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UNSC reform negotiations attempt at transparency, but closed talks have role
While the change came about after insistent demands by India and several other countries, closed meetings are continuing, but outside the UN at the Kuwait Mission under the label of "unformal meetings". This was revealed publicly by the other part of the transparency initiative: A website unveiled on Wednesday that publishes all the official documents and correspondences, and posts videos of the meetings of the Intergovernmental Negotiations (IGN)
Vladimir Putin, Lukashenko pledge to boost Russia-Belarus integration
The two leaders made the remarks on Thursday when jointly chairing a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State of Russia and Belarus in the Kremlin. At the meeting, Putin noted that "significant achievements" had been made in the integration of 28 prioritised sectors approved during the previous Supreme State Council meeting in 2021, Xinhua news agency reported.
Indian gets jail term, ordered to pay $2.4 mn for defrauding elderly in US
Ashish Bajaj, 29, pleaded guilty in August last year before District Judge Kevin McNulty in Newark federal court to information charging him with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. According to documents filed in the case and statements made in court, from April 2020 to August 2021, Bajaj and his conspirators preyed on elderly victims by impersonating fraud prevention specialists from various banks, online retailers, and online payment companies.
Pakistan National Assembly binds PM Shehbaz, cabinet not to implement top court verdict
It noted that the National Assembly on March 28, in a resolution, had called on the Supreme Court to avoid "interfering" in political matters. It also observed that multiple sections of the society had repeatedly urged the apex court to form a full court bench but their calls were ignored and only one political party was heard in the case.
Legal process for former Indian Navy sailors in Qatar started: MEA
"We understand that the case has been referred to the court by the public prosecution. The first hearing was held on March 29, which was also attended by the lawyer appointed for the case," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said at his weekly media briefing.
Shehbaz calls meet of top security body as Pak govt locks horns with SC
The NSC would meet on Friday at the PM House during which the country's prevailing situation will be discussed and decisions will be taken regarding the course of action to be taken by the government, Geo News reported.According to sources, the meeting will be attended by Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir, the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), heads of armed forces, federal ministers for Defence, Finance, and Information and senior military leadership, Geo News reported.
China is world's most prolific perpetrator of transnational repression: Report
More governments are committing more acts of transnational repression around the world, turning to violence and other brutal tactics to silence dissent beyond their borders, said the report. The study finds that 20 governments committed 79 incidents of physical transnational repression in 2022, with Djibouti and Bangladesh emerging as perpetrator states for the first time. The study finds that 20 governments committed 79 incidents of physical transnational repression in 2022.
Russia-US ties in deep crisis, says Putin
Putin made the remarks during a ceremony where he received letters of credence from 17 newly-appointed Ambassadors of Foreign states, reports Xinhua news agency. "Relations between Russia and the US... are going through a deep crisis," the President said, adding that this crisis was rooted in "fundamentally different approaches to the formation of the modern world order".
Pakistan gets Saudi Arabia's green signal for $2b funding
The development is a significant step towards reaching a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which has imposed the condition of Pakistan securing $3 billion from other countries for the revival of its $6.5 billion bailout package, The Express Tribune reported.
S.Korea warns of actions over Pyongyang's unauthorised use of joint complex
The Ministry's call came as Rodong Sinmun, the North's main newspaper, carried photos of South Korean buses running in Pyongyang on Wednesday that were used in the Kaesong Industrial Park to transport North Korean workers before the complex was closed down in 2016, reports Yonhap News Agency.
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