Colombia senator brings horse to Congress after new pet policy
Members of Colombia’s Congress can now bring their pets to work, in a world first, and for one senator, wild horses couldn’t have dragged him…
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Prince Mohammed Bin Salman named Saudi prime minister
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman was named the country’s prime minister on Tuesday. King Salman also ordered a cabinet reshuffle, naming his son…
Taliban sign deal for Russian oil, gas and wheat
Taliban has signed a provisional deal with Russia that will see Moscow supplying gasoline, diesel, gas and wheat to Afghanistan. According to international media, Acting Afghan…
Sri Lanka strives to revive the free trade deal with Singapore
Sri Lanka will step up efforts to revive a stalled free trade pact with Singapore, President Ranil Wickremesinghe told the city state’s premier on Tuesday,…
Islamabad urges Delhi to refrain from commenting on Pak-US ties
Pakistan has taken a strong exception to India’s external affairs minister S Jaishaknar’s recent statement in which he had urged Washington to ‘reflect on its…
Russia issues nuclear warning to Ukraine
Tuesday’s nuclear warning by Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, is one of several issued by Putin and his associates in recent weeks….
Beijing responds to Blinken’s call to Pakistan for debt relief from China
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin on Tuesday said that the United States better help Pakistan with “real action” instead of commenting on the bilateral…
US suggests Pakistan seek debt relief from China
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday urged Pakistan to seek debt relief and restructuring from China, its single-largest creditor after the country has…
Blinken urges Pakistan to seek China debt relief after floods
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday called on Pakistan to seek debt relief from close partner China as floods devastate the country. Blinken…
Japan honours Shinzo Abe with controversial state funeral
Japan has held a controversial state funeral for assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe, with his widow Akie carrying his ashes into a Tokyo hall…