tourist destination Nathiagali in October 2021, the report said.
Multiple studies show Omicron less severe than Delta: Fauci
"Multiple sources of now-preliminary data indicate a decrease in severity with Omicron. However, we really do need more definitive assessment of severity with longer-term follow up here and in different countries," Fauci said during the briefing.
EU foreign policy chief reaffirms support for Ukraine
"We are here first to reaffirm the European Union's full support of Ukraine's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity," Borrell told reporters during a media briefing. The EU has been providing political, financial and economic support for Kiev, Borrell said, noting that the bloc's Association Agreement with Ukraine is "the most comprehensive agreement it has with any other third country in the world", reports Xinhua news agency.
Joe Biden assures Ukraine President US, allies will ‘respond decisively’ to any invasion by Russia
"He (Biden) reaffirmed the United States’ commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,” the White House said in a statement. President Biden, after his new year's eve telephonic conversation with President Putin, had told reporters that America will impose crippling economic sanctions on Russia in the event of its invasion of Ukraine. The U.S. will also hold official-level talks with Russia on January 10 in Geneva to advance the resolution according to the principles of the Minsk Resolution.
1 year of Capitol Hill riots: Joe Biden, Donald Trump to address nation in split-screen event
On this day, i.e., January 6 2021, a mob of Trump supporters accumulated at the capitol hill and barged into the Congress, the seat of American democracy. Their aim was to impede and preclude the newly-elected lawmakers from certifying the presidency of Joe Biden, who had won the November 3, 2020 election by over seven million votes.
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